She dived, she jumped and she conquered! Germany’s jewel Juliane Schenk did everything possible, physically and mentally, to overthrow a much higher seeded Chinese Wang Shixian in straight games 21-15, […]
Knowing that several top players have hinted retirement after next year’s Olympic Games, about 6800 Japanese fans stormed Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium to watch their badminton heroes live, on Japanese soil, […]
A new day has come. From the looks of it, Japan’s Kenichi Tago has weathered the storm. The typhoon may well have washed away enough of Japan’s misfortunes that he […]
After 3 losses already this year, 6th seeded Chen Jin re-affirmed his superiority over his recent nemesis Sho Sasaki in first round action at the 2011 Yonex Japan Open. By […]
Mixed doubles is living up to its name! The 30th Yonex Japan Open is proving to be an interesting mix up with China, Chinese Taipei, Denmark, England, Germany, India, Indonesia, […]
China Masters runners-up Yoo Yeon Seong / Jang Ye Na were among the early, surprise casualties on qualifying day at the Yonex Japan Open. They were shown the exit in […]
Since the fair-play of the Chinese stable isn’t to be questioned, it is most likely that no fewer than 2 top seeds of the upcoming Yonex Japan Open will not […]
On the heels of China’s now-annual romp in Changzhou, badminton’s Super Series is back in business and now a stellar field will force Japan to work very hard if it […]