Australian Open Badminton

With Star Australian Open Badminton Getting Underway, Race for Dubai’s 2015 World Super-series Finals Resumes

 May 27, 2015   R K Gupta

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Every big badminton star is in Sydney for the first day of real action at the Star Australian Open. After a break of nearly one month, the fifth event in the 12-tournament circuit of MetLife BWF World Super-series has begun. There is an added value to the event because the Star Australian Open is the […]

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Sudirman Cup

China Sweep Japan 3-0 to Win Sudirman Cup for the 10th Time

 May 18, 2015   R K Gupta

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After semifinal action on Saturday, in which China and Japan had entered the final of the Vivo BWF Sudirman Cup, China produced a powerful performance to end Japan’s hopes of winning top honors on Sunday. The Chinese won three tightly contested ties and the 3-0 victory settled the issue for them amid sounds produced from […]

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2015 Sudirman Cup: Korea, China, Japan and Indonesia Enter Semi-finals

 May 16, 2015   R K Gupta

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Malaysia couldn’t repeat their Group-stage performance against Korea in the quarterfinal and lost 1-3. The only victory for Malaysia came from Lee Chong Wei, who produced another powerful performance to win his singles tie against Son Wan Ho in straight sets. In the other quarterfinal games, China dismissed Germany 3-0 with great authority with none […]

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Saina Nehwal

India Crash out of Sudirman Cup after Dismal Show Against Korea on Wednesday

 May 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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India had a bad day in their match against Korea in Dongguan, where Saina Nehwal was the lone bright spot in the 1-4 loss in the Vivo BWF Sudirman Cup. Three-time champions Korea dominated in every other tie and India’s weakness in doubles’ games came to the fore yet again. With the completion of all […]

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Lee Chong Wei Returns

Lee Chong Wei Returns to Competitive Badminton in the Sudirman Cup at China

 May 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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Former world no.1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia found it difficult to hide his excitement in his first game on the world stage after he finished the 8-month long doping ban. Lee is representing his country in Sudirman Cup, the prestigious world mixed team championship tournament now underway in the Chinese city of Dongguan. Lee’s […]

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Lee Chong Wei

Lee Chong Wei Returning to Competitive Badminton from May 01 Onwards

 April 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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When Lee Chong Wei was served with a doping ban after the 2014 world championship tournament in Copenhagen, the news shocked his fans worldwide. For Malaysians, it was grief beyond words because Lee had been regarded as the national hero and after the Prime Minister of Malaysia; he was the most respected citizen. As a […]

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Lin Dan

Intanon, Lin Dan Crowned Dong Feng Citroen Badminton Asia Champions

 April 27, 2015   R K Gupta

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Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon displayed one of her best performances in the title match of the Badminton Asia Championships against two-time champion China’s Li Xuerui at the Chinese city of Wuhan on Sunday. In a match lasting 118 minutes, the Thai woman outlasted Xuerui in three games after being match-point down in the second game. Intanon […]

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2015 Singapore Tournament

2015 Singapore Tournament Ends With Four First-Time Super-Series Champions

 April 13, 2015   R K Gupta

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The last day of the OUE 2015 Singapore Open Badminton tournament saw the emergence of the underdogs. Beginning with Thursday’s annihilation of several men’s seeded players, the tournament continued with surprises until the very end on Sunday. Japanese Kento Momota won the men’s singles title beating Hong Kong’s Hu Yun, while China’s Sun Yu took […]

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Parupalli Kashyap Enters Singapore Super-Series Semifinals

 April 11, 2015   R K Gupta

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One of the survivors of the men’s singles bloodbath on Thursday, India’s Parupalli Kashyap continued with his brilliant performance in defeating Frenchman Brice Leverdez on Friday and sealed the semifinal berth in the $300,000 Singapore Open Super Series Badminton Tournament. Unfortunately, another Indian, HS Prannoy couldn’t play his quarterfinal against Japanese Kento Momota because of […]

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Carolina Marin

Carolina Marin & Chen Long Are 2015 Maybank Malaysia Open Champions

 April 5, 2015   R K Gupta

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World champion Carolina Marin is on a winning spree. She defeated Saina Nehwal in the All-England Championship last month after losing the first game and on Sunday she downed the top seeded Li Xuerui in another tough final. She was a bit unlucky at Delhi but out of the three super-series premier tournaments, she has […]

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