Badminton

2022 - 5 - 12

Post cover — Image courtesy of "The Star Online"

King, Queen congratulate winning Deaflympic badminton doubles pair (The Star Online)

PETALING JAYA: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah and Tunku Azizah extended congratulations to the country's hearing-impaired women's doubles ...

Shaky Axelsen survives badminton nail-biter (Bangkok Post)

Badminton world champ Viktor Axelsen fended off a gutsy assault from South Korea's Heo Kwang-hee in a three-game thriller at Thailand's Thomas Cup on ...

Korea triumphed over the Danish women 3-0. Ginting held on to claim the match 21-12, 25-27, 21-17, as Indonesia and China were battling it out for a chance to play Japan on Friday. Axelsen, a 28-year-old Dane, started the first game with confidence but lost momentum with a bout of unforced errors, allowing Heo -- who is ranked 31st in the world -- to gallop away to snatch victory 21-13.

Taiwan knocked out of Thomas Cup badminton quarterfinals - Focus ... (Focus Taiwan News Channel)

Taipei, May 12 (CNA) Taiwan failed to advance to the Thomas Cup badminton semifinals on Thursday, as it was edged out by Japan in a seesawing quarterfinal ...

In both the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup, 16 countries are divided into four groups to battle it out in the group stage, after which the two top countries in each group advance to the knockout stage. With Japan's victory in that match, it has advanced to the semifinals, where it will face South Korea. Japan, meanwhile, has advanced to the semifinals, where it will face China, which has won 10 titles in the biennial tournament, five of them from 2004 to 2012.

PM calls on national men's badminton team to continue fight to bring ... (Malay Mail)

BANGKOK, May 12 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has called on the national men's badminton team to continue with their exploits in the 2022 ...

Malaysia last won the Thomas Cup in 1992 when the finals were held in Kuala Lumpur. — Bernama The national men’s badminton team began their campaign by trouncing England 5-0 on Monday (May 9) before handing the United States a similar whitewash a day later to confirm their quarter-final spot. Ismail Sabri said he was proud of the team for their spirited performance at the prestigious badminton tournament that is being held at the Impact Arena here.

Supremos call for review of Thomas Cup Finals schedule (The Star Online)

Several badminton supremos, including Japan's head coach Park Joo-bong and All-Indonesia Badminton Association (PBSI) international relations manager Bambang ...