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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 [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.…
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…
Sunday 13 October 2024 – To start off the Finals Day action, mixed doubles was first on. The Singapore pair Wesley Eng Keat Koh/Jin Yu Jia have had an impressive run during the tournament, beating two seeded opponents to earn their spot in the finals. The other finalists, Chen Cheng Kuan/Lee Chih Chen, have had…
Friday 11 October 2024 – The third day of Yonex Bendigo International concluded all round of 16’s across the 5 disciplines, as remaining players charge ahead into the quarter final stage. Action was intense from match number one, with the young Australian mixed duo Jordan Wang/ Sarah Ung up against Wilson Li from Australia and…