Momota powers past Long to give Japan early Thomas Cup edge
Japan's Kento Momota smashed and drop-shotted his way past Chinese star Chen Long in straight sets, taking the first point for a possible upset in the Thomas Cup final on Sunday.
Japan's Kento Momota smashed and drop-shotted his way past Chinese star Chen Long in straight sets, taking the first point for a possible upset in the Thomas Cup final on Sunday.
In Penwith College's sports hall at the weekend, the West Cornwall Badminton League held their annual championships and around 40 players representing clubs from all over west Cornwall took part.
On the 7th and 8thof April, Cornwall badminton competed in the 17-20 English County Challenge, which took place in York. After taking over 10 hours to get to York the previous day due to a broken down mini-bus...
Thai star Ratchanok Intanon blamed a loss of concentration after bickering with the umpire for her straight sets loss to Akane Yamaguchi, as Japan drew first blood in the Uber Cup final on Saturday.
Top-seeds Japan charged into the final of badminton's Uber Cup on Friday, beating South Korea in the semis 3-1, with doubles pair Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi securing their shot at the title.
Veteran Malaysian shuttler Lee Chong Wei enacted his revenge on world number one Viktor Axelsen by stunning the Dane in a two-game match in their final group encounter of the Thomas Cup on Wednesday.
World badminton number one Viktor Axelsen led Denmark's Thomas Cup 5-0 demolition of Algeria on Monday, as Japan's women also breezed past Canada without dropping a set.
Japan's women dominated Australia 5-0 to get the nation's quest for a Thomas and Uber Cup badminton double off to a flying start in Bangkok on Sunday.
Badminton's top-ranked male player Viktor Axelsen said proposed changes to the way the sport is scored could disrupt the physically grueling aspect of competition and make it less interesting to watch.
Team China is hoping for a clean sweep of this year's Thomas and Uber cups in Bangkok, sending in men's badminton big guns Chen Long, Shi Yuqui and Lin Dan as their women shuttlers aim for a fourth win on the spin.
Dates: 20 - 29 November 2018 and Venue: Leisuretime Centre - City of Greater Geelong, 262/268 Anakie Rd, Norlane VIC 3214
Badminton Australia is pleased the announce the National Junior Squads for 2018.