Aaron-Wooi Yik enter All-England semis in style but Zii Jia goes down fighting

PETALING JAYA: Men's doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik smashed into the All-England semi-finals but it was the end of the road for professional singles player Lee Zii Jia. World No. 5 Aaron-Wooi Yik were in top form as they swept aside Indonesia's 2022 champions and world No. 9 Shohibul Fikri-Bagas Maulana 21-14, 21-11 in just...

Sparring with Sindhu could be right tonic for Zii Jia

PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Lee Zii Jia sparred with India’s women’s singles player P.V. Sindhu ahead of his All-England opening match today. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) released a video of the independent men’s singles player training with the 2019 world champion during a practice session at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham. World No. 10 Zii Jia, who...

Rexy admits much work ahead for shuttlers at All-England after Paris letdown

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s prospects in the All-England look bleak after a disappointing show in the ongoing French Open. None of the Malaysian shuttlers made it past the quarter-finals in Paris with men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik the only representatives in the last eight. World No. 5 Aaron-Wooi Yik lost out 19-21, 16-21 to South Korea’s...

Rexy rues misfortune of Malaysian doubles collision in first round

PETALING JAYA: The luck of the draw was not in favour of men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani in the All-England from March 12-17 in Birmingham after both pairs were pitted against each other as early as the first round. National coaching director Rexy Mainaky rued his charges’ misfortune...