Just five matches on the program on the last day of the Belgian International. But on paper these fixtures were all from the top end of the draws. The women’s singles and doubles and off course the men’s doubles where all the top seeded players could become the new title holders. The men...
All the players left this morning had still a chance to advance to the final, scheduled for tomorrow but at the end of the day only a few players can still dream of the title. Did the top seeded shuttlers live up to the expectations? Or were there some big surprises like yesterday? The second day...
As the victorious Chinese Olympic squad indulge in the adoration of their home fans on their victory tour of China, the European tour lands in Belgium for the first event of this new season. The tour heads to Mechelen, Belgium where a strong field has assembled for this International Challenge-ra...
Four top-seeded Indonesians lived up to expectations by taking titles at the Surabaya Indonesia International Challenge on Saturday. Most notably, Shendy Puspa Irawati and Fran Kurniawan (pictured) took two doubles titles each. Singles saw a couple of firsts with local shuttler Andre Kur...
Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson have played their last match under the British flag as a pair, losing to the eventual Olympic gold medallists in China. Now, Gail has announced her retirement from international badminton while Nathan Robertson is still hungry for more...but needs a new partner. R...
Danger lurked everywhere and there was no way out of the dragon's den for Lee Chong Wei last night. The Malaysian found himself trapped in Lin Dan's flawless set-up to safeguard the last piece of badminton...
The number '8' is regarded an auspicious number for the Chinese, which explains the obsession of having the Games' Opening Ceremony to commence at 8pm on the 8th day of the 8th month of year 2008. Yet,...
33-year-old Zhang Ning won a second Olympic crown to add to her title in Athens and her world championship Gold medal 2003 to enter the legend circle created by her former compatriots Ge Fei and Gu Jun...
After a frenetic start to the 2008 Olympic Games where defending champions and seeds fell way too early, the 7th day of the 29th Olympiad in Beijing was truly sabbatical, as the remaining seeds at the...
One surname has stood out at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Four 'Lee's have made a convincing statement of their presence on the 6th day of the 29th Olympiad: Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, Lee Hyun-Il,...
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