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SWISS OPEN 2007 – Hat trick for Malaysian duo

Posted on March 18, 2007 | No Comments
Koo Kin Keat and Tan Boon Heong played a magnificent final and entered history as the winners of 3 out of the 4 legs of the Super Series competition. The Malaysians beat Eriksen and Lundgaard...
SWISS OPEN 2007 – Zhang Ning wins Gold

Posted on March 18, 2007 | No Comments
Zhang Ning won the battle of the Chinese Sea when she beat her younger compatriot Lu Lan 21/16 – 21/18 in 36 minutes. The Olympic Champion took the best of this draw where she was the...
SWISS OPEN 2007 – Gade stricken by bad calls

Posted on March 18, 2007 | No Comments
Peter Gade lost his semi-final clash against Chen Jin on Saturday after some disputed lines calls on crucial points towards the end of the match. The Dane, well know for his fair-play spirit, left the...
SWISS OPEN 2007 – Lin, injured, bows out

Posted on March 17, 2007 | No Comments
The image of the day : After losing the first game 25/27 to Indonesia’s Simon Santoso, top seed Lin Dan from China had to withdraw due to injury, trailing 0/5 in the second. The Chinese...
SWISS OPEN 2007 – Peter and Simon to face Chinese

Posted on March 17, 2007 | No Comments
Peter Gade and Simon Santoso beat their respective opponents Kenneth Jonassen and Chen Yu on Friday evening and will face the stars from China, Lin Dan for Santoso and Chen Jin for Gade in the...
SWISS OPEN 2007 – Sony is back

Posted on March 15, 2007 | No Comments
After a great All England, Sony Dwi Kuncoro confirmed his form when he beat Bao Chunlai in the third round of the Wilson Swiss Open on Thursday afternoon. The Chinese was a pale shadow of...
EXCLUSIVE NEWS – Taufik to become a father

Posted on March 14, 2007 | No Comments
A week after skipping the All England Championship, Taufik Hidayat made known today exclusively to Badzine International that he was to become a father. His wife, the pretty Armi Gumelar, is 5 months pregnant. All...
SWISS OPEN 2007 – Qualifying rounds over

Posted on March 14, 2007 | No Comments
The first two days of the qualifying rounds are over and some surpises have already happened in Basel in this fourth leg of the Super Series. Amongst the biggest upsets, was the victory by Thailand’s Chansrisukot...