MAXX North Harbour International Finals Wrap
It was a true battle in the Men’s Doubles, the first three-game showdown of the day which was also a rematch from last week’s Final at the Roketto Sydney International, where the Japanese secured victory.
New Zealand’s Edward Lau and Shaunna Li through to XD Final | MAXX North Harbour International Semi Finals Wrap and Finals Preview
Mixed Doubles Shaunna Li/Edward Lau [NZL] came out firing in the first game of the Semi Final against Alvin Morada/Airah Mae Nicole Albo [PHI]. They powered ahead to a five-point lead at the first interval and continued all the way to game-point at 20-14. A few mistakes allowed their opponents to get back up to…
MAXX North Harbour International | Quarter Finals Wrap
Women’s Singles Quarter Final Results: It was an all-Singapore battle between Jaslyn Hooi [SGP] and Joelle Jia Ya Chee [SGP] in a thrilling three-game encounter that lasted 75 minutes. Chee, who made it through to the Main Draw through qualifying, took the first 22-20 over Hooi. However, Hooi’s skill and experience came to the forefront,…
Lau and Li survive three-game thriller to progress to XD Quarter Finals | MAXX North Harbour International Day 2 Wrap
Mixed Doubles: In one of the last matches of the day, Edward Lau and Shaunna Li’s [NZL] hope of making it through to the Quarter Finals almost looked to be dashed by Li-Wei Po and Yen Yu Lin [TPE]. The New Zealanders, who are also North Harbour players, remained close to their opponents in the…
MAXX North Harbour International | Day 1 Wrap
It was a very proud moment when the three words “love, all, play” were spoken this morning to kick off Day 1 of the MAXX North Harbour International. It had been nearly 21 months since a match had been played at the venue due to the devastating damage caused by floods in back 2023, but…
Roketto Sydney International | Finals Recap
Women’s Doubles The first clash of the day was the Women’s Doubles Final rematch from last week in Bendigo between Chinese Taipei pairs Chih Chen Lee and Lin Yen Yu against Yin-Hui Hsu and Jhih Yun Lin. Command in the first game was neck-and-neck for the first few minutes before Hsu and Lin managed to…
Australians Nozomi Shimizu and Andika Ramadiansyah through to Mixed Doubles Final | Roketto Sydney International Finals Preview
Mixed Doubles: Cheng Kuan Chen/Yin-Hui Hsu [TPE] v Nozomi Shimizu/Andika Ramadiansyah [AUS] Australian pair Nozomi Shimizu and Andika Ramadiansyah have booked themselves into Sunday’s Roketto Sydney International Final after a dominant 21-18, 21-11 victory over Chinese Taipei’s Li-Wei Po and Yen Yu Lin. After being knocked out during the Quarter Finals at last week’s YONEX…
New Zealand’s Edward Lau and Shaunna Li secure tough three-game match to book themselves into Saturday’s Quarter Finals | Roketto Sydney International Day 3 Wrap
A shift to hot and sticky conditions for Day 3 at the Roketto Sydney International certainly put the players to the test during the Round of 16. However, New Zealand Mixed Doubles pair Shaunna Li and Edward Lau took it in their stride this morning during their clash against Christian Bernardo and Elanor Christine Inlayo…
Paris Olympian Tiffany Ho survives tough three-game test, Macau’s Pang Fang Pui eliminates Men’s Singles No.1 seed | Roketto Sydney International Day 2 Wrap
Paris Olympian Tiffany Ho [AUS] stuck to what she does best today to lock in her spot in the Women’s Singles Round of 16 at the Roketto Sydney International. The No. 5 seed Sydneysider summed up her strategy to win the 64-minute 21-12, 24-26, 21-9 clash against Yuan Chi Liao [TPE] perfectly after the match.…
New Zealand’s Jeffrey and Villegas progress, while Japan’s Fujiwara wins three-game thriller | Roketto Sydney International Day 1 Wrap
Two years of on-court experience between New Zealanders Adam Jeffrey and Justine Villegas showed its strength today during the pair’s opening Mixed Doubles Round of 32 win over Australians Frederick Zhao and Yuelin Zhang at the Roketto Sydney International. After bowing out during the Round of 16 last week at the YONEX Bendigo International, the…