Olympic champ Axelsen cruises to first Hong Kong Open titleHONG KONG: Double Olympic badminton champion Viktor Axelsen cruised to his maiden Hong Kong Open title on Sunday, defeating China’s Lei Lanxi 21-9, 21-12.
China’s Lu Guangzu ends badminton title drought at Korea OpenSEOUL: China’s Lu Guangzu won his first title on badminton’s world tour in six years when he beat Taiwan’s Lee Chia-hao in the Korea Open final on Sunday.
Viktor Axelsen, ‘calm competitive dragon’ of Danish badmintonCOPENHAGEN: Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen lost his world number one ranking in June after 131 weeks at the top, but the reigning Olympic badminton champion is dead set on defending his gold medal in Paris.
Axelsen and Antonsen’s all-Danish final possible at Paris 2024KUALA LUMPUR: The Olympic Games men's singles badminton competition has seen a final featuring two players from the same country only once, during its debut at the 1992 Barcelona Games.
Axelsen looks to get the balance right before badminton title defenceLONDON: Tokyo badminton gold medallist Viktor Axelsen is not resting on his laurels ahead of the Paris Olympics but the Dane is being careful not to overdo it in training having reached the age of 30.
Key match-ups in Thomas Cup battle between Malaysia and DenmarkFANS can expect an explosive encounter between Lee Zii Jia-led Malaysia and Denmark on Tuesday as both former Thomas Cup champions eye the top spot in Group D.
Denmark hurdle for MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia are in for a tough time with Group D rivals Denmark ahead of the Thomas Cup Finals in Chengdu, China from April 28-May 5.
BA of Malaysia plays it wellTHE BA of Malaysia (BAM) operates like a well-oiled factory, consistently churning out top-tier shuttlers who have brought glory to the nation for decades.
Star power and moneyAs a badminton writer for the past decade, I have never found myself in a situation so perplexing as the Lee Zii Jia versus BAM saga.
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