2009 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Articles
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I’ve always wanted to see a new country host the World Badminton Championships. Of course, I feel always happy to go back to the usual badminton powerhouses, but when I heard that India got the bid ...
WORLDS 09 - Flood at Players' Hotel Seals Off Eventful Week (Newsflash/Newsflash) The lack of drainage system in the surroundings of one of the players' hotels in Hyderabad led to a flood in the hotel's lobby on Monday night just when the Korean team was departing for the airport for ...
It was a record three straight for Lin Dan, then finals day at the 2009 Yonex Sunrise BWF World Championships continued by serving up three straight first-time winners. But it was the three games of ...
Kamilla Rytter Juhl, one half of the mixed doubles team that reached the final, thanked Indian food for their performance. "I've had an upset stomach for three days," she said, after the Danes beat Olympic ...
Lin Dan spearheaded the Chinese domination of the 2009 World Championships as all-Chinese finals will be on the cards in three out of the five disciplines at Hyderabad. ...
"It took me a while to realise that I must fight for everything." An exclusive with Jan O Jorgensen (Part 1)
(Players/Players’ Spotlight) If what doesn't break a man will make him stronger, than that was surely the case for Denmark's badminton heir apparent - Jan O Jorgensen - who has been steathily scaling the badminton summit and fighting the odds and roadblocks he has met in his young but promising career thus far. ...
It was at the India Open Grand Prix in March earlier this year that Pi Hongyan announced her return to title-winning form and the French mademoiselle’s love affair with Hyderabad is still going strong after her quarter-final win today over Juliane Schenk. But now she finds herself in familiar territory, ...
WORLDS Day 4 - Saina Pulls off Thriller (Badzine India: News/International) Saina Nehwal caused a million heartbeats to skip as she nearly blew her chances of a quarter-final place at the World Badminton Championships at Gachibowli Stadium on Thursday. By Dev S Sukumar, ...
The 2005 World title conquest of Indonesian-born American Tony Gunawan and his American partner Howard Bach (both pictured) was deemed by many to be the perfect ending to a fairy tale run for the former ...
It was Europe’s two J’s – Juliane Schenk of Germany and Jan O Jorgensen (pictured) of Denmark - who scripted the biggest upsets in the singles events of Day 4 of the World Championships. ...
Austria's Juergen Koch and Peter Zauner left Hyderabad early on Monday morning, following the departure of the English squad over security concerns and the pair didn't have time to explain why they ...
Many a badminton fan across the world had their fingers crossed when rumours broke out that the Chinese team might follow suit with the English team and announce their withdrawal from the World Championships in Hyderabad, ...
WORLDS - An hour of glory (Badzine India: Features/Main feature) There were few witnesses to Steinar Klausen's extraordinary hour on Tuesday, but even they did not even know his name. He will pass off in memory as a blond Norwegian (but of course) who fought toe-to-toe against one of the world's best players at the World Championships; a no-hoper waging a fierce battle against a favourite....
Malaysia's double coach Jeremy Gan's tests came out Negative for Swine Flu, an official told IANS (India's News Agency) on Wednesday night. His condition was stable and good after he had been quarantined ...
PLAYERS FEDERATION - Refugees and politics on the Sidelines of the Worlds
(Players/Players’ Spotlight) The Badminton Players Federation had a meeting on the sidelines of the Worlds and our correspondent gives us a closer look at this important organization and what it does. By Dev S Sukumar, DNA, ...
Dev Sukumar takes a closer look at two Indonesian greats at this year's World Championships: one already a legend and the other hoping he's on his way. ... Being a coach in a badminton-crazy country is harder than being a player. Ask Rexy Mainaky ...
The focus at the World Championships, underway at the Gachibowli Stadium here, continued to remain on issues outside badminton. After England withdrew due to a perceived terror threat on Sunday, Tuesday ...
After the incredible African Championships where the Nigerian team had to forget the Gold medal because they arrived too late for the team event due to a lack of funding, the African players once again ...
Several heavy underdogs from Europe gave a fright to higher-ranked Asians but all weathered the storm, including Korea’s Park Sung Hwan, who finally prevailed over Norway’s Steinar Klausen (pictured). ...
The 2009 Yonex Sunrise BWF World Championships had no sooner kicked off than in the very first match, Dicky Palyama scored himself a sweet victory over 11th seed Bao Chunlai in two quick games of 21-18, ...
WORLDS - Golden Oldies (Badzine India: Features/Main feature) At 53 and 52, Matt Fogarty and Dean Schoppe have no business playing among the world's best badminton players. But then, the Americans, who lost the first round to a courteous Korean pair, are here not really to compete but to prove a point -- that age is no bar in sport....
Korean coach Li Mao, despite being a hated figure in his home country China, pays homage to his old guru. By Dev S Sukumar ...
England Team Spooked by 'Terror Threat', Withdraw from Worlds (Badzine India: News/International) A media-created 'terror threat' claimed a big victim on Sunday, when the Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced that the England team had decided to withdraw from the World Badminton Championships that will begin today (Monday). ...
The first big story of these World Championships is the massive withdrawal from Team England after the latter were concerned for the safety of their players. The event hasn’t started yet but ...
Taufik Hidayat missed his flight to from Indonesia to Hyderabad and gave his compatriots some worries but he was able to book the next flight to India and should reach Hyderabad on time to participate ...
Denmark's Tine Rasmussen will have another couple of days off in Hyderabad to continue her preparation for the World Chamspionships as she will enter the third round without playing a single match. After ...
Saina Nehwal, India's biggest hope for a medal in the upcoming World Championships which kick off on Monday, has recovered from chicken pox and has had a good week of training. "I am feeling good, " the ...
After an article published in the Times of India where it was stated there were rumours that the World Championships could be targetted by terrorist attacks, organizers and the BWF jointly sent a reassuring ...
Less than a month after an impressive showing at the U.S. Open Grand Prix, nearly half the Canadian contingent has withdrawn from the World Championships in Hyderabad. Stefan Wojcikiewicz was one of 9 ...
Czech Republic's Petr Koukal will not be going to Hyderabad. Not because of an ongoing injury, as some other players who have qualified. But because the tall shuttler has no money to travel and his national ...
The World Championships, which take place next Monday in Hyderabad, India, is the biggest tournament in badminton this year. A new era of heroes and heroines is about to be ushered in as there will be no title defences in 3 of the 5 disciplines, namely women’s singles, women’s doubles, and men’s doubles. ...
Nina Vislova of Russia has withdrawn from the World Championships according to one of our Russian sources. The shuttler was to play both in the women's double and mixed.
(Badzine India: News/International)WORLD CHAMP’S Draw : History beckons Saina, Diju-Jwala No Indian has made it past the semifinals of the World Championships. That happened in 1983, when Prakash Padukone lost to eventual champion Icuk Sugiarto in the third edition. Dev S Sukumar, ... Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal is recovering fast from chicken pox and is all set to return to practice on Monday, her father Harvir Singh Nehwal said on Friday. The infection had rendered the Hyderabadi ...
Bad luck strikes in Hyderabad, where Saina Newhal, India's best hope for a medal in her home country, has been diagnozed with chicken pox. The Indian said she saw a Doctor on Sunday who confirmed it was ...
... Dane will see Tine Rasmussen leave for the Worlds alone. Brosolat got a foot injury in Singapore Open and couldn't heal it on time. She will be out for another week before she resumes training. She ...
... over the world will have to secure their tickets early as the full capacity of the stadium is only 3300 seats and French fans will undoubtedly be eager to see the worlds's best play on their home soil. ...
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