Tag: BWF World Tour
TSX REPORT: Athlete’s rights seems like a good idea, but for which athletes and...
≡ TSX REPORT ~ 21 October 2019 ≡
● LANE ONE ● Two conferences and two different views of “athlete’s rights”
Two conferences taking place almost simultaneously 7,745 miles...
BADMINTON: Repeat titles for Momota, Tai and Gideon/Sukamuljo in Denmark
Fans attending the 2019 version of the Danisa Denmark Open might have thought they were watching a re-run of the 2018 tournament as three...
BADMINTON: Amazing eighth tournament title for Kento Momota in Korea
“Actually, I didn’t count my number of titles. I just want to keep winning more. I wanted to keep the rallies going. I was...
BADMINTON Preview: All five no. 1-ranked shuttlers in Korea Open in Incheon
No one can say that the Badminton World Tour doesn’t feature its top players on a regular basis. Once again, all five of the...
BADMINTON: Marin returns with win over Tai in China Open in Changzhou
Rio Olympic champion Carolina Marin of Spain tore her anterior cruciate ligament in January.
On Sunday, she faced no. 4-ranked Tzu Ying Tai (TPE) in...
BADMINTON: World no. 2 Chou thrills the home crowd in Taipei Open
The biggest star in the Chinese Taipei Open was the no. 2-ranked Tien Chen Chou from the home country and he did not disappoint...
COMING ATTRACTIONS: Previews in Badminton, Freestyle Skiing, Karate and Table Tennis
Preview of notable events this week:
● BADMINTON: Medal possibility for American Beiwen Zhang at Chinese Taipei Open
Barely days following the close of the 2019...
BADMINTON: Stunning win for India’s Rankireddy and Sheety over China’s World Champions in Bangkok
China’s men’s Doubles pair of Junhui Li and Yuchen Liu are the reigning World Champions and were the heavy favorites in the finals of...
COMING ATTRACTIONS: No. 1 Momota in Bangkok and Mountain Bike star Courtney in Val...
Previews of key events in Olympic sports coming this week:
● BADMINTON: Japan’s Momota and Matsumoto/Nagahara headline Thailand Open
The $350,000 Thailand Open is underway in...
BADMINTON: No. 1s Momota and Yamaguchi claim Singles titles at Japan Open
“Everyone has studied my game, and sometimes even when I play well, things don’t work out. That’s the difficulty I faced this year.”
Japan’s Kento...
BADMINTON Preview: Resurgent Japan looks for most wins ever in Japan Open in Tokyo
The Daihatsu Yonex Japan Open is one of the prestige tournament on the Badminton World Tour and the home team will have plenty of...
BADMINTON: Doubles defenders Gideon & Sukamuljo and Fukushima & Hirota highlight Indonesia Open
With a staggering $1.25 million in prize money on the line in the Indonesia Open, one of the richest stops on the BWF World...
BADMINTON Preview: $1,250,000 prize purse at stake in Indonesia Open in Jakarta, and everyone...
One of the biggest prize purses in the sport is on offer in Jakarta (INA) for the 2019 Indonesia Open, now underway at the...
BADMINTON: Qualifiers fare best in Yonex U.S. Open in Fullerton
Each division in a BWF World Tour tournament is seeded, with the expected best teams placed in favorable draws based on their ranking and...
BADMINTON Preview: BWF World Tour comes to Fullerton with Yonex U.S. Open
The BWF World Tour’s annual stop in the United States is a Super 300 level tournament, this year at Titan Gymnasium at Cal State...
BADMINTON: Korea’s Ko and Shin record upset men’s Doubles win in Australian Open
There was a time – five years ago – when Korea’s Sung Ko and Baek-Cheol Shin were on top of the world as the...
BADMINTON Preview: Top-ranked Matsumoto and Hagahara headline Crown Group Australian Open in Sydney
The BWF World Tour has slowed down, with the Crown Group Australian Open in Sydney the only tourney scheduled for June. The fields are...
BADMINTON: Stunning wins for Christie and An in New Zealand Open, but a bad...
The long path to stardom always starts with surprise wins at smaller-scale tournaments, so did we see the start for two new stars in...
BADMINTON Preview: Japan has three top seeds in New Zealand Open
After three straight major tournaments in Asia, the BWF World Tour heads south to Oceania for the New Zealand Open this week and the...
BADMINTON: Top-ranked Momota and Tai take Singapore Open titles
Japan dominated the Singapore Open with four finalists and three winners, but the top-ranked Singles players in the world impressed with wins by Kento...
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