PETALING JAYA: For Denmark’s world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen (pic), nothing is more important than his health. The 29-year-old Axelsen has been dealing with lower leg and left foot injuries since the Denmark Open last month. These injuries have led to him conceding a walkover to Malaysia’s world No. 11 Lee Zii Jia in the last 16...
PETALING JAYA: Rexy Mainaky’s recent promotion as the national coaching director may have come at the right time as Malaysia enjoyed one of their best weeks in badminton. Just a month into his new role and the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) players have smashed their way to three titles through doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi...
PETALING JAYA: Indian shuttler P. V. Sindhu (pic) is determined to take the positives despite going down in the women’s singles semi-finals of the Denmark Open. In an ill-tempered clash, world No. 12 Sindhu lost 18-21, 21-19, 7-21 to Spain’s world No. 6 Carolina Marin at the Jyske Bank Arena in Odense on Saturday. Both players were...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik raised their hands in sheer happiness and then hugged each other. It was a special moment for the duo as the former world champions finally lifted their first World Tour title. World No. 4 Aaron-Wooi Yik were in a league of their own as they crushed Indonesia’s world No. 14...
PETALING JAYA: Ng Tze Yong had a great week at the Arctic Open where he reached his first men’s singles final in a super 500 event on Sunday but it was back to reality for the shuttler at the Denmark Open in Odense yesterday. Tze Yong acknowledged that consistent performances in back-to-back tournaments will be crucial...
PETALING JAYA: India’s men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty are reaping the rewards of their dedication and persistence following a series of first-time achievements. The Indian duo moved up two positions to reach the pinnacle of the world rankings last week after their historic gold medal win for India at the Hangzhou Asian Games earlier this...
PETALING JAYA: The physical strength of men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik will be severely tested as the top Malaysian combination are competing for the fourth consecutive week on the international stage. Following a mentally taxing two-week period at the Hangzhou Asian Games, the world No. 4 played at the Arctic Open in Finland last...
PETALING JAYA: Lee Zii Jia has advanced to the Denmark Open's second round after beating Belgian Julien Carraggi in Odense on Wednesday (Oct 18) night. Zii Jia, the world No 11, dropped the first game before recovering to beat world No. 43 Carraggi 19-21, 21-15, 21-10 in a first round match that lasted 61 minutes. The Malaysian...
PETALING JAYA: Ng Tze Yong, who reached the Arctic Open men's singles final last week, stumbled in the first round of the Denmark Open in Odense on Tuesday (Oct 17). Tze Yong faced China's Lu Guangzu of China in the first round and lost 18-21, 11-21 in 43 minutes. The Malaysian had beaten Guangzu in the quarter-finals...
