THEY are young and dangerous. All of them have beaten top stars on their good days. They are hungry for success and are equally skilful. They, however, lack consistency and experience but no one can take them lightly. All of them have experienced injuries at one point in their careers in the last one year but...
PETALING JAYA: Turn criticism into motivation. That’s Datuk Misbun Sidek’s encouragement to his former student Lee Zii Jia as the latter takes on Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in the men’s singles first round of the World Championships at Royal Arena in Copenhagen today. Misbun believes controversies before a major tournament could be a blessing in disguise. “Netizens are...
PETALING JAYA: A valuable advice from former great Datuk Lee Chong Wei could not have been more timely for men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik as they begin their title defence at the World Championships in Copenhagen tomorrow. National doubles coaching director Rexy Mainaky said Chong Wei visited the players on Wednesday and offered words...
PETALING JAYA: A frail looking Ng Tze Yong may not have ruffled feathers during his World Championships debut in Tokyo last year but he is gearing up to surprise his opponents in Copenhagen next week after toughening up. He now weighs more and is sturdier. Tze Yong said that his weight during the Sudirman Cup was around...
PETALING JAYA: The biggest challenge for Teo Ee Yi at the moment is to recover from his knee injury and the potential obstacles he is set to face at the World Championships in Copenhagen with his men’s doubles partner Ong Yew Sin in Copenhagen next week. Ee Yi suffered the right knee injury during the Australian...
PETALING JAYA: Focus and patience are the two areas Aaron Chia has repeatedly stressed on to his partner Soh Wooi Yik as they defend their world men’s doubles title in Copenhagen next week. Aaron-Wooi Yik (pic), the world No. 4, became Malaysia’s first world champions in badminton in Tokyo last year but they have not won...
PETALING JAYA: Coach Wong Tat Meng doesn’t believe in miracles and he just wants independent singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia to enjoy playing rather than pushing for instant results at the World Championships in Copenhagen next week. Zii Jia, the world No. 13, is unseeded and is drawn to play fifth seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia...
PETALING JAYA: Rexy Mainaky wants more from Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah at the World Championships in Copenhagen from Aug 21-27. So far, the national women’s doubles pair have not managed to build on their brilliant run to the final of the Malaysian Masters at Axiata Arena in May. World No. 11 Pearly-Thinaah had to pull out of the...
PETALING JAYA: Rexy Mainaky wants more from Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah at the World Championships in Copenhagen from Aug 21-27. So far, the national women’s doubles pair have not managed to build on their brilliant run to the final of the Malaysian Masters at Axiata Arena in May. World No. 11 Pearly-Thinaah had to pull out of the...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Goh Jin Wei has the best training arrangement going into the World Championships as she has been sparring with different players from different countries, including Taiwan’s top men singles shuttler Chou Tien-chen. And hopefully, it will help her in a big way to lift the gloom in her badminton career. The 23-year-old Jin Wei...
