Japan Open Archive

Several teenagers who have been tearing up both junior and senior tournaments this year have been taken to school by veteran shuttlers in the second round of the Yonex Japan […]

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Hong Kong’s Hu Yun once again spoiled Peter Gade’s day – almost a year after the Dane was sent packing from what he thought at the time to be his […]

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As foretold by Wang Lin and other players yesterday, the Chinese National Badminton Team has effected a wholesale withdrawal from next week’s Yonex Japan Open Superseries. The removal of all […]

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Chinese shuttler Wang Lin wrote on her blog yesterday that she would not be travelling to Japan, but rather straight to Beijing after the ongoing China Masters. When asked by […]

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Taiwan had earned two chances to take a gold medal at the 2011 Yonex Japan Open: one in women’s doubles and one in mixed doubles.  Cheng Wen Hsing had two […]

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It was an unlikely antagonist, spoiler to the Lin Dan vs. Lee Chong Wei rematch. Nonetheless, Chen Long proved himself a worthy opponent who added the Yonex Japan Open title […]

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“I wish I could have done better.  But please remember this is not the last match of my career. I’m still around until the 2012 Olympics,” Peter Gade told reporters […]

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“I was looking forward to a sibling match in a Super Series,” said the Beijing Olympics gold medallist Markis Kido, who was up against his younger brother, Bona Septano in […]

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