PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik have booked a spot in the men's doubles semi-finals in the China Open. The duo eked out a hard-fought 19-21, 21-19, 21-11 win over compatriots Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in Changzhou on Friday (Sept 8). World No. 6 Aaron-Wooi Yik stayed composed in...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing and Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei have been on contrasting trajectories this year. While Kian Meng-Pei Jing went through a horror run of form that saw them drop out of the top 10 to No. 23 in the mixed doubles world rankings, Tang Jie-Ee Wei progressed steadily to...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik proved that they know how to dig deep and win when it matters. Aaron-Wooi Yik were pushed hard by fellow countrymen Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi but showed great tenacity to prevail 19-21, 21-19, 21-11 in a pulsating men’s doubles quarter-final match at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in...
PETALING JAYA: Lee Zii Jia, despite the pressure mounting on him to produce improved results, has no choice but to ride out the storm and hope for a breakthrough in the super 1000 China Open which begins today. The Malaysian’s campaign in the World Championships was ended by Dane Anders Antonsen who went on to reach...
PETALING JAYA: Ng Tze Yong stunned India's recent World Championships bronze medallist HS Prannoy 21-12, 13-21, 21-18 to move into the second round of the China Open at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in Changzhou on Tuesday (Sept 5). The national men's singles shuttler fought brilliantly to pull off the huge win over the Indian world...
PETALING JAYA: Newly-crowned women’s singles world champion An Se-young (pic) is not planning to rest on her laurels as she wants to achieve more success. World No. 1 Se-young proved her dominance as the queen of badminton by nailing South Korea’s first world title in the women’s singles after outplaying three-time world champion Carolina Marin of...
PETALING JAYA: An intriguing clash against Japan’s Yuki Fukushima-Sayaka Hirota is on the cards for shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah in the second round of the China Open starting next Tuesday in Changzhou. The national women’s doubles pair and Fukushima-Hirota should have little trouble overcoming Dutch pair Debora Jille-Cheryl Seinen and Germany’s Linda Efler-Isabel Lohau respectively in...
PETALING JAYA: Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei are facing a different challenge after overtaking their seniors in the world rankings. The national mixed doubles pair had a tough task to close the gap on independent pairs Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie and Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing when they were first combined last December. But Tang Jie-Ee...
PETALING JAYA: The dark days are over for women’s doubles player Anna Cheong as she will be back in action with partner Teoh Mei Xing in the China Open in September. Anna, 25, suffered the dreaded anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture on her right leg in October last year and underwent surgery a month later, which...
