BWF World Badminton Championship

The Prestigious 2015 BWF World Badminton Championship Begins in Jakarta

 August 11, 2015   R K Gupta

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The 2015 BWF world championship got off to a grand start in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on August 10, 2015. In the first session’s play on the opening day, Taiwan’s world no.6 and also the 6th seed in the tournament Chou Tien Chen was upstaged by Malaysia’s Zulfadli Zulkiffli. Thailand’s Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk caused another upset […]

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Players Facing Enhance Challenges as 2015 BWF World Badminton Championship Begins

 August 9, 2015   R K Gupta

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With BWF World Badminton Championship tournament beginning in Jakarta on Monday, August 10, 2015, there are two singles players, for whom the personal stakes will be far higher than any other competitor. One is the current women’s singles champion Carolina Marin of Spain and the other is Malaysian superstar Lee Chong Wei. In 2014, Marin […]

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Evolution of Modern Badminton and China’s Legendary Dominance in the Game

 August 7, 2015   R K Gupta

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Interestingly, Badminton’s roots lie in India, contrary to the belief that Englishmen invented the game. In the British garrison town Poona, now Pune, the Englishmen stationed there watched children play with battledore and shuttlecock. The object was to hit the shuttlecock with battledore as hard as possible. That was the middle of the 19th century […]

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China’s Amazing Show in Women’s Doubles at World Badminton Championships

 August 6, 2015   R K Gupta

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As the 2015 World Championship at Jakarta draws nearer, China’s legendary dominance in women’s doubles easily comes to mind. Since the competition began in 1983, China lost the women’s doubles title just once. It is an amazing achievement regardless of the fact that the Chinese dominate the world in the shuttle sport. Having always won […]

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2015 World Badminton Championship Draw Announced in a Glittering Ceremony at Jakarta

 August 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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Jakarta’s Museum Bank Indonesia was a beehive of activity from 11AM local time on July 28, 2015. It was the venue of the official draw for the Total BWF World Championships 2015. Other than the BWF President Poul-Erik Hoyer, draw ceremony was also graced by Achmad Budiharto, Deputy Secretary General of PBSI; Rita Subowo, Chairperson, […]

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Tommy Sugiarto & Kristina Gavnholt Are Singles Champions of 2015 Russia Open Badminton

 July 27, 2015   R K Gupta

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Quite expectedly Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia justified his top seeding in men’s singles category at the 2015 Russian Open Grand Prix Badminton Tournament on Sunday. The Indonesian won the title by beating Estonia’s Raul Must in straight games. The women’s singles title was clinched by Czech Republic’s Kristina Gavnholt, who defeated Japan’s Mayu Matsumoto in the […]

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Indian Challenge Comes to an End at Russian Open Badminton Tournament at Vladivostok

 July 25, 2015   R K Gupta

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In a dismal day for Indian badminton players, they lost their semifinal matches in the three categories against their opponents in the Russian Open Grand Prix badminton tournament at Vladivostok on Saturday. It all began with Ajay Jayaram in the men’s singles. Jayaram had made good progress in the tournament but Tommy Sugiarto was too […]

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Ajay Jayaram Enters Semifinals to face Top-Seed Tommy Sugiarto Tanvi Lad Crashes Out

 July 24, 2015   R K Gupta

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While India’s Ajay Jayaram entered the final-four of the 2015 Russian Grand Prix badminton by defeating Malaysian fifth seed Wei Feng Chong, India were not so lucky in the women singles draw. Tanvi Lad fought a fierce battle against Russian Evegeniya Kosetskaya before losing in three games. Jayaram now takes on Indonesia’s top-seed Tommy Sugiarto, […]

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Ajay Jayaram Tanvi Lad Other Indian Shuttlers Enter Quarterfinals of 2015 Russian Open

 July 23, 2015   R K Gupta

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In the 2015 Russian Open Grand Prix Badminton tournament at Vladivostok, many Indian shuttlers in different categories have advanced to the quarterfinals after the conclusions of Thursday’s second round matches. In men’s singles, no.3 seed Ajay Jayaram defeated Russia’s Anatoly Yartsev to enter the quarterfinals and among women, India’s Tanvi Lad caused a major upset […]

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Chen Long Wang Yihan Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan Win 3 Titles for China At Taipei GPG

 July 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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China’s World no.1 Chen Long justified his tournament seeding by defeating local favorite and world no.8 Chou Tien Chen in the men’s singles final of the Chinese-Taipei Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament on Sunday. Down one game, Chen Long demonstrated his superior class in the next two games to win his fourth title of the […]

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