Malaysia – The Malaysian men’s team topped Group B and qualified for the semi-finals of the Badminton Asia Squad Championships (BATC) 2022 with a 3-2 victory against a second-string Japanese team. Malaysia, the 2020 runners-up, will face South Korea in the men’s semi-finals, while defending champions Indonesia will face Singapore. Malaysia will square off against defending runners-up South Korea in …

Malaysia – Datuk Rashid Sidek, a national badminton icon, conveyed his optimism that the national badminton line-up would be able to play well at the Badminton Asia Team Championships (BATC) 2022, which will be held in Shah Alam from February 15 to 20. In the event, which gives automatic slots in the 2022 Thomas Cup and Uber Cup Finals to …

Malaysia – Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria, president of the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), has accepted Lee Zii Jia’s wish to play professional badminton. When asked to explain the remark made by Lee Zii Jia in his Facebook post, Mohamad Norza responded in a quick answer, “Confirmed.” This followed after Zii Jia claimed that after a private heart-to-heart conversation …

Malaysia – Lee Zii Jia, Malaysia’s number one men’s singles shuttler, has filed an appeal with the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) over its council’s decision to ban him from international competitions. In a statement, BAM said that as the guardian of national badminton interests, it was looking into the situation with great haste in order to find an equitable …

Malaysia – Lee Zii Jia, a top national men’s singles shuttler, has paid a hefty price for leaving the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), which has banned him from competing in international events for a two-year term. BAM vice president Datuk Seri Jahaberdeen Mohamed Yunoos announced on January 18 that Zii Jia will not be registered for any events for …

India – In the first round of the India Open that commenced on Wednesday, rising men’s singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong has given the seventh seed Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia a shock with 21-16, 14-21, 21-5 that caused a huge upset to the singles shuttler. At the K.D Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi, the 21-year-old Johor shuttler had to battle …

Singapore – The national badminton team should use Singapore shuttler Loh Kean Yew’s incredible accomplishment last Sunday in winning the 2021 Badminton World Championship as incentive to continue achieving success in the future, former badminton great Datuk Lee Chong Wei said. Although Malaysian badminton fans and observers described the Penang-born player’s achievement as a major blow to the country’s badminton …

Malaysia – Lee Zii Jia, Malaysia’s best men’s singles player, had a final to forget after being forced to retire due to a lower back injury in the last set of the men’s singles match at the Hylo Open 2021 in Saarbrücken, Germany. Second seed Zii Jia was forced to step down from the game after falling down 12-17, handing …

Indonesia – After an almost two-decade waiting, Indonesia finally won the renowned Thomas Cup by defeating China 3-0 in the finals at the Ceres Arena. Despite having won 13 championships and being the most successful team in tournament history, Indonesia last won the trophy in 2002 in Guangzhou, China, when they defeated Malaysia 3-2. World number five Anthony Sinisuka Ginting …

Malaysia – Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu, Malaysia‘s Youth and Sports Minister, believes the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) made the correct choice by sending a team to the 2020 Thomas Cup campaign in Aarhus, Denmark. According to him, despite losing against a more experienced and younger squad in the quarterfinals, the national team, which has an average age of …