Paris: 2024 marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, and it also coincides with the 2024 Olympic Games being held in Paris. At such a historic juncture, badminton superstar, the badminton double Grand Slam winner, and Olympic champion Lin Dan has organized the “Paris 100 China-France Badminton Charity Gala”, inviting 3 other badminton legends, Lee Chong Wei, Taufik Hidayat, and Peter Gade to join him on the banks of the Seine River, and at the center of Paris – the Eiffel Tower. Click here if you are not able to see the video below: On ..read more

Ningbo: Indonesia’s men’s singles World No. 5 Jonatan Christie said his victory at the 2024 Badminton Asia Championships (BAC) and previously at the 2024 All England will serve as a boost for his consistency in upcoming important tournaments. Highlights of Jonatan Christie vs. Li Shifeng in the 2024 BAC final: “I didn’t expect to become champion again after winning the All England this year. It’s a booster to my morale so that in the future I can be more consistent and better in terms of performance and everything,” said Christie. Christie emerged as the champion of BAC 2024 after defeating ..read more

Saarbrücken: Carolina Marín secured her 7th consecutive women’s singles European Championships title, while Anders Antonsen clinched his 2nd European Championships men’s singles title after 2021. Match point – Carolina Marin vs. Kirsty Gilmour in the 2024 European Championships final: The European Badminton Championships staged its finals on Sunday, with the defending champion and top seed Carolina Marin of Spain facing Scotland’s 4th seed Kirsty Gilmour in the women’s singles final. After 47 minutes of effort, Marin emerged victorious with a score of 21-11, 21-18, achieving a remarkable 7th ..read more

Ningbo: The Worl No. 19 men’s pair from Malaysia – Nur Izzuddin/Goh Sze Fei, will face off against the World No. 3 pair from China, Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang, in the final of the Badminton Asia Championships (BAC) in Ningbo, China on Sunday. This will be the second meeting for both pairs since the first-round clash at the 2023 Malaysia Open. Highlights of Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin vs. Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik In the 2024 BAC Semi-Finals: At that time, Izzuddin/Goh had to concede to their opponents in a three-set battle. Therefore, Sunday’s final will be the perfect stage for Izzuddin/Goh to se ..read more

Ningbo: Malaysia secured 2 spots in the men’s doubles semi-finals after Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin and Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik advanced to the final four of the Badminton Asia Championships (BAC) on Friday. Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin produced a sensational comeback to eliminate the Tokyo 2020 Olympic champions from Taiwan, Lee Yang/Wang Chi Lin, in the quarterfinal action held in Ningbo, China. Highlights of Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin vs. Lee Yang/Wang Chi Lin in the 2024 BAC quarterfinals: After losing the first set 19-21, Goh/Izzuddin showed remarkable resilience as they bounced back to win the ..read more

Ningbo: Malaysia’s World No. 11 Lee Zii Jia successfully advanced to the men’s singles quarterfinals of this year’s Badminton Asia Championships. His next opponent will be this year’s All-England champion, World No. 5 Jonatan Christie of Indonesia. Highlights of Lee Zii Jia vs. Chou Tien Chen in the 2024 Badminton Asia Championships second round: Lee started his round of 16 matches on Thursday by defeating Taiwan’s World No. 15 Chou Tien-Chen with scores of 21-15, 21-17. With this victory, he secured his fourth win in their ninth encounter. Lee, 26, attributed his victory to maintaining comp ..read more

Ningbo: Three Malaysian men’s badminton doubles pairs all achieved victories on Wednesday at the 2024 Badminton Asia Championships, with World No. 19 Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin bravely defeating South Korea’s reigning World Champions Kang Min Hyuk/Seo Seung Jae 21-13, 21-18, advancing to the round of 16! Highlights of Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin vs. Kang Min Hyuk/Seo Seung Jae in 2024 Badminton Asia Championships first round: Goh/Izzuddin achieved a 2-2 career head-to-head record against the World No. 2 pair after Wednesday’s victory and will play China’s World No. 11 Ren Xiangyu/He Jiting next ..read more

Taipei: Taiwan’s World No. 15 Chou Tien Chen, after winning the 2024 Thailand Masters in February, revealed to the public that he had battled cancer last year. However, Chou has been reluctant to discuss the matter further. But recently, in an interview with the BWF official website, Chou Tien Chen once again mentioned his experience of discovering his cancer and admitted that he didn’t want to use that as an excuse because he had bigger goals in mind. In the interview, Chou Tien Chen disclosed that he discovered he had colorectal cancer in April last year, just before the Asian Championships ..read more

Tokyo: On March 30th 2024, the Japanese Badminton Association had officially released their rosters for both the men’s and women’s teams for the Thomas and Uber Cup. The roster, headlined by an aging men’s group with Kento Momota and a young star on the women’s side with Miyazaki Tomoka, has sparked a decent bit of conversation over the choices made for the roster, specifically with the men’s side. The Japanese team had sent four men’s singles players: Kenta Nishimoto (World No. 12), Koki Watanabe (World No. 22), Kodai Naraoka (World No. 6), and last but not least Kento Momota (World No. 52 ..read more

Madrid: Singapore’s World No. 11 Loh Kean Yew emerged victorious at the 2024 Spain Masters, defeating French rising star World No. 25 Toma Junior Popov in a nail-biting men’s singles final. Meanwhile, the Malaysian pairing of Wan Arif Junaidi and Yap Roy King secured a well-deserved runner-up finish in the men’s doubles event. Highlights of Loh Kean Yew vs. Toma Junior Popov in the 2024 Spain Masters final: Loh displayed his tactical prowess and mental fortitude throughout the tournament. The final against Popov was a rollercoaster ride, with both players showcasing their attacking skills. L ..read more