The Badminton World Federation (BWF) said on Thursday the Hong Kong Open due to take place in November has been canceled for the third straight year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the complexities of quarantine measures in the city. The event, a Super 500 tournament, was due to take place in Kowloon on […] The post Hong Kong Open canceled due to COVID-19 quarantine restrictions appeared first on Inquirer Sports ..read more

A Philippine national badminton team that is nearing peak form will be ready to face the tall odds of bringing home a medal when the postponed 31st edition of the Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) rolls along in May next year. Confined in a bubble setup at Power Smash Makati since March, the national shuttlers are […] The post Shuttlers set modest SEAG 2022 goal appeared first on Inquirer Sports ..read more

Kento Momota feared he would be unable to play badminton again after a road accident in Malaysia left him with serious injuries last year, but having returned to full fitness the world No.1 says he is gunning for gold at the Tokyo Olympics. Japanese shuttler Momota, 26, fractured his nose and right eye socket, and […] The post Japan’s Momota eyes Olympic gold after recovering from crash appeared first on Inquirer Sports ..read more

Japan’s badminton world number one Kento Momota shrugged off nerves to make a winning return to competition in Tokyo Wednesday, nearly a year after suffering serious injuries in a car crash. Momota beat Koshiro Moriguchi 21-12, 21-14 in the first round of the All-Japan championships, marking his return from the accident that left him fearing […] The post World badminton number one Momota back from car crash with a win appeared first on Inquirer Sports ..read more

Mark Shelley Alcala continued his domination of Michael Cudiamat, 21-8, 21-19, to keep his men’s singles title in the Smart National Open Badminton tournament 2015 at Powersmash Badminton Center in Makati City over the weekend. The post Alcala crushes Cudiamat appeared first on Inquirer Sports ..read more

Top seed Kevin Cudiamat disposed of HP’s JC Clarito, 23-25, 21-10, 21-13, yesterday to barge into the third round of the Bingo Bonanza National Open Badminton Tournament at CW Home Depot Ortigas in Pasig. The post Cudiamat reaches 3rd round appeared first on Inquirer Sports ..read more

NATIONAL University and University of the Philippines claimed Final Four berths in men’s badminton, while La Salle and University of the East sustained their strong start in women’s basketball in the UAAP over the weekend. Both the Bulldogs and the Maroons stayed unbeaten in five games after downing separate opponents in men’s badminton at Rizal […] The post NU, UP shuttlers gain semis; La Salle, UE lady cagers score appeared first on Inquirer Sports ..read more

India swelled with pride on Saturday after badminton champion P.V. Sindhu became the first woman in the country’s history to win an Olympic silver medal. The shuttler was unable to strike gold but clinched the silver with her aggressive defence as she forced world number one, Carolina Marin of Spain, to three games in the […] The post India cheers first woman to win silver medal appeared first on Inquirer Sports ..read more

China missed out on Olympic women's doubles badminton gold for the first time since the 1992 Barcelona Games on Tuesday when Tang Yuanting and Yu Yang lost in the semi-finals. The post Olympics: China suffer more badminton misery appeared first on Inquirer Sports ..read more

An Australian badminton player spoiled himself in a plentiful fast food feast after his dismal loss during the Rio Olympics. The post After loss, Aussie Olympian binges on fast food appeared first on Inquirer Sports ..read more