PETALING JAYA: It was a good day for mixed doubles shuttlers Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei when they made it into the Indian Open second round but teammates Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin crashed out early. Tang Jie-Ee Wei, who reached a career-high No. 3 in the latest world rankings, were in commanding form as they...
PETALING JAYA: Chinese former great Cai Yun is impressed by coach Wong Choong Hann’s work in Hong Kong so far. Choong Hann, who left the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) last June to take up the position of men’s singles coach in the Hong Kong national team, did well to guide Lee Cheuk Yiu to a...
PETALING JAYA: It is the end of the road for men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia at the Indian Open after he lost to Japan’s Kodai Naraoka 13-21, 21-9, 21-16 in the quarter-finals on Friday (Jan 19) at the K.D. Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi. Zii Jia was in commanding form in the first game...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong (pic) will have to be at his sharpest to prevail in two back-to-back first-round openers against Japan’s Koki Watanabe at the Malaysian and Indian Opens. Tze Yong is down to face Watanabe in the home tourney from Jan 9-14 before clashing again in New Delhi from Jan 16-21. World...
