Published On 18 January,2021 10:27 am The championship would be organized at Abdul Wali Khan Sports Complex, Charsadda. PESHAWAR (APP) – Pakistan Badminton Federation has announced that the 58th National Badminton Championship would be organized at state-of-the-art Abdul Wali Khan Sports Complex, Charsadda from February 2 to 7, 2021, District Sports Officer Peshawar and Charsadda Tehseen Ullah Khan told APP. …

Badminton’s prestigious China and Japan Opens were canceled Wednesday by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) as it announced that four September tournaments in Asia would not be played because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Taipei Open on Sept. 1-6, the Korea Open Sept. 8-13, the China Open Sept. 15-20 and the Japan Open Sept. 22-27 were all axed. “We are …

Staff writer, with CNA, BANGKOK Taiwan’s top-ranked men’s badminton doubles team overcame the 2016 Rio Olympic silver medal winners to take the title at the Yonex Thailand Open in Bangkok yesterday. The world No. 7 Taiwanese pair of Lee Yang (李洋) and Wang Chi-lin (王齊麟) outlasted Tan Wee Kiong (陳蔚強) and Goh V Shem (吳蔚昇) of Malaysia (No. 14) …

Silk Group’s Prince Dahal and Armed Police Force Club’s Jessica Gurung lifted Yonex Sunrise 10th Pushpa Lal Memorial national ranking badminton titles on Sunday. The 17-year-old shuttler, who leaped to third in junior badminton world ranking on Friday, overcame Armed Police Force Club’s Dipesh Dhami 21-18, 21-13 in men’s singles final at the Golbazar covered hall to clinch the title. …

Bangkok, Sunday: Reigning Olympic champion Carolina Marin bolstered her chances of defending in Tokyo later this year after claiming the Thailand Open in Bangkok Sunday over top seed Tai Tzu-ying. Despite having a cold, fourth seed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark was electric in the men’s final against Hong Kong’s Angus Long, ranked eighth, claiming the title in straight sets. Spaniard …

Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen and Spain’s Carolina Marin have won the men’s and women’s singles titles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Yonex Thailand Open today in Bangkok, the first of three competitions in the Thai capital. Olympic champion and fifth seed Marin was dominant in her final against Chinese Taipei’s top seed, Tai Tzu Ying, winning in just 42 minutes …

After a dismal showing in the first Thailand Open, Indian badminton players will have much to prove in the second one. Watch Thailand Open live. Following the Yonex Thailand Open, which saw the entire Indian badminton contingent’s challenge end as in the second round, PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and Co. will seek redemption at the Toyota Thailand Open from January …

BANGKOK: Reigning Olympic champion Carolina Marin has bolstered her chances of defending in Tokyo later this year after claiming the Thailand Open in Bangkok Sunday over top seed Tai Tzu Ying. The former world number one Spaniard was an imposing force with razor sharp smash shots, clever net work and an unmatched level of aggression and agility. Marin screamed in …

Thailand’s Badminton Champion Ratchanok Intanon has been knocked out of the Thailand open by Seventh-seeded An Se-young of South Korea. An Se-young defeated Ratchanok Intanon in straight sets on Friday. Eliminating the former world champion’s progress to the semi-finals of the Thailand Open badminton tournament. The fourth-seeded Thai star was no match for the 18-year-old, who prevailed in the first …

The players will also now have access to physio in their rooms but they will have to take prior appointment as part of the protocols in place. File image of Saina Nehwal. AFP New Delhi: The entire Indian badminton contingent cleared the COVID-19 test on Wednesday and is set to begin training ahead of the Yonex Thailand Open, starting next …