A week after Jung Kyung Eun posted a petition to the Cheong Wa Dae website, the doubles player appeared in a press conference with Korean National Assembly member Jeon Yonggi. Assembly member Jeon referred to Jung Kyung Eun as a … Continue reading →
Continue reading →Former women’s doubles world #2 Jung Kyung Eun has posted a petition challenging what she calls a suspicious and unfair selection process for the national doubles badminton squad. Jung Kyung Eun (pictured top) explained her grievance in the National Petition … Continue reading →
Lee Yang and Wang Chi Lin stretched their streak to 3, winning the men’s doubles title at the World Tour Finals, while Chinese Taipei picked up two as Tai Tzu Ying finally got the better of Carolina Marin. By Don … Continue reading →
Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan score their first win over Choi/Seo but the title at the World Tour Finals they are now eyeing is something they have ample experience with. By Don Hearn. Photos: Badmintonphoto (live) Only one defending champion … Continue reading →
For the second straight day at the World Tour Finals, Korean shuttlers went a perfect 5 for 5, with Choi Sol Gyu and Seo Seung Jae becoming the first of 5 to score the win that would put them atop … Continue reading →
Thailand’s own Pornpawee Chochuwong took down world #1 Tai Tzu Ying in straight games to clinch a spot in the final four at the World Tour Finals. By Don Hearn. Photos: Badmintonphoto (live) Pornpawee Chochuwong (pictured) is making the most … Continue reading →
Rio Olympic bronze medallist Jung Kyung Eun is the highest-profile casualty of the Korean national badminton team tryouts for 2021, while former Korea Masters winner Jeon Hyeok Jin and 2017 World Junior Champion Lee Yu Rim have rejoined the team … Continue reading →
Lee Yang and Wang Chi Lin sparked a string of repeat titles from last Sunday as the Toyota Thailand Open concluded after just 8 games and one new and one Thai champion. By Don Hearn. Photos: Badmintonphoto (live) Finals day … Continue reading →
Home favourites Puavaranukroh/Taerattanachai lead a parade of 4 champions from last week into the finals for further success, while Korean players pulled off 2 reversals from last week, failed at 1, and hope for another. By Don Hearn. Photos: Badmintonphoto … Continue reading →
Mixed doubles again produced the biggest upsets of the day but this time it was Malaysia’s Hoo/Cheah and India’s Rankireddy/Ponnappa punching above their weight. By Don Hearn. Photos: Badmintonphoto (live) On Thursday in Bangkok, the biggest upsets came in mixed … Continue reading →
Thailand’s Supak Jomkoh / Supissara Paewsampran scored the biggest upset in the opening match on Thursday, while none of the matches involving Hong Kong players finished according to seed. By Don Hearn. Photos: Badmintonphoto (live) In the very first match … Continue reading →
The Nippon Badminton Association announced its full roster for 2021 national team, while the Badminton Korea Association has a new Head Coach and a new chair and began national tryouts this week. Photos: Badmintonphoto As reported last month, the Nippon … Continue reading →
Men’s singles world #1 Kento Momota has tested positive for Covid-19, and the Nippon Badminton Association (NBA) has withdrawn its contingent from the upcoming BWF World Tour events in Thailand. Photo: Badmintonphoto Both the Japanese media and the Badminton World … Continue reading →
Recently retired Ayaka Takahashi revealed this week that she is now married to Japanese doubles player Yuki Kaneko. Photos: Badmintonphoto 2020 may have been a year of disappointments and tragedy for so many but some in the badminton world finished … Continue reading →
Kento Momota appeared on court last week, his first outing since the car accident in Malaysia last January but Yuta Watanabe again won twice as many national titles as the world #1. Story and photos (archive) by Miyuki Komiya The … Continue reading →
Retired Korean singles star Bae Yeon Ju has released a series of game lesson videos where she directly corrects incorrect form, strokes, and habits of recreational players by playing directly with them. Since the Korean version of the first video … Continue reading →
