MEN’S SINGLES Tze Yong Ng (MAS) vs Lee Hyun Il (KOR)[1] 23-21 5-1 Retired There’s a very bright future ahead for Tze Yong Ng. His first year on the Open circuit after reaching the Quarter-Finals in last year’s BWF World Junior Championships and Badminton Asia Junior Championships, and he’s nearing the end of 2019 with…
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Semi-Final highlights from the South Australia International 2019
Three days of scintillating action simmered down to an epic evening of Semi-Finals action in Adelaide. The Regional Champions from Australia, Setyana Mapasa and Gronya Somerville, got the night off to a winning start, followed by a string of thrillers, including a slight scare for Malaysia’s Tan Boon Heong and Shia Chun Kang. Men’s Singles…
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Australia’s Mapasa and Somerville ease into the Semi-Finals before Ming Chen and Yingzi stun the second seeds in the Mixed – South Australia International 2019
The South Australia International 2019 Quarter-Finals came to a dramatic end this afternoon as one of the biggest contenders for the Mixed Doubles title were knocked out of the competition. Ming Chen and Yingzi held their nerve as they let the second seeds recover from 20-17 in the second game, before letting Simon and Gronya…
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Top seeded Chew Brothers and Finnish Singles stars overwhelmed on day two at the South Australia International 2019
Pictured: Phillip and Ryan Chew. Photo credit: Badminton Photo An intense day of competition has seen numerous seeds fall with particularly surprising results in the Men’s and Women’s Doubles. Croatia’s Durkinjak was the first seed to fall on day two, followed by an immense victory for Australia’s 15-year-old Jack Yu against a fellow compatriot and…
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Pacific Island juniors celebrate a tremendous Finals day at the Anchor AIMS Games
Since Monday 9 – Friday 13 September, juniors from Tonga, Samoa and the Cook Islands have joined the intermediate school players from New Zealand in the badminton competition while competing in the Anchor AIMS Games in Tauranga, New Zealand. The event gives 11-13 year olds an opportunity to compete as an individual or in a…
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Australian prodigy Jack Yu celebrates an impressive win on his fifteenth birthday – South Australia International 2019
In one of his biggest tournaments to date, Australia’s Jack Yu is celebrating a second-round victory on his fifteenth birthday at the South Australia International 2019. The youngster lifted the Mixed Team and Mixed Doubles title at this year’s VICTOR Oceania Championships and today he has booked a boost of World Ranking points at the…
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Several shock upsets across the Singles draw while Oceania’s Mixed pairs take control at South Australia International 2019
Australia’s Anthony Joe was one of the first seeds to fall on day one of the South Australia International 2019, with another shock exit from last week’s Women’s Singles Champion in Perth, and this week’s third seed from Chinese Taipei, Liang Ting Yu. Alap Mishra (IND) vs Anthony Joe (AUS)[13] 21-11 21-18 Natsuki Nidaira (JPN)…
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Australia’s Boris Ma is back in the game and proud of his sister’s Olympic quest
Between the years of 2005 and 2011, Australia’s Boris Ma collected a number of Men’s Singles titles in the Under 15, 17 and 19 National Championships. Additionally, Ma was a finalist at the 2007 Victorian International (International Series) and a Semi-Finalist at 2009 Victorian International Future Series, the latter including a defeat to the present…
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BWF World Junior Champions Mixed Team Draw released
Top junior players from around the world will congregate in Kazan, Russia to compete in the BWF World Junior Championships 2019, where a total of 43 teams are set to take part. The Mixed Team event will take place from 30 September – 5 October, before the Individual competitions takes place from 7 – 13…
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Perth International 2019 Finals: Tan Boon Heong and Shia Chun Kang pick up their first title, while Chinese Taipei swipe the remaining gold
MEN’S SINGLES Chi Yu Jen (TPE)[7] vs Liu Wei Chi (TPE)[8] 21-16 21-18 Without dropping a game and barely letting his opponents getting past double figures until the Semi-Finals, Chi Yu Jen ended his victorious week with a spectacular performance against his higher ranked compatriot. His opponent, Liu Wei Chi entered today’s fresh off the…
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Semi-Final highlights from the Perth International 2019
Kok Xian Tan and Kha Yan Wong, Malaysia. Photo credit: @jbmedia_perth Men’s Singles The eighth seed from Chinese Taipei brought his A-game to the court this afternoon against his higher ranked compatriot (131 to his 331), as he stunned the first seed in two thrilling games. Meanwhile, Chinese Chi Yu Jen kept a tight grasp…
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Quarter-Final highlights at the Perth International 2019
Pictured: Buwaneka Goonethilleka, Sri Lanka. Photo credit: @jbmedia_perth (Instagram) The day opened with a number of three-game thrillers as the Chinese Taipei whitewash of the Women’s Singles brought some thrilling performances to Kingsway Indoor Stadium in Perth. Yang Yu-Chi (TPE) vs Huang Yu-Hsun (TPE) 21-11 13-21 21-19 Hung En-Tzu (TPE)[5] vs Chen Li (TPE) 21-11…
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Keith Edison chases Oceania Tour prize while Chinese Taipei seize control of the Women’s Singles and Doubles in Perth
Pictured: Keith Edison. Photo Credit: @jbmedia_perth (Instagram) The second day ended with the round of 16 across all five disciplines as the Quarter-Finalists are decided at this year’s Perth International 2019. Last week’s Champions from the Australian Junior International in Melbourne opened proceeding with an emphatic victory over their Australian opposition. The 17-year-olds put the…
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The Perth International is a stepping stone into the future for Denmark’s Thea Geil
Pictured: Thea Geil, Denmark (left) and Chen You-Chi, Chinese Taipei (right). Photo credit: @jbmedia_perth (Instagram) Tournaments across the world have seen an influx of players chasing qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The increased participation means it’s harder for the lower-ranked players to meet the qualification criteria when the entry list is in such…
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Kiribati’s Teitiria Utimawa ecstatic with first international win at the Perth International 2019
From the distant islands in the Pacific to the West Coast of Australia, 26-year-old Teitiria Utimawa is reveling in her first-round success and first ever international win at the BWF Future Series event in Perth. Her opponent from Australia, Radhika Swain, made it through to the main draw after winning her qualification match this morning.…
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