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SS FINALS SF – The prince steps up to the throne

Posted on December 17, 2011 | No Comments
Chen Long kicked off a red-letter day for China at the Li-Ning BWF Super Series Finals. Team China ceded no ground to the visitors and will be vying for all five Super Series Final titles...
SS FINALS Day 3 – Saina tops Group Stage via a clean slate

Posted on December 16, 2011 | No Comments
Saina Nehwal weathered the resilient Wang Xin to top Group A with a 2-game win 21-17, 22-20 preventing the possibility of an all-Chinese women’s singles final. The Indian sensation meets Denmark’s Tine Baun, while Wang...
SS FINALS Day 2 – World no. 1’s narrowly escape elimination

Posted on December 16, 2011 | No Comments
After suffering a narrow loss to teammates Chai/Guo on Day 1, World #1 Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng were under pressure in a must-win match against Japanese pair Hashimoto/Hirata in a men’s doubles group that...
SS FINALS Day 1 – Sung and Jung come through in the clutch

Posted on December 14, 2011 | No Comments
Day 1 of the Li-Ning BWF World Super Series Finals saw bookend wins for Koreans, against the odds as underdog Sung Ji Hyun and injured Jung Jae Sung came from behind to begin with a...
Chong Wei and Yu/Wang win BWF players of the year award

Posted on December 13, 2011 | No Comments
Lee Chong Wei and the duo of Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang respectively won the men and women’s BWF Player of the Year award. They were given the award during the presentation of the ongoing...
SUPER SERIES FINALS – Draws out

Posted on December 13, 2011 | No Comments
The draw of the Li-Ning OSIM BWF Super Series finals were conducted today in Liuzhou, China, with some inspiring clashes for the round robin stage already. In the men’s singles, Group B features Lin Dan,...
TUC African stage switches from Egypt to Ethiopia

Posted on December 12, 2011 | 2 Comments
The First stage of the Thomas and Uber Cup to be held in Cairo, Egypt, in February (23-28th) has been changed to Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, with one day less of competition (Februay 22-28th). The winner...
KOREA GPG Finals –2 for Jang and 2 for Yoo!

Posted on December 12, 2011 | 1 Comment
Korea struck it rich with 5 gold medals going straight to the pocket of the host nation. Doubles specialist Yeon Seong Yoo took home 2, as did his mixed partner Jang Ye Na. By Emzi...