PETALING JAYA: South Korea’s An Se-young (pic) pulled off a stunning comeback win over Taiwanese rival Tai Tzu-ying to reach the final of the French Open. Se-young incredibly clawed her way back from 12-18 and 16-20 down in the third game to come away with a 21-12, 17-21, 22-20 victory over Tzu-ying in a thrilling women’s...
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...
PETALING JAYA: Professional shuttler Goh Jin Wei (pic) is virtually assured of a place in the Paris Olympic Games despite her challenging journey. And coach Nova Armada can’t be more prouder than that. The world No. 27 is currently lying at the 17th spot in the Road to Paris ranking and she is set to go under...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttlers Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani’s run at the French Open ended right when it began after they crashed out in the opening round. They took on world No. 24 Taiwanese pair Lee Fang-chih-Lee Fang-jen in the first round at the Arena Porte de la Chapelle in Paris, but saw their campaign...
PETALING JAYA: Paris rolls back good memories for women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah (pic). And national coach Hoon Thien How wants the duo to draw inspiration from their past performances in the 2022 French Open to give a creditable showing in this year’s edition starting tomorrow. “They played superbly to win, I hope they will remember...
PETALING JAYA: All eyes will be on Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen (pic) at the French Open starting next week. World No. 1 Axelsen will be out to restore his start to this year after receiving a shot in the arm by signing a deal with his latest sponsor, Monitor ERP, a leading provider of ERP solutions for...
PETALING JAYA: National men's singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong has withdrawn from the back-to-back French Open (March 5-10) and All-England (March 12-17) as he is set to undergo minor surgery to fix his back injury. Tze Yong suffered an injury to his spinal disc in the Asia Team Championships last week and had hoped to recover...
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: Shuttler Lee Zii Jia managed to beat one Chinese but could not get past another in the men’s singles competition in the French Open. Zii Jia went down fighting 21-17, 11-21, 12-21 to Hangzhou Asian Games champion Li Shifeng in the second round at the Glaz Arena in Rennes yesterday. The independent player had exacted...
PETALING JAYA: National mixed doubles coach Nova Widianto has set top pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei a semi-final target in the French Open. Nova wants world No. 9 Tang Jie-Ee Wei to bounce back after the duo exited last week’s Denmark Open in the second round after going down 15-21, 12-21 to Thailand’s 2021 world...
