PETALING JAYA: Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah (pic) survived a scare before booking their spot in the second round of the Japan Open. The national women’s doubles pair were pushed hard by China’s world No. 23 Liu Shengshu-Tan Ning in their opening match before narrowly prevailing 21-11, 9-21, 21-19 in 59 minutes at the Yoyogi Gymnasium in Tokyo...
PETALING JAYA: Lee Zii Jia suffered a first-round exit in the Korean Open after he went down 15-21, 21-18, 17-21 to Hong Kong's Angus Ng Ka Long at the Jinnam Stadium in Yeosu on Wednesday (July 19). In a closely fought match, the independent men's singles shuttler and world No. 17, who was competing for the...
After several days of fierce competition, the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has drawn to a close. It was a rollercoaster of a tournament and definitely tiring for our athletes, however, it also marks them coming home! The Malaysian badminton team in particular is returning with their heads held high. With two gold, one silver and two...
As the Jungle Book quote goes, “You can take the boy out of the jungle, but you can’t take the jungle out of the boy.” Former national badminton player Goh Jin Wei (吴堇溦) was sure she could leave badminton behind her, but clearly the sport is still in her blood. Jin Wei recently shared that she...
