Tag: BWF World Tour
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...
BADMINTON Preview: All five no. 1-ranked players and teams in Singapore Open
The BWF World Tour’s Asian swing continues this week at the Singapore Indoor Stadium for the Singapore Open, held continuously since 1987. It has...
BADMINTON: Four golds for China and one for Taipei in Malaysia Open
Depending on how you look at it., China won four or all five divisions at the Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur, including a remarkable...
BADMINTON Preview: Best in the world lined up for Malaysia Open
An outstanding field has gathered for the Celcom Axiata Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur (MAS), with the top three in the BWF World Rankings...
BADMINTON: Axelsen and Intanon win again at India Open
Danish star Viktor Axelsen is a commanding presence on the court at 6-4 (1.93 m) and was World Champion in 2017. But even the...
BADMINTON Preview: Six former champions headline India Open in New Delhi
The 12th Yonex-Sunrise India Open is underway at the Siri For Indoor Stadium in New Delhi (IND), with five former champions among the entries....
BADMINTON: China sweeps singles titles at Yonex Swiss Open
Despite the presence of two Olympic Champions in the field from China, it was Yuqi Shi who won the men’s Singles title at the...
BADMINTON Preview: Two Olympic champs in Yonex Swiss Open men’s Singles field
After the thrill of the All-England Open, the BWF World Tour is a little calmer this week with a Level 300 Series tournament, the...
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