PETALING JAYA: Professional men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia defeated fellow Malaysian Ng Tze Yong to make it into the second round of the China Masters. World No. 11 Zii Jia had to dig deep before overcoming world No. 15 Tze Yong 21-15, 20-22, 21-17 in a thrilling opening round match at the Shenzhen Bay...
PETALING JAYA: Singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong made headlines when he pulled off a major upset against world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen in the second round of the All-England in May. The spotlight is again on Tze Yong as he prepares to face the Dane in the second round of the Japan Masters today but...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Ng Tze Yong (pic) may have missed the chance to compete in the World Tour Finals but it will not stop him from giving his best in the Japan and China Masters. The Japan Masters starting next Tuesday in Kumamoto and the China Masters from Nov 21-26 in Shenzen are the last...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Ng Tze Yong can get tips from Jonatan Christie (pic) of Indonesia who had overcome a confidence crisis to win the French Open in Rennes on Sunday. Tze Yong lost in the semi-finals to Li Shifeng of China in the same tournament, mainly due to nervousness, which often stems from lack of...
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...
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...
PETALING JAYA: Misfortune struck women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah but Ng Tze Yong made it a memorable run to reach the men’s singles quarter-finals in the Arctic Open. Pearly-Thinaah’s European trip is over as they will not compete in the Denmark Open from Oct 12-17 and French Open from Oct 24-29 after the former...
PETALING JAYA: Independent shuttler Lee Zii Jia and the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) players Ng Tze Yong and Leong Jun Hao advanced to the Arctic Open quarter-finals in Vantaa, Finland on Thursday (Oct 12). Zii Jia overcame Chico Aura of Indonesia 21-17, 18-21, 21-11 in a second round match that lasted for one hour. He...
MALAYSIAN shuttlers will be out to avoid a Thai wipeout in the early rounds of the Asian Games. Almost all the representatives - Ng Tze Yong, Lee Zii Jia (men’s singles), Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik (men’s doubles), Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah (women’s doubles) and Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie (mixed doubles) will be facing opponents from...
THERE’s no magic wand to be waved to transform the standard of Malaysian men’s singles shuttlers. It will take a lot of hard work. Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) secretary Datuk Kenny Goh acknowledges that the men’s singles department is struggling but promised that work has already started to add depth in coaching and training. On...
