Taufik Hidayat News

Lucknow, Dec 19 : Former World and Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia today admitted that India was fast emerging as a centre point for the game of badminton in the world.

Taufik feels with Saina and Chetan Anand [ Images ] leading the charge, Indian shuttlers have a great future.

India Gazette Monday 14th December, 2009 A host of international stars will compete in the Jaypee Cup Syed Modi International Grand Prix badminton, beginning here Tuesday.

AN almost empty stadium, a competition schedule which was completed only on the first day of the tournament and further withdrawals have reduced the World Super Series Masters -- supposed to be a glamour event on the Badminton World Federation calendar -- into a sideshow.

Top seed Saina Nehwal of India on Friday booked her place in the women's semi-finals, beating Thailand's Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 21-13, 21-19 at the BWF World Super Series Masters Finals.

Johor Bahru, Dec 4 : India's Saina Nehwal scored an emphatic 21-13, 21-19 victory over Thailand's Porntip Buranaprasertsuk to reach the semi-finals of the World Super Series Masters Finals badminton here Friday.

Lucknow, Dec 3 : Horde of international and national Badminton players would be in action during the Syed Modi International Grand Prix Badminton to be held here from December 15 to 20.

Wong Mew Choo has sneaked in through the back door to be in the World Super Series Masters finals at the City Council Indoor stadium here, starting on Tuesday.

In the past, former All-England champion Pullela Gopi Chand was the only star attraction Lucknowites could hope to see in a major event here.

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'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.

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 ...

PETALING JAYA: The men's doubles pair of Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari-Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif have received a stroke of good fortune.

SHANGHAI: Denmark's rising star Jan O Jorgensen continues to make the world of badminton sit up and take notice of him.

World number one Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia moved a step closer to his first Hong Kong Open title after saving five match points to oust countryman Muhammad Hafiz Hashim in a three-set quarter-final at Queen Elizabeth Stadium yesterday.

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.

At the Badminton French Super Series, China's Lin Dan was living up to his nickname, as he took on arch rival Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia in the men's singles title.

PETALING JAYA: Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari-Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif set up an intriguing quarter-final clash against Olympic champions Markis Kido-Hendra Setiawan after taking down Germans Michael Fuchs-Ingo Kindervater in the second round of the French Open in Paris yesterday.

Olympic champion Lin Dan will spearhead a strong field for next month's Hong Kong Open Super Series tournament, but home favourite Wang Chen may be unable to defend her singles title.

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