Badminton

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia was in anguish on Friday over an injury to badminton world number one Lee Chong Wei that threatens the country's only serious hope of capturing its first Olympic gold medal.  

Malaysia was in anguish Friday over an injury to badminton world number one Lee Chong Wei ... cannot guarantee him playing top level badminton," Ramlan Aziz, the National Sports Institute's chief executive officer, was quoted saying by the New Straits ...  

Malaysian maestro Lee Chong Wei showed mental strength after suffering an ankle injury as he vowed to battle hard to ensure his presence in mega London Olympics ... The maestro feels guilty that he could not escort his country to glory.  

When I was little, I thought I understood badminton, and I believed that it was a lawn-party type game that would be played recreationally to pass the time on a summer afternoon. And people do play it that way. But the real sport of badminton is high-speed ...  

KUALA LUMPUR - World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei is back home, promising to bounce back stronger after his injury setback. Yesterday, Chong Wei was still raw with emotion and continued to shed tears over the torn tendon in his right ankle, which has put his long ...  

The dogged Sasaki, who is on the up in the rankings, said: "We are very close to the Olympics so I wanted to win this match before ... The doubles pair Lee Yong-Dae and Kim Sa-Rang won their match to clinch the tie 3-1 for South Korea, setting up the ...  

WUHAN, China: Superstar shuttler Lin Dan dug deep to beat the Japanese Sho Sasaki in the Thomas Cup semi-final in China on Friday, taking the hosts a step closer to winning the key pre-Olympics tournament.  

WUHAN, China: Badminton world number one Lee Chong Wei has admitted his injury at the Thomas Cup in China this week is a blow to his Olympics title bid, where the Malaysian has a last shot at an elusive gold.  

For the sixth straight Summer Olympics, badminton will be a full medal sport. A game found all over the world but dominated by Asian and European countries, this is a guide and preview for the badminton tournament at the London 2012 Olympic Games.  

DESPITE an early introduction to golf, emerging talent Wong Zheng Wei finds that playing badminton is more appealing. His father Wong Chan Keong said the 11-year-old preferred to engage in exciting encounters against his opponents on the court instead of ...  

In preparation for this year's event, here are 10 things to know about badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics: Matches are best of three games: Similar to other sports like volleyball, badminton matches are played over the best of three games. The first ...  

WUHAN, China: Badminton's world number one Lee Chong Wei was put out for up to a month with a torn ankle tendon at the Thomas Cup in Wuhan Tuesday, casting serious doubt over his Olympic title bid in London.  

The National Sports Commission-sponsored Independence Junior Badminton tournament continues today at the Queen’s College Courts with several matches. On Wednesday Pan American bronze medalist and... View full article at stabroeknews.com  

Malaysia's world number one Lee Chong Wei sustained a serious ankle injury at the Thomas Cup Tuesday, hobbling off in tears to leave his Olympic dreams hanging in the balance. "He will not take part in any more matches at the Thomas Cup," said Malaysia ...  

Danish 35-year-old Peter Gade, appearing at his last Thomas Cup, treated his fans to a three-game tussle with Hyun Il Lee, but the South Korean world number seven ... I have great memories here," he said. The women's Uber Cup final on Saturday ...  

JAKARTA: Indonesia's badminton chiefs on Thursday attempted to play down concerns for the Olympics after missing out on the Thomas Cup semifinals for the first time. Indonesian shuttlers have won at least one gold in each Summer Games since 1992 ...  

Christian, who helped the nation triumph at the Thomas Cup in 1973, 1976, 1979 and 1984, said that the regeneration gap had been caused by the expectations of the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) to defend its national pride by sweeping ...  

WUHAN, China: World number one Lee Chong Wei steered Malaysia to a first group tie win at the Thomas and Uber Cups in Wuhan Monday, where the injury-hit shuttler hopes to regain his form before the Olympics. In Malaysia's tie against South ...  

Malaysian youngster Liew Daren faced the daunting task of replacing injured world number one Lee ... test from Taiwan to win 3-2 to set up a semi-final clash against Japan, who beat Indonesia 3-2. The Uber Cup semis take place on Thursday ...  

Chong Wei, the 2008 silver medallist after losing to arch-rival Lin Dan in the Beijing Olympic final, has had an injury-plagued season and went down to un-seeded South Korean Wan Ho-shon in the India Open final last month. The London 2012 Games ...  

WUHAN, China: Kenichi Tago beat his idol Taufik Hidayat on the way to Japan's win over Indonesia in the quarter-finals of badminton's Thomas Cup on Wednesday, setting up a likely clash with hot favourites China. The 22-year-old Japanese shuttler ...  

There is little delay in Malaysian maestro Lee Chong Wei’s participation in national training camp for Thomas Cup as he is suffering from a fever and will join his team in Guangzhou on Tuesday, May 15. National squad left for China on Sunday, May 13 for ...  

Collège Boréal badminton coach Lynn Michel is setting a shining example for her troops to follow. She reached the podium twice during the 2012 Canadian Masters Badminton Championships earlier this month in Quebec City. Michel teamed with Daniel Couture ...  

“Yesterday’s results are no mere warning,” former national shuttler Joko Suprianto said. “These signs have been there since four years ago — this is an accumulation. It is a bad precedent, and if the government feels it has a responsibility to ...  

Chen Long and Chen Jin, third and fourth in the world, suggest China’s supremacy could continue beyond the Lin era, although neither has threatened the same kind of long-running dominance. Meanwhile world number one Lee Chong-Wei is searching for form as ...  

Mohd Taufik was crowned Junior champion after beating Israfi Galini to second place while Zainy and Victor Ling were beaten semi-finalists at ... Sadam-Asmah in the finals while Firdaus- Leya Tan and Yunisdan-Nurul were third. Christina -Sabit were the ...  

world number four Li Xuerui has been picked to play the third women's singles in Wuhan, with Wang Shixian playing doubles. The Chinese women are aiming to lift the Uber Cup for a seventh time, and erase the memory of their shock defeat in the 2010 final in ...  

In world number one Wang Yihan's opening match, her opponent Kerry-Lee Harrington managed just three points. The Chinese women's squad is led by the three Wangs -- Yihan, Xin and Shixian -- who occupy the top three spots in the world rankings.  

Though they qualified only in singles, they were given an entry in the doubles event as well. As for Jwala, she is the first Indian to qualify for two categories -- mixed and women's doubles -- in the Olympics. Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal ...  

(Bach was born in Vietnam and came to the U.S. when he was 3.) Gunawan is married to an Olympic badminton athlete. His wife, Eti, played women's doubles in the 2000 Games for Indonesia. They have two sons, Christopher and Leon. Now 37 ...  

The 29-year old Malaysian landed awkwardly after just five minutes in the match against Denmark's Peter Gade and was forced to retire. "His ankle is so swollen. He needs further checks to see the depth of the injury," Rashid Sidek, the national singles ...  

WUHAN: Badminton world number one Lee Chong Wei has admitted his injury at the Thomas ... Doctors rushed onto court but the player was crying and in visible pain as he was taken away for scans and treatment at a nearby hospital.  

In 2005, with teammate Howard Bach, he brought the U.S. its first world championship medal. But because he wasn't a U.S. citizen, Gunawan wasn't allowed to compete in the 2004 or 2008 Olympics. He wanted to change that too, and did. He passed ...  

In 2005, with teammate Howard Bach, he brought the U.S. its first world championship medal. But because he wasn’t a U.S. citizen, Gunawan wasn’t allowed to compete in the 2004 or 2008 Olympics. He wanted to change that too, and did.  

JOHOR BARU: Thomas Cuppers Hoon Thien How-Tan Wee Kiong limped out of the Malaysian Open Grand Prix Gold on a day when all Malaysia’s Olympic-bound shuttlers led by Lee Chong Wei marched into the semi-finals at Bandaraya Stadium yesterday.  

World badminton number one Lee Chong Wei needs a miracle if he is to take part in the London Olympics after suffering an ankle injury, a top Malaysian official said on Thursday.  

Despite being diagnosed with leukaemia in March, the state badminton player is determined to return to the game he loves so much. World No 1 Datuk Lee Chong Wei has stepped in to set up a fund to pay for the teenager's medical treatment. The fund received ...  

Men’s Doubles pair Trevor Rowsell-Chris White reserved their right to be in the semi-final of Yonex Canadian Masters Badminton Championships after beating compatriot duo Daniel Couture-Sylvain Jutras on May 9, 2012. This epic battle was resolved in 40 ...  

Wuhan (China), May 20 (IANS) Danish badminton player Peter Gade is feeling good about his game ahead of the London Olympics. With a comfortable 2-0 win, Danish veteran Peter Gade led his country cruise past underdog South Africa in the opener of the Thomas Cup here Sunday. In the first group stage encounter of the [...]  

MANILA, Philippines - Joper Escueta and Malvinne Ann Alcala proved their worth as national team members as they lorded it over the Open singles field to rule their respective divisions in the Philippine National Open-Ming Ramos Youth Camp Badminton Championships at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall Friday.  

said Lin, who participates in the Thomas Cup for the six-consecutive time. Although met little resistance, world No. 1 Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng edged out England Chris Adcock/ Andrew Ellis 21-11, 22-20 in the first doubles match, followed by Chen Long ...  

WUHAN, China (AP) U.S. men and women lost Sunday in international badminton matches. The men were defeated by South Korea 5-0 in the Thomas Cup. The American women fell by the same score to Japan in the Uber Cup. On the men's side, Denmark defeated South ...  

The Malaysian ace, Lee Chong Wei must be very lucky as he gets a dream draw in the Yonex Sunrise India Open set to be held from April 24, 2012. World Number one shuttler is making comeback after short break due to a shoulder injury which he received in All ...  

Parupalli Kashyap will represent India in the London Olympics in men's singles badminton event while Jwala Gutta's participation in both women's doubles and mixed doubles was confirmed after the world rankings were issued on Thursday.  

PHILIP Jofer Escueta and Malvinne Ann Venice Alcala took different routes to the men’s and women’s open titles of  the Philippine National Open-Ming Ramos Youth Camp badminton ... singles after beating Carlo Glenn Remo, 21-18,21-15, and the boys ...  

With a comfortable 2-0 win, Danish veteran Peter Gade led his country cruise past underdog South Africa in the opener of the Thomas Cup here Sunday. In the first group stage encounter of the team championships, Denmark made a clean sweep by beating South ...  

The London Olympics is about three months away and it is impossible for Chong Wei to recover and play satisfactorily. He risks bigger injuries and humiliating defeats by unknowns. Lee has done much for badminton in our country. His achievements can be ...  

Defending champion and the top seed here, Chong Wei dashed the hopes of the local fans by beating Ajay Jayaram (India) 21-16, 15-21, 21-5 in three sets and will face either Indonesian ace Taufik Hidayat or China's Wang Zhengming. Wei Feng lost to Denmark's ...  

Saina Nehwal thrashed China's Kaori Imabeppu 21-9 21-12 in just 33 minutes in the women's singles competition.(AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal crossed the first hurdle with a straight-game victory but India overall had a ...  

... and World No.5 Saina Nehwal suffered a shocking exit from the Yonex India Open as she went down tamely to South Korean Youn Joo Bae in the pre-quarterfinals of the women singles at the Siri Fort Sports Complex here Thursday. Saina, seeded ...  

BADMINTON Association of Malaysia (BAM) president Datuk Seri Nadzmi Mohd Salleh is confident that iron-willed Lee Chong Wei will bounce back stronger from his injury setback at the Thomas Cup Finals.  

Upcoming Lorenzo Miguel Leonardo and Emilio Jose Mangubat handily beat their opening round rivals to lead the winners in the boys’ singles 17-under division at the start of the Philippine National Open-Ming Ramos Youth Camp Badminton Championships at the ...  

India’s badminton queen Saina Nehwal took an impressive start at the Badminton Asia Championships when she toppled Japan’s Kaori Imabeppu in Women’s Singles first round in China, on Wednesday, April 18. Saina, who is fifth seed in the tournament ...  

WUHAN, China, May 20 (Xinhua) -- With a comfortable 2-0 win, Danish veteran Peter Gade lead his country cruise past underdog South Africa in the opener of the Thomas Cup here on Sunday. In the first group stage encounter of these team championships ...  

NEW DELHI: Unseeded South Korean Wan Ho Shon capped his superb run in the India Open badminton tournament with an upset win over top-seeded Malaysian Lee Chong Wei in the men's singles final on Sunday.  

Jwala Gutta's participation in the London Olympics was confirmed after the world rankings were issued on Thursday. (PTI Photo) HYDERABAD: Indian badminton has reached a milestone with five players earning qualification berth for the 2012 Olympics.  

NEW DELHI: Top-seeded Malaysian Lee Chong Wei moved into the men's singles final of the India Open badminton tournament with a crushing 21-13, 21-7 win over Taiwan's Jen Hao Hsu on Saturday.  

Diju and Jwala cut a sorry figure against Sa Rang Kim and Hye In Choi of Korea 21-14, 11-21, 21-17. The Indians, who are ranked 16th in the world, failed to get past the 174th ranked Koreans. Sai Praneeth, who produced the best result for India ...  

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal crossed the first hurdle with a straight-game victory, but India overall had a bitter-sweet day at the Asian Badminton Championship at Qingdao, China on Wednesday. World No. 5 Saina thrashed China’s Kaori Imabeppu 21-9 ...  

WUHAN, China, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese "Super Dan" Lin Dan said on the sideline of the Thomas Cup badminton championship on Tuesday that he hoped to see world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei back in top form at the Olympic Games. Lee Chong Wei, leading 2-1 in the ...  

The toughest match for South Korea’s men in an otherwise cool 5-0 win against the USA came in the first doubles tie as Yoo Yeon-Seong and Ko Sung-Hyun beat Howard Bach and Olympic medallist Tony Gunawan in three close games. In the women’s competition ...  

SINGAPORE: Four Singaporean shuttlers have been nominated for the upcoming London Olympics. The Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) said it has carefully deliberated to select the best players to represent the country at the London Games.  

QINGDAO, China, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Different from former Olympic badminton competition format, the London Olympic Games will witness the debut of a new format, to be played on two stages - group play and knock out stages. However, four-time world champion ...  

Kashyap now plays Wan Ho Shon, while top-seeded Malaysian Lee Chong Wei meets Chinese Taipei's Jen Hao Hsu in the other semi-final. In the women's tournament sixth-seeded German Juliane Schenk pulled off the biggest upset of the day when she rallied to ...  

The YMCA Junior Badminton Club, which plays at King Edward VII High School on Tuesdays, had its award chosen by head coach Janis Baker and volunteer coach Jeremy Widdowson – based on attitude, good behaviour, and overall improvement over the 2011/12 season.  

By earning a 3-4 seed at the State Badminton Championships, Lockport’s Becca Krzyszkowski and Amy Benes have shown coach Denise Hadley what they are capable of. So what to take away from Friday’s opening rounds? The doubles team won three matches to advance to Saturday’s quarterfinals at Eastern Illinois. According to Hadley, they have left room for improvement. “I’m a...  

Ace shuttler and world number five Saina Nehwal [ Images] on Thursday crashed out in the second round of the Asia Badminton Championship at Qingdao, China as India [ Images] wrapped up their campaign on a disappointing note in the tournament.  

Welcome to the lame game hall of shame! 1. The sport: Badminton (i.e.: the game you play on camping trips when the surf sucks and you can’t find a footy pump) The bad boy: Lin Dan The shame: Who puts the “bad” in badminton? Lin does!  

In earning a 3-4 seed at the State Badminton Championships, Lockport’s Becca Krzyszkowski and Amy Benes have shown coach Denise Hadley what they are capable of. So what to take away from Friday’s opening rounds? The doubles team won three matches to advance to Saturday’s quarterfinals at Eastern Illinois. According to Hadley, they have left room for improvement. “I’m a...  

They saw off the challenge of Oxfordshire pair Ben Roberts, from Brize Norton, and Louise Atkins (Drayton) 21-18 in a hard-fought quarter-final. They then defeated Gray and Torjussen in the semi-finals. Cook also won bronze in the boys’ singles after ...  

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal is already assured of a berth but five of her compatriots are still in the running for a berth in the London Olympics and would look for a productive run in this tournament as well as the subsequent India Open, to be held ...  

Qingdao (China), April 21 (IANS) Chinese badminton star Lin Dan, ranked second in the world, quit his semi-final clash with teammate Chen Jin due to an old injury at the Asian Badminton Championships here Saturday. According to the organising committee of ...  

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- Datuk Lee Chong Wei is set to miss the preliminary rounds of the Axiata Cup from Friday to Sunday at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium in Cheras due to a delay in the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) result of his ...  

His eyes were red, damp with tears, and his lower lip was quivering, but Johnson girls badminton coach Don Bross tried to remain stoic Wednesday, May 16. He said he didn't want the newspaper photographer two feet away to catch him in such a state.  

China’s elite shuttler Lin Dan eased into Men’s Singles quarter-final after crushing Hong Kong’s Nan Wei in the round-of-16 encounter at the Badminton Asia Championships 2012 on Thursday, April 19, in China. The current World and Olympic Champion Lin ...  

It was a mixed day for the Indian shuttlers at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open OSIM BWF World Super Series, with only two women managing to qualify for the main draw being played at the Siri Fort Complex here on Tuesday. B Sai Praneeth and Sameer Verma ...  

Top seed Wang Yihan beat Eriko Hirose of Japan 21-13, 21-18, while second seeded Wang Xin cruised past Busanan Ongbumrungpan from Thailand 21-11, 21-9 in just half an hour. The world No. 3 Wang Shixian met difficulties from Pai Hsiao Ma of Chinese Taipei ...  

Chinese badminton star Lin Dan quit his semifinal clash with teammate Chen Jin at the Asian Badminton Championships on Saturday. Chinese badminton star Lin Dan quit his semifinal clash with teammate Chen Jin at the Asian Badminton Championships on Saturday.  

The badminton giants, Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei are supposed to lock horns in title match of the London Olympics and the badminton world is eagerly waiting for this expected clash of the titans in the mega event. Though, London event will see all the world ...  

The top mixed Doubles duo Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying and the prime singles shuttler Daren Liew of Malaysia have pulled out from the Asian Badminton Championships (ABC) to revitalise their energies before the Yonex Sunrise India Open starting from April 24 ...  

Wuhan (China), May 21 (IANS) World No.1 badminton player Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia is keeping relaxed ahead of the London Olympics and says he doesn’t want to put pressure on himself in the run-up to the mega event. Lee enjoyed an easy 21-13, 21-10 victory over unheralded Jacob Malieka of South Africa in [...]  

Until now, the 24-year-old had been on a winning streak, beating fifth seed Saina Nehwal from India on Thursday, and then second seed Wang Xin on Friday. Chen managed to level the score at 20-20 at the end of the second game with Li, but then lost on a ...  

The 24-year-old Chen beat world No. 5 Saina Nehwal of India 2-0 in the second round and advanced into semifinals by winning over world No. 2 Wang Xin, also her teammate, in two straight sets. Chen was defeated by her rival Li Xuerui at the semifinals with ...  

Lower Badminton Seeds Take State, Fremd Finishes ThirdJournal & Topics Newspapers OnlineThe Pats had just enough depth and focus to outlast Naperville North by fractions of a percentage point for top honors at the finals at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Fremd, the dominant team in the Journal area all spring and one of the ...  

MANILA, May 16 — Top seed Paul Vivas clobbered Rusty Rodriguez, 21-10, 21-10 ... Peter Gabriel Magnaye needed three sets to repulse Antonio Pacupia Jr., 21-19, 15-21, 21-14, for a showdown with Mark Magboo, a 21-10, 16-21, 21-16 winner over Sylvester ...  

“I just hope we can keep winning and hopefully we can be in one of the championships.” Sophomore Jessica Gomez, who started off strong scoring 2 points after winning her first two single matches against Deerfield junior Cara Silverman and Elgin senior ...  

QINGDAO, China, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The world No. 1 shuttler Wang Yihan of China defeated her teammate Wang Shixian 2-0 to advance into the finals of the Asian Badminton Championships here Saturday. Yihan and Shixian were evenly matched in the first set ...  

HYDERABAD: Saina Nehwal continues to be haunted by the Chinese ghost and this ti­m­e the Indian fell to Chen Xi­ao Jia, who is ranked 40th in the world, 13-21, 16-21 in 45 minutes in the women’s si­ngles third round match to bow out of the Asia ...  

For College Jeanne-Sauve badminton player James Thorpe, the “pressure” that comes with a No. 1 ranking is not a problem. Thorpe is the top seed in the boys singles draw at this weekend’s Provincial High School Badminton Championships in ...  

QINGDAO, China, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shuttler Chen Jin continued his momentum by beating Chong Wei Feng of Malaysia 21-14, 21-9 in Tuesday's men's singles first round at the 2012 Badminton Asia Championships. China's badminton armada also showed ...  

NEW DELHI: Unseeded South Korean Wan Ho Shon capped his superb run in the India Open Badminton Tournament with an upset ... 21-8 win over sixth-seeded German Juliane Schenk in the 47-minute women's singles final. Schenk, who defeated top seed Wang Shixian ...  

THE national players beat their respective rivals, led by top seed Paul Vivas who handily defeated Rusty Rodriguez, 21-10 ... Gabriel Magnaye needed three sets to repulse Antonio Pacupia Jr., 21-19, 15-21, 21-14, for a showdown with Mark Magboo, a 21-10 ...  

New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) India’s top women’s badminton player Saina Nehwal said Monday that it was somewhat a handicap playing in China as the line calls invariably go in favour of Chinese players. Saina suffered a shock loss against little-known Chinese youngster Xiao Jia Chen in the second round of the Badminton [...]  

QINGDAO, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The world No. 3 Wang Shixian of China defeated Japanese Minatsu Mitaniher 21-18, 21-10 to advance into the quarterfinals at the Asian Badminton Championships here on Thursday. Once trailing by four points, Wang managed to ...  

In the semifinal of the Badminton Asia Championship in China last week, Olympic Champion Lin Dan was injured during the morning training session and forfeited his match against compatriot Chen Jin. Chen went on to win the title, which made a considerable ...  

TALENTED youngsters Phor Ling Yaow and Chan Wei Heng captured the Under-12 category doubles title in the Langkawi Nawawi Cup closed badminton championships organised by Mahsuri Badminton Club. The win was the second title of the year for the schoolmates ...  

INDONESIA’S Taufik Hidayat had some scathing words for his team and the Badminton World Fede-ration (BWF) after his final outing in the Thomas Cup Finals ended in the worst possible way.  

In the other semifinal Dirk and Koslofski defeated Brett LeClerc and Brandon Lewis of Meadow Lake 21-12, 21-12. Khoa Tran and Hung Le Tran won the bronze medal after defeating Leclerc and Lewis 21-10, 21-10. Elisa Lamb of Regina LeBoldus took home the gold ...  

They set the foundation of their victory by clinching first match point with 21-14 score on the board. National number one couple Diju V-Jwala Gutta managed to stay in the game by winning following set with an impressive total of 21-11 but they ...  

China’s in-form shuttler Wang Shixian stormed into Women’s Singles second round after defeating Hsiao Ma Pai in the opening round contest at Badminton Asia Championships 2012 at Qingdao, China, on Wednesday, April 18. Shixian, who World Number 3 and ...  

The Hinsdale South doubles team of Brittany DeClouette and Emma Adcock fought off all their adversaries ... and doubles Christine Stella and Sara Devine went 0-2. Downers Grove North also had players compete at state, totaling nine total points for a ...  

In women's singles, Chinese eight participants occupied half of the top 16 after the first round. World top four Wang Yihan, Wang Xin, Wang Shixian and Li Xuerui all claimed victory.  

The Porters doubles duo of Becca Krzyszkowski and Amy Benes started off this weekend’s state badminton tournament with three wins on Friday, but struggled Saturday at Eastern Illinois, losing both of their matches. The performance was good for eighth in the state.  

China’s best player Lin Dan lived up to expectations as he did not face any trouble in Men’s Singles first round when he tamed Japan’s Riichi Takeshita at the Badminton Asia Championships on Tuesday, April 17, at Qingdao, China. The World Number 2 ...  

The other semi-final, between fifth seed Du Pengyu and second seed Chen Long, is also an all-Chinese affair, meaning China are guaranteed the men's title. "Now the men's singles' title belongs to China, so we are relaxed," said Chen Jin, according to state ...  

He is now set to join compatriots Lin Dan and Chen Long, ranked number two and three respectively ... The other women's singles semi-final will be an all-China affair, with second-seeded Li Xuerui taking on fourth-seeded Jiang Yanjiao.  

There was definitely inspiration this time around. TISS Pirates' Mel Barr and Emily Peters knocked off the St. Michael Mustangs duo of Briar Fleming and Deanna D'Auchupt in the senior girls' doubles final at the Leeds and Grenville high school badminton championships at St.[...]  

Albee Benitez. Telecommunications tycoon Manny V ... beating local pair Daniel Guda and Jennifer Tam (21-9, 21-12) in the quarterfinals. Co and Mark Alcala, Malvinne’s younger brother, also took the bronze in the men’s doubles after a 21-15, 21-16 ...  

CHARLESTON, Ill. — More than individual glory was decided Saturday during the girls badminton singles state final at Eastern Illinois University. Naperville North senior Ellen Lin and Stevenson senior Wan Wan Liu determined the state's top ...  

and the Luther College High School duo of Nat Bergbusch and Kim Tran earned the bronze in mixed doubles. Johnson posted a 21-11, 21-12 victory over Joseph Le of Saskatoon E.D. Feehan in the boys singles final. Johnson was 2-1 in the round-robin ...  

Albee Benitez. Telecommunications tycoon Manny V ... clobbering local pair Daniel Guda and Jennifer Tam (21-9, 21-12) in the quarterfinals. Co and Mark Alcala, Malvinne’s younger brother, also took the bronze in the men’s doubles after ...  

Nhan Dan Online – Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh got off to a good start at the ongoing 2012 Yonex Australian Open Grand Prix Gold in Sydney by winning two straight sets against Australian rival Nelson Oon in his first game on April 3.  

On Tuesday, May 1st, the NESSAC badminton playoffs were held in Naicam. L.P. Miller sent 5 teams: Brian Kim and Rachel Slusar in mixed doubles, Connor Tuffs and Taylor Lokken in mixed doubles, Nial Christiansen and Justin Park in boy’s singles, and Mitchell Jacobs and Parker McRae in boy’s doubles.[...]  

QINGDAO, China, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese badminton star Lin Dan quit his semifinal clash with teammate Chen Jin at the Asian Badminton Championships on Saturday. According to the organizing committee of the Asia championships, Lin's waist injury ...  

After their classes end for the day, Yichao Fan and Sen Yang, both freshmen from different cities in China, often walk across campus to the Intramural Athletics Building (IMA) to play badminton. The two are part of a growing number of students ...  

Lin secured the final point for Naperville North when she knocked off top-seeded Wan Wan Liu 21-14, 21-16 in the singles final to become the first player in school history to win a state title. “It’s crazy,” said Lin, a 5-8 seed who finished with a 41-1 record.  

Three of our high school students competed in the Lakeland Regional Skills Canada Competition in Vermilion on Friday, April 20. Levi Wonsik competed in carpentry, John McLaughlin competed in Welding, and Joseph McLaughlin competed in Auto Service.[...]  

A Will C. Wood High School singles player and a Vacaville doubles team survived a long day on Friday and moved on to the Sac-Joaquin Section championships. Wood's Nina Nguyen finished in second place in the Monticello Empire League singles ...  

Qingdao (China), April 22 (Xinhua-ANI): The world No.1 shuttler Wang Yihan of China was stunned by her teammate Li Xuerui 2-1 at the finals of the Asian badminton championships here Sunday. After losing the first set 21-16, the 24-year-old Wang fought back ...  

By Pat Bailey When Ryan Phan picked up a badminton racquet in Grade 9 — he turned in a less than stellar performance in the school’s tournaments. “I was absolutely terrible,” laughed Phan, a fifth year student at Leamington District Secondary School.[...]  

The biggest surprise was Naperville North’s Tracy Kwan. The unseeded senior stunned Fremd sophomore Angela Wu, a 3-4 seed, 21-15, 21-14 in the second round and upset Naperville Central’s Alisa Liu, a 13-16 seed, 21-19, 21-18 in the third round.  

Tian Qing (R) and Zhao Yunlei of China compete during the women's doubles final against their teammates Bao Yixin and Zhong Qianxin at the Badminton Asia Championships 2012 in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, April 22, 2012. Tian and Zhao won the ...  

Therefore, Chen still needs to put out his best in order to ensure his No.4 place. Chinese shuttler Lin Dan and Chen Long, who have already secured Olympic tickets, showed no mercy as both reached the third round at ease. Top seed Lin needed 33 minutes to ...  

Lake Forest senior Haley Killam is a longtime tennis player who took up the sport of badminton two years ago. Killam, who just completed her senior season with the Scouts, said the transition was not as seamless as she anticipated. “Actually, at first ...  

After making a surprise run to finish second at the 2011 state tournament, T.F. South lost all three of its state qualifiers to graduation. Some might have thought the Rebels’ cupboard was bare. They would have been wrong. A very young, very deep South team has come back strong this season and stands poised to possibly improve on last season’s finish. Winning their own...  

The Moore League Individual Badminton Championships came to a close Wednesday, with Millikan's Peter Hor picking up his second title of the week. Hor, who also won the boys singles crown on Monday, teamed with Samantha Soeun to claim the mixed ...  

The Final of the Finnish Open Badminton takes place on Sunday with England’s Rajiv Ouseph setting his sights on the title and a place at the Olympics in London. Watch & bet on the Finnish Open Badminton at Bet365 > live streaming > badminton on Sunday ...  

Li will meet the winner between Wang Yihan and Wang Shixian, both Chinese, in the final on Sunday. CRIENGLISH.com claims the copyright of all material and information produced originally by our staff. All rights reserved. Reproduction of text for non ...  

Minh is seeded No. 7 in the men's singles event behind four host shuttlers, including world No. 2 Lin Dan, No. 3 Chen Long, No. 5 Chen Jin and No. 11 Du Pengyu, as well as No. 9 Simon Santoro and No. 12 Taufik Hidayat, both from Indonesia. On the same day ...  

Chinese shuttler Chen Jin was only one step away from qualifying for the London Olympic Games after winning men's singles title at the 2012 Badminton Asia Championships on Sunday. Chen cruised past teammate Du Pengyu 21-12, 21-18 in the final to clinch his ...  

The women's doubles final was another all Chinese affair. Top-seeded duo Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei held off a pair of young upstarts, Bao Yixin and Zhong Qianxin, to win 21-14, 21-15. "Although they are younger than us, they are very powerful ...  

QINGDAO, China, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The world No. 3 badminton player Wang Shixian of China said she was fighting for a good form through games after she downed her Chinese Taipei rival in the women's singles first round of the 2012 Badminton Asia ...  

As practice started this week, Lockport coach Denise Hadley asked her state qualifiers what goals they had heading into the state tournament. When the doubles team of Becca Krzyszkowski and Amy Benes answered they wanted to make it to the second day, the ...  

Playing a huge role on Sandburg’s 2011 badminton state championship, Rachel Allen had a long list of things she wanted to accomplish this season. The senior doubles player checked another goal off the list Thursday, teaming with partner Sarah Crowley to finish first in the doubles field at the Sandburg complex of the Hinsdale South Sectional. “I’m just happy beyond...  

Oak Park-River Forest’s Renee Pedigo plans on bringing her badminton racket when she heads to Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., this fall. Pedigo has at least ... singles players to begin the season were Ana Spinuzza, a junior guard from the ...  

BADMINTON: Past national badminton singles champions Sam Chandrasena and Professor Ranjit de Silva showed that they still had their former touch when they both secured medals at the famous Morning Cup Verterans' International which concluded in Taiwan in ...  

MANILA, Philippines - Registration for the kickoff leg of the MVP Sports Foundation-Philippine Badminton Ranking System (PBaRS ... P400 for the first entry with an additional P150 per player for the other events. The event, sponsored by Goal ...  

However, a clearly determined Cole then scored four points in succession to take the set 21/14 together with the first ever national Singles of his career. In the absence of defending champion Maria Borg, who had to withdraw from the Championships due to ...  

Saina, seeded fifth, suffered a surprise loss to unseeded Xiao Jia Chen of China 13-21, 16-21 in just 45 minutes. Among other Indians in fray, Sai Praneeth B. also suffered a loss in the third round as he went down 9-21, 18-21 to eight seed Zhengming Wang ...  

In the doubles, the gold medals went to the Wakefield brothers, silver to Jamie Salas Brown with Luc Widdowson ... entry so it was split into two groups of six – with top seeds, Dominic Ely and Sean Lott, winning their respective groups, and Ben Watts ...  

Jørgensen and Hans-Kristian Vittinghus are second and third ... Former All-England-Champions Carsten Mogensen/Mathias Boe are top seeds in the men's doubles. While in the women’s doubles another Danish duo, Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl ...  

Organisers cancelled this year's Badminton Horse Trials, arguably the world most prestigious annual three-day event, saying Monday there was "no chance" of the ground drying in time for that would have been a key part of many riders' Olympic preparations.The competition, which takes place in the grounds of Badminton House in Gloucestershire, south-west England, was due to start on Friday.  

In doubles, it was Gascon and Hahn over Snider and Callaghan, 21-11, 21-6, Jasmine Soriano and Crabtree over Loyola and Hernandez, 21-17, 17-21, 21-15, Grimm and Deemer over Miriam Espinoza and Sanchez, 22-20, 21-4, Jiang and Khabagnote over ...  

The Bethel High School badminton team (11-2, 10-1) lost its first game in Solano County Athletic Conference play, losing 8-7 to Rodriguez on Tuesday.Lori Hormigoso (21-18, 21-17), Jane Vega (21-5, 21-16) and Ann Magday (21-16, 21-18) each won in singles play.  

China's badminton superstar Lin Dan withdrew from his men's singles semi-final at the Asian Championships Saturday, in a surprise move blamed on a recurring waist injury, state media said ... as the 28-year-old has already qualified for the Games.  

QINGDAO, China - China’s badminton superstar Lin Dan withdrew from his men’s singles semi-final ... Chen was beaten 21-15, 22-20 by fourth seed Li Xuerui – also from China. Until now, the 24-year-old had been on a winning streak, beating fifth ...  

“Cindy’s shots are very strong and accurate and she has looked strong all season,” said coach Maggie Weaver ... and sisters Allison and Kiley Walsh were 4th. Caporusso, a sophomore, and Gallus, a senior, were pushed hard by Henrikson and Krewer ...  

In the women's singles, reigning champion Tine Baun of Denmark is top seeded as she vies for her second European title. Juliane Schenk of Germany and Bulgaria's Petya Nedelcheva are second and third seeds respectively. Former All-England-Champions Carsten ...  

QINGDAO, China, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The world No.1 shuttler Wang Yihan of China was stunned by her teammate Li Xuerui 2-1 at the finals of the Asian badminton championships here Sunday. After losing the first set 21-16, the 24-year-old Wang fought back to ...  

Playing a huge role on Sandburg’s 2011 state championship in badminton, Rachel Allen had a long list of things she ... 21-16 over Oak Forest’s Kathy Flanagan and Janine Adams. Rounding out the team standings were Homewood-Flossmoor (3rd, 8 points ...  

In Horse & Hound's Badminton Horse Trials preview issue (on sale 26 April 2012), we brought you 30 money-saving vouchers that could be redeemed at stands in the shopping village. Follow news of Badminton's cancellation, H readers can still claim special ...  

MYSORE: Mysore Badminton Clinic (MBC), a non-profit centre, will conduct a monthlong badminton summer coaching camp for children in 6-17 age group at Vontikopal Club from April 15. Twenty orphans will be given free training and badminton kits at ...  

As well as the upcoming London Olympics Games, this year's Badminton had been given added significance by the fact Britain's world number one William Fox-Pitt was gunning ... flooded," Badminton director Hugh Thomas said Monday. "Further rain is due ...  

Malaysia will bank on World Number one Lee Chong Wei, Daren Liew and Hafiz Hashim while Korea will have services of the maestro Lee Hyun Il, Shon Wan Ho, Hong Ji Hoon and Lee Dong Keun. The badminton king Lee Chong Wei will lead his team by playing as ...  

BADMINTON, England (AP) -The Badminton Horse Trials, the most prestigious four-star competition in world equestrian eventing, has been canceled because of heavy rain that left the course waterlogged. The trials had been due to start Friday with two days of ...  

The evening starts at 7.30pm. and tickets are £10 each from Jane Peace or Alan Bennett. The Badminton Wales Junior Open Series finals at the Flash Leisure Centre in Welshpool saw a three-way tie at the top of the under 13 boys singles table, with Mold’s ...  

British equestrian performance manager Yogi Breisner says preparation for London 2012 will not be affected by the Badminton Horse Trials being rained off. Team manager Yogi Breisner said the team had contingency plans after the Badminton washout (Picture ...  

A couple of ill-timed penalties cost the Windsor Clippers a chance at gaining a weekend split in OLA junior B lacrosse action ... The Clippers were ahead 11-9 in the third when Jordan Faubert and Cody Holmes were sent off with minor penalties at 11:43.  

Top shuttler Ajay Jayaram, ranked 29th in the world, has pulled out of the NSCI All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament to be held here from tomorrow. Jayaram, who has reached the quarterfinals of the men's singles in the Vietnam Grand Prix Open that ...  

Overlooking Reynolds Channel, Long Beach High School teaches some 1,395 students in grades 9 through 12, including students from Island Park School District. The school has science and computer labs, art studios, bilingual and alternative school programs ...  

Foxham event rider Georgie Spence said on Twitter: "Can't believe Badminton is cancelled!!!.'' International eventer and London 2012 hopeful Laura Collett, who is based on the Membury Estate near Marlborough added on Twitter: "Absolutely gutted that ...  

Duncan Christian defeated Dwight 10-1 and Nanaimo Christian 8-3 in the series of singles and doubles matches. Nanaimo Christian grabbed the second qualifying spot for the island finals at St. Michael's University School with a 7-4 victory over Dwight.  

Fox-Pitt last night added the Kentucky crown to his Burghley victory seven months ago - both aboard Parklane Hawk - but his Badminton hopes have ... and partially flooded," Badminton director Hugh Thomas said. "Further rain is due this week, leaving ...  

That means the likes of Highworth's Paul Tapner and Membury's Laura Collett, alongside a host of other Wiltshire stars, will not compete. Badminton was due to start on Thursday and finish on Monday. A statement on the event's official website said ...  

Day two will see the start of Rounds One and Two with a number of high quality matches in prospect. Some of the key matches taking place on Friday include Karyn Cecilia Velez against Anastasia Prokopenko, while Rena Wang goes up against Anu Niemien.  

Damned rain. So disappointing Badminton Horse Trials is off. Huge shame for the riders, esp @foxpitteventing going for the Rolex bonus. The Football Association has approached West Bromwich Albion manager Roy Hodgson regarding the England manager job.  

Paul D. Schreiber High School represents the community of Port Washington, serving as a model of fine education practices, outstanding academic programs and excellence in teaching. As a result of Schreiber's fine academic standing, leadership and vision ...  

James D. Wigglesworth Jr. was 10 when he picked up a badminton racquet for the first time and launched a shuttlecock. It was love at first flight. Mr. Wigglesworth went on to win the Chicago District Badminton Singles Championship in his age ...  

Kozhikode, May 2 (PTI):Refuting the charge that Badminton Development Trust was one of those trusts which had reportedly been allotted a huge area of land by Calicut University,giving rise to a controversy, its secretary today said BDT was formed in 2010 ...  

It had been given added significance this year by Britain’s world number one William Fox-Pitt going for the £220,000 Rolex Grand Slam, a prize awarded for any rider that wins consecutive Burghley, Kentucky and Badminton titles. On Sunday night Fox-Pitt ...  

These include Laura Collett, a top 10 finisher last year, Polly Stockton, Oliver Townend, who won Badminton and Burghley in 2009, Lucy Wiegersma and the Queen's grand-daughter Phillips, whose Badminton challenge will be on the consistent High Kingdom.  

Nhan Dan Online – Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has leapt up two spots to reclaim his place in the top ten of the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings, released on April 11. Tien Minh finished as the runner-up at the ...  

It looks Malaysian badminton maestro Lee Chong Wei has got rid of horrible memories of recent past as he showed determination to escort his country to glory in Thomas Cup Finals and 2012 London Olympics. The esteemed team event Thomas Cup is going to be ...  

New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) For the first time in Olympics, Indian badminton will see a record participation from five players in four different categories. According to the new world rankings released Thursday, Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap, Jwala Gutta, Ashwini Ponnappa and V. Diju made the cut. While Saina qualified on the basis of [...]  

JOHOR BAHARU, May 5 (Bernama) -- National badminton aces Datuk Lee Chong Wei and Muhammad Hafiz Hashim will be meeting Indonesian players in the semifinals of the Malaysian Open Grand Prix (GP) Gold Championship 2012 here Saturday. Chong Wei, the world ...  

Qingdao (China), April 19 (IANS) India’s top shuttler Saina Nehwal, World No.5, crashed out of the Asian Badminton Championship with a shocking second round loss in the women’s singles here Thursday. With the loss, India’s campaign also came to an end on just the third day of the tournament. Saina, seeded fifth, suffered a surprise [...]  

JOHOR BAHARU, 4 MAY, 2012: National badminton aces Datuk Lee Chong Wei and Muhammad Hafiz Hashim will be meeting Indonesian players in the semifinals of the Malaysian Open Grand Prix (GP) Gold Championship 2012 here tomorrow.  

Jakarta: Lee Yong Dae donated his T-shirt to a good cause last month. On Thursday, it was Lee Chong Wei’s turn. The legendary Malaysian player has given away his racket for an auction to support Solibad — Badminton without Borders.  

India's ace women's badminton player Saina Nehwal is very skillful and has the potential to win a medal at this year's London Olympics, provided she continues to work hard, feels World No. 1 male shuttler Lee Chong Wei. "The ultimate goal of ...  

NEW DELHI: It is going to be his last Olympics and Malaysia's top shuttler Datuk Lee Chong Wei says his only aim is to deliver the country's first ever-gold medal in badminton. Asked if he feels the pressure, Chong Wei said that "as the country's top seed ...  

NEW DELHI: World No. 17 ranked South Korean Shon Wan-Ho upset Lee Chong Wei 21-18, 14-21, 21-19 to win the men's singles title in the India Open badminton championships here on Sunday.  

Three Chinese players are expected to qualify for the Olympic Games including Lin Dan, Chen Long and Chen Jin. The World Number 5 Jin, who has recently won the Men’s Singles title at Badminton Asia Championships, has virtually qualified for Olympics.  

Despite their intense rivalry, badminton aces Datuk Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan symbolise the cementing of ties between Malaysia and China in diplomacy, trade and on a people-to-people level. DATUK Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan are seen as the faces of ...  

JOHOR BARU: Datuk Lee Chong Wei has initiated a fund to pay for the treatment of state badminton player Gan Cheng Wei who was recently diagnosed with leukemia.  

IT was indeed sad to read about the plight of budding Johor badminton player Gan Cheng Wei 19, who is battling leukaemia. Despite his busy schedule World No 1 Datuk Lee Chong Wei took time off his busy training and competition schedule to visit the gusty ...  

Malaysia's world No.1 shuttler, Lee Chong Wei, says he wants to enjoy his last Olympics and go out on a high. Lee Chong Wei is eyeing the gold medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games as it would be his last. The current badminton men’s singles world No.1 ...  

NAGPUR: India badminton coach Edwin Iriawan wasn't too worried when things weren't going Saina Nehwal's way last year. He had faith in her potential. He now wants her well-wishers to support her whole-heartedly as she is easily one of the best ...  

HYDERABAD: In a badminton-crazy country like Indonesia, everyone remembers the heroics of Saina Nehwal not Sachin Tendulkar. And many are already curious about the two-time Indonesian Open Super Series champion’s chances in Olympics. But if everything ...  

PETALING JAYA: Defending champions Lee Chong Wei and Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong face contrasting fortunes in the Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament in Johor Baru from May 1-6.  

As expected, Chinese qualifier Xiao Jia Chen walked into Saina Nehwal's quarter of the draw after the qualifying rounds of the Yonex Sunrise India Open badminton tournament at the Siri Fort Stadium here on Tuesday. Chen, who knocked out Saina on way to the ...  

Saina Nehwal has claimed that the Yonex-Sunrise Indian Open 2012 OSIM BWF World Super Series will be at the same level as the 2012 London Olympics. The badminton tournament, to be held at the Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi, will start on April 24 ...  

JOHOR BARU: There were highs and lows and more coaching blues for the national badminton team in the recently concluded Malaysian Open Grand Prix Gold here.  

PETALING JAYA: Back-up shuttler Chong Wei Feng will accomplish two things if he upsets China’s Chen Jin in the opening round of the Asian Badminton Championships (ABC) at Qingdao in China today. A win may give Wei Feng an instant spot in the Thomas Cup ...  

Saina Nehwal cut a disappointing figure as she lost to South Korea’s Youn Joo Bae, 21-19 21-10 in the second round of the Indian Open Super Series badminton championships on Thursday. Saina, along with the gathered Indian crowd, was stunned by the quick ...  

NAGPUR: Indian badminton coach Edwin Iriawan wasn't a worried man when things weren't going Saina Nehwal's way last year. He was aware of her potential. The Indonesian now wants all to give respect to country's best bet at the Olympics and is ...  

New Delhi: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal crossed the first hurdle with a straight-game victory but India overall had a bitter-sweet day at the Asia Badminton Championship at Qingdao, China on Wednesday. World number five Saina thrashed China ...  

India’s top badminton player Saina Nehwal Saturday said a good performance in the upcoming India Open will boost her chances for a medal at the London Olympics though her draw in the Super Series event, she admitted, was "very tough". “It is a really ...  

Wan, who was assured his Olympic berth when he defeated Denmark ... With the women’s doubles pair of Yixin Bao and Qianxin Zhong losing the final and no other Chinese contender in the other three categories, the badminton powerhouse needed ...  

He pointed out that  at present Indian Badminton seems to revolve around  Saina Nehwal.”Not many players  in this country can match up to the standard set by Saina” Hidayat, who won a gold in the 2004 Athens Olympics told media persons here today ...  

New Delhi: Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal will open her campaign against Asian Games bronze medallist Yip Pui Yin of Hong Kong in the India Open World Superseries tournament, starting here on April 24. The event will also double up as the final ...