Lee Chong finally won one of the three major badminton achievements on the planet, showing his number one spot on the world ranking is indeed well-deserved. He entered history in Birmingham today by beating Japan's Samurai Kenichi Tago to win the coveted All England title. Raphael Sachetat, ...
Tine Rasmussen became the centennial women’s singles All England Champion today and claimed a second title in three years and gained sweet revenge over Wang Yihan of China in a repeat of the 2009 final. By Mark Phelan (Live in Birmingham) Photos: BadmintonPhoto.com (Live )
Kenichi Tago, the current world number 20, pulled off the shock of that day at the All England as against the odds he defeated Bao Chunlai, the conqueror of the mighty Lin Dan, to advance to a final where he will meet world number one Lee Chong Wei. By Mark Phelan (live in Birmingham). Phot...
Denmark sensationally succeeded in getting 3 of their four semi-finalists through to tomorrow's All England finals and is guaranteed at least one gold medal as both men’s doubles pairings of Boe/Mogensen and Paaske/Rasmussen bridged a 43-year gap to fill an all-Danish All England men’s double...
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