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Tang Jie-Ee Wei fall to Thais in mixed doubles final

KUALA LUMPUR: National mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei’s dreams of glory were dashed when they lost 12-21, 18-21 to home pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Sapsiree Taerattanachai in the final of the Thailand Masters yesterday. The top-seeded Thais took just 49 minutes to subdue the second-seeded Malaysians at the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok. This is […]

Badminton championship able to promote Sibu to outsiders

SIBU: Deputy Minister of Public Health, Housing, and Local Government Michael Tiang Ming Tee lauded the World Chinese Badminton Federation (WCBF) in Sibu for organising an international badminton championship in the district. According to Tiang, the championship not only nurtures a close relationship among the members of the federation but also promotes the town to the […]

Liek Hou getting along better with new partner Muhammad Fareez

KUALA LUMPUR: National badminton champion Cheah Liek Hou says that he is getting along better with his new partner, Muhammad Fareez Anuar, in the men’s SU5 (physical impairment).doubles event. Since being partnered together last year, Liek Hou said he was happy to see the positive development made with Muhammad Fareez after successfully bagging four international […]

Zii Jia Will rise up again – Jalani

KUALA LUMPUR:  National badminton legend Datuk Seri Jalani Sidek believes national professional men’s singles champion Lee Zii Jia will bounce back from his current decline in performance. Jalani said only time will tell if Zii Jia will ‘roar’ again on the court considering that the 17th ranked player in the world has a good style […]

Centralised training for Sarawak Sukma 2024 badminton players

BY AWANG MUHAMMAD SYAHMI & SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA KUCHING: The Sarawak Badminton Association (SBA) is set to organise centralised training for its players in preparation for the Malaysia Games (Sukma) 2024. SBA honorary secretary Ting Ching Zung revealed that they have identified several players who will be selected to represent Sarawak, and that SBA has […]

Taiwan’s badminton ace Tai Tzu-ying to retire at end of 2024

KAOHSIUNG (Taiwan): After competing on the badminton court for over two decades, Taiwan’s top female shuttler Tai Tzu-ying has announced she will retire at the end of next year. Tai, 28, revealed her retirement plan on Saturday when attending a commercial activity in her hometown of Kaohsiung, according to Central News Agency (CNA). “I plan to retire […]

Tze Yong expected to recover for All England

KUALA LUMPUR: Despite being unwell for the last two weeks, national singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong is still expected to play in the All England 2023 in Birmingham from March 14 to 19. National singles coach Hendrawan said the Commonwealth Games 2022 silver medallist had been suffering from a persistent cough, which had forced him […]

Malaysia fall to India, finish second in group

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia ended their Group B campaign as the runner up after losing to India,1-4 in the 2023 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship (BAMTC) at the Dubai Exhibition Centre in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Thursday. Indian men’s singles ace H.S. Prannoy, the World number nine, gave India a flying start as he clawed […]

Zii Jia distracted by potential legal issue with ex-coach  

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian professional men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia just wants to focus on achieving his best performance level even though his former coach Indra Wijaya may take legal action against him for alleged breach of contract. The world number four ranked player was also perplexed about the whole matter, saying that the two […]

Aaron, Wooi Yik get RM500,000 incentive over world title success

KUALA LUMPUR: The country’s top men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik have received an incentive totalling RM500,000 for their success in winning the maiden world title for Malaysia, recently. Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria said each shuttler would receive RM250,000 from the award given by the parent body […]