Road toll burden for shuttlersBEING on the road for so long does have its effects, but independent mixed doubles Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing are hoping to go one up by clearing the group stages of the BWF World Tour Finals, which start today in Bali.
Soon Huat-Shevon happy to give up their spot to young playersMixed doubles Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai are not disappointed despite failing to make the team for the Sudirman Cup in Vantaa, Finland from Sept 26-Oct 3.
Smashing young shuttlersFORMER world No 1 Lee Chong Wei fully supports the BA of Malaysia’s (BAM) decision to field young players at the Sudirman Cup in Finland and the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals in Denmark this year.
In danger of coming home empty-handedThe Malaysian badminton team have fallen short in their bid to match their previous Olympic record of three silver medals achieved in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 after men’s doubles Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik crashed out in the semi-finals in Tokyo yesterday.
Testing time on the courtsThe national shuttlers had their first taste of the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza, the Olympic badminton venue, with an hour-long training session in Tokyo yesterday. The badminton competition starts on Saturday and ends on Aug 2.
Zii Jia the one to watchLee Zii Jia is now the most feared badminton player in the world, and he will be the one to watch at the Tokyo Olympics, which begins on Friday.
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