Long Chen News

Singapore, June 18: The Singapore Open kicked off Tuesday with several of the top players absent from the men's singles event.

Chinese badminton is once again coming under fire after world number three Du Pengyu's shock loss to unranked Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka at the Indonesia Super Series event.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia may be one of the most successful countries in producing world junior badminton champions.

Indonesia's former Olympic and world champion Taufik Hidayat bid an emotional farewell on Wednesday to a colourful career that made him one of badminton's biggest stars in front of a roaring home crowd.

Indonesia's former Olympic and world champion Taufik Hidayat will this week bring down the curtain on a colourful career which made him one of badminton's biggest stars and an icon in his home country.

This time, the 29-year-old Lin Dan has withdrawn from the Indonesian Open, starting on Wednesday in Jakarta.

FORMER Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat confirmed yesterday that he would retire after next week's Indonesia Open Super Series tournament, but was tight-lipped about his plans for the future.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sudirman Cup ended on Sunday at Putra Stadium in Bukit Kiara with most of the countries enjoying a high and pulling of some kind of breakthroughs except for the hosts.

Chinese players celebrate after winning the 2013 Sudirman Cup world mixed team badminton championships in Kuala Lumpur, May 26, 2013.

A BRILLIANT strategy, a great sense of patriotism and a gamble on a young men's doubles pair almost paid off for Indonesia as they went down fighting 3-2 to mighty China in the quarter-finals of the Sudirman Cup at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil.