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PETALING JAYA: Olympic men's singles badminton champion Lin Dan has entered for the Malaysian Open to be held at Stadium Putra in Bukit Jalil from Jan 19-24 in a bid to capture one of the two Super Series title to elude him so far.

THE national shuttlers enjoyed success regularly in the Super Series and Grand Prix throughout 2009 but they ended the year with the stigma of still not having won a major title.

WORLD No 1 Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong and Wong Pei Tty-Chin Eei Hui reached the final of the men's and women's doubles respectively but Malaysia's challenge fizzled out in the women's singles and mixed doubles at the National Sports Complex yesterday.

Malaysia's challenge in the badminton men's singles at the Laos SEA Games ended as early as in the first round when Muhammad Hafiz Hashim and Liew Daren lost their matches at Gymnasium 1, National Sports Complex, here.

Aquatics continued to be the saviour for Malaysia in the collection of gold medals on the fifth day of the 25th SEA Games here as the athletes in other events failed to meet the targets.

LEE Chong Wei retained his World Super Series Masters title in style at Johor Baru City Stadium yesterday.

JOHOR BAHARU, Nov 30 -- In the wake of big names snubbing the US$500,000 Super Series Masters Final here, the Badminton World Federation are taking a deeper look at how to prevent a recurrence in future championships.

JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia: China's top shuttlers have joined Indonesia's star players in skipping this week's Badminton World Federation Super Series Masters Finals in Malaysia's Johor state.

LEE Chong Wei has breathed new life into Malaysia's campaign and national singles chief coach Rashid Sidek is optimistic the two-gold target will be met in the Laos Sea Games on Dec 9-18. Chong Wei, after much deliberation, answered the BA of Malaysia's call and confirmed he will compete in Laos after all and this has increased Malaysia's chances ...

LEE Chong Wei's title defence in the World Super Series Masters looks good but South Koreans Jung Jae Sung-Lee Yong Dae will be the stumbling blocks again for Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong in Johor Baru beginning Wednesday.

PETALING JAYA: The showpiece event for Badminton World Federa tion , the Super Series Masters Finals in Johor Baru from Dec 2-6 have certainly lost the glitter.

KUALA LUMPUR: It looks as though Lee Chong Wei has no choice but to play in the Laos SEA Games next month.

Viet Nam's top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will have the world's top player, Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei, to overcome to win the gold medal at the 25th SEA Games in Laos next month.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian shuttlers had better be prepared for some stiff challenges if they hope to nail a career first China Open title in Shanghai next week.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia have been tagged as the top seeds for the men's team badminton competition ahead of defending champions Indonesia in the Laos SEA Games next month.

PETALING JAYA: The return of world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei to international badminton action and the looming presence of Olympic champion Lin Dan are set to spice things up in the Hong Kong Open from Nov 11-15. Chong Wei will feature in the penultimate round of the 12-leg Super Series after coming out of a two-month enforced break due to a knee injury.

ODENSE: Europe must be Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong's favourite hunting ground. Yesterday, the second seeds checked into the men's doubles final of the Denmark Open by defeating China's second stringers Sun Junjie-Tao Jiaming 21-14, 21-16 in a lop-sided 23-minute match.

SECOND seeds Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong will fancy their chances in the French Open after being given a relatively easy draw in the tournament scheduled for Paris on Oct 27-Nov 1. The Malaysian pair, who will open their campaign against England's Chris Adcock-Robert Blair, only have the Danes to worry about in their half of the draw.

Anonymous bather in Bandung version of Burkini at the Hyatt Pool. Bandung is so full of surprises.

PETALING JAYA: World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei cleared the first round hurdle against China Masters runners-up Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand but top Malaysian doubles pairs Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong were sent packing from the Japan Open badminton championships in Tokyo yesterday.