Lee Zii Jia will press on with his search for form at the Indonesia Masters, which begins on Wednesday, while national teammate Leong Jun Hao has been forced to withdraw from the Super 500 tournament due to influenza. Zii Jia Eyes Turnaround After Slow Start The former world champion, who recently made his competitive return…
When the Crowd Becomes the Verdict The men’s doubles final arrived like a verdict, and the stadium answered with a gale. Rattles and drums pounded the aisles. Feet stomped in time. Voices rose, fell, then surged again. You heard the crowd before you saw it. The sound made the match feel like more than a…
Malaysia’s long-standing wait for a home champion at the Malaysian Open continues after Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik narrowly missed out on the men’s doubles title at the Axiata Arena. The national pair were edged out by world No. 1 duo Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae of South Korea in a gripping three-game final,…
Malaysia’s women’s doubles stars Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah have officially achieved a career-high world No. 2 ranking following their strong performance at the China Open in Changzhou. The pair, who were previously ranked No. 3, secured the jump after an impressive run that saw them reach the semi-finals of the prestigious tournament. In the…
Leong Jun Hao’s highly anticipated return to Japan ended in disappointment as the world No. 24 was outclassed by defending champion Alex Lanier in the opening round of the Japan Open on Tuesday. The 26-year-old Malaysian couldn’t find his rhythm and went down 21-12, 21-14 to Lanier, the 20-year-old rising star currently ranked world No….
Malaysia’s men’s doubles badminton scene is heating up with four strong pairs making waves in the world rankings. Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani (world No. 1), Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik (No. 2), Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun (No. 7), and Yap Roy King-Wan Arif Wan Junaidi (No. 24) are showing strong potential to qualify for…
Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah, Malaysia’s top women’s doubles pair, are expected to decide on their contract renewal with the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) by the end of next week. The shuttlers have yet to renew their contracts, which has led to speculation that they may opt to leave BAM and pursue an independent…
KUALA LUMPUR – Men’s doubles shuttlers Nur Izzuddin Rumsani and Goh Sze Fei are welcoming the stiff internal competition as they aim to secure a starting spot for Team Malaysia at the upcoming Sudirman Cup in Xiamen, China, which kicks off next week. The pair are part of a formidable lineup, with three top-10 ranked…
Malaysia’s top men’s doubles pair, Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik, have surged up the world rankings to No. 4 — their best position in the past six months — following their sensational title win at the 2 last week at the Badminton Asia Championships (BAC) last week. Previously ranked sixth, the dynamic duo earned…
The United States may still be the heartbeat of pickleball, and its popularity remains strong in Canada. But the sport is rapidly taking off across the globe—and one unexpected country is making a name for itself as Asia’s newest pickleball powerhouse. That country? Malaysia. According to the latest data from the Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating…