PETALING JAYA: Lee Zii Jia beat Soong Joo Ven in a battle between two professional badminton players to march into the men's singles quarter-finals at the Australian Open. In a match that lasted for 41 minutes on Thursday (June 13), Zii Jia took his time to settle down before beating Joo Ven 21-18, 21-14 in the...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron Tai-Kang Khai Xing have a good opportunity to gain valuable experience before the Asian Junior Championships when they compete in the Australian Open starting today in Sydney. Aaron-Khai Xing, who are Malaysia’s best bet to win gold in the Asian junior meet from June 28-July 7 in Yogyakarta will be...
PETALING JAYA: Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen had been world No. 1 for more than two years but he has just relinquished the position to China’s resurgent Shi Yuqi. Now, Shi Yuqi is also threatening to take away the Olympics men’s singles gold from the Dane in Paris next month. The Chinese has overtaken Axelsen at the top of...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttlers Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun have the potential to become a world class pair but need to be more consistent. This is national coaching director Rexy Mainaky’s assessment after seeing his charges finish as runners-up in the Indonesian Open. World No. 20 Wei Chong-Kai Wun were not expected to go far in...
KUALA LUMPUR: Men's singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao has stunned home favourite and world No. 3 Jonatan Christie to reach the second round of the Indonesian Open. World No. 32 Jun Hao, who was promoted from the reserves list and was making his debut in a World Tour Super 1000 competition, fought brilliantly to pull off...
PETALING JAYA: Former doubles ace Tan Boon Heong is sorry for what had happened to mixed doubles shuttler Lai Pei Jing. In fact, he admitted he was once a victim of scammers too in 2017. Pei Jing, who plays with Tan Kian Meng on the international stage, had fallen victim to scammers and lost most of...
PETALING JAYA: It was the end of the road for Malaysia's challenge in the Singapore Open after former world champions Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik failed to get the better of Danes Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen in their men's doubles quarter-final clash on Friday (May 31). Fourth seeded Aaron-Wooi Yik, the last Malaysian pair in the competition,...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani shrugged off their disappointing quarter-final exit at the Malaysian Masters last week by making a brisk start in the Singapore Open on Tuesday (May 28). World No. 14 Sze Fei-Izzuddin, who were beaten by eventual champions and world No. 4 Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark...
PETALING JAYA: Men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia has conceded a walkover in the first round of the Singapore Open against Indonesia's Anthony Ginting on Wednesday (May 29) after sustaining hamstring injuries. World No. 9 Zii Jia, who captured the Thailand Open title two weeks ago, was struggling with cramps throughout the Malaysian Masters but pushed...
KUALA LUMPUR: Men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia is determined to stay positive after seeing his winning streak come to an end. Zii Jia’s hopes of capturing his second title in two weeks ended when he went down fighting 6-21, 22-20, 13-21 to Denmark’s world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen in the final of the Malaysian Masters...
