Carolina Marin

Chong Wei Wins His 3rd BWF Super-Series Title Marin Wins Her 6th at HK Open on Sunday

 November 23, 2015   R K Gupta

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Lee Chong Wei kept his game on even keel in defeating China’s world no.10 Tian Houwei and emerged as men’s singles champion of the Yonex-Sunrise Hong Kong BWF Super Series.  But back-to-back Super-series wins were not enough to send Lee to next month’s Season-ending Finale at Dubai. After winning the China Open, Lee jumped 11 […]

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It is Lee Vs Houwei & Marin Vs Okuhara for Title Games in BWF Super-Series at Hong Kong

 November 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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Malaysian superstar Lee Chong Wei and Spain’s badminton queen Carolina Marin took 45 minutes each in overcoming their opponents in semifinals on Saturday. While Lee is on the verge of his third Super-series crown, magnificent Marin will make it number six this season. Lee did everything right in his match against local hope Angus Ng […]

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In Hong Kong Open QFs Lee Chong Wei Beats Chen Long & Marin Defeats Buranaprasertsuk

 November 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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For the second time in one week, Malaysia’s former world no.1 has defeated the reigning world champion Chen Long of China. With the 3-game quarterfinal victory over Chen, Lee has proved that his China Open triumph was not a one-off thing. Lee has now reached within two matches of picking up his third Super-series title […]

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On a Li and Lee’s Day at 2015 China Open Off-Color Saina Loses to Xuerui While Chong Wei Stuns Chen Long

 November 16, 2015   R K Gupta

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After showing her potential in the semifinal against Wang Yihan, India’s Saina Nehwal was surprisingly subdued against China’s Li Xuerui in the summit clash of 2015 Thaihot China Open. The determined Li produced a powerful array of smashes, delicate placements and superior net-play and left no chance for the Indian to catch up. Saina tried […]

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As the 2015 China Open Gets Underway Saina and Srikanth Will be Hard-Pressed to Defend Their 2014 Crowns

 November 10, 2015   R K Gupta

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In the star-studded 2015 Thaihot China Open Badminton Tournament that begins on Wednesday November 11, there are five Indians playing in singles draw. Among men, Parupalli Kashyap will miss the action because he is down with a torn calf muscle but Kidambi Srikanth, Ajay Jayaram and HS Prannoy are raring to go. In women’s singles, […]

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Lee Chong Wei and Carolina Marin Are 2015 Yonex French Open Badminton Champions

 October 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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Eight years after he won his first French Open, Malaysia’s former world no.1 Lee Chong Wei claimed the title honors once again. Through the tournament, Lee dropped just one game against Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen in the quarterfinal and easily defeated Korean sixth seed Chou Tien Chen in the final. The victory took Lee’s BWF men’s […]

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Lin Dan & Nozomi Okuhara Win Singles Championships As 2015 Japan Open Comes to an End

 September 13, 2015   R K Gupta

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Chinese superstar Lin Dan and Japanese Nozomi Okuhara emerged as singles champions as curtain came down on the BWF world Super-Series tournament, the 2015 Yonex Open Japan on Sunday. The two men and women’s singles champions were joined by Korea’s Lee Yong Dae/Yoo Yeon Seong, China’s Zhao Yunlei/Zhong Qianxin and Denmark’s Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen, […]

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In 2015 Japan Open Final China’s Lin Dan Plays Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen with Women’s Singles To Be an All-Japanese Affair Between Okuhara and Yamaguchi

 September 13, 2015   R K Gupta

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It is Lin Dan versus Viktor Axelsen in men’s singles final in Tokyo on Sunday. In Saturday’s first men’s singles semifinal, China’s no.5 seed Lin Dan fended off Indonesia’s Tommy Sugiarto in two games to prove his long-held superiority. In the other semifinal, Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen also took two sets in beating Taiwan’s Chou Tien […]

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Kashyap’s Loss Ends India’s Challenge Marin Xuerui Also Lose on Friday at 2015 Japan Open

 September 12, 2015   R K Gupta

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Parupalli Kashyap of India has bowed out of the 2015 Yonex Open Japan. He was the last Indian left in the tournament and with his tame loss against Taiwan’s Chou Tien Chen, India’s challenge has ended. The Japan Super-series tournament has literally become the graveyard of seeded players. After Chen Long, Saina Nehwal, Ratchanok Intanon […]

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Saina Srikanth Crash Out on a Day of Huge Upsets at 2015 Yonex Open Japan

 September 10, 2015   R K Gupta

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Saina Nehwal lost her way in the second round of the ongoing Japan Open badminton tournament. The Indian ace was done in by PV Sindhu’s conqueror and unseeded Japanese Minatsu Mitani in less than 40 minutes. Also crashing out was Kidambi Srikanth, who lost to compatriot Parupalli Kashyap. With HS Prannoy also losing to Korea’s […]

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