As reported by several international publications, the BWF has backed down after a three month battle to keep Badminton amidst the core sporting arena at the London olympics.
“The 2012 London Olympics venues will be finalised soon after rhythmic gymnastics and badminton reluctantly agreed to move to Wembley Arena, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday. [..]
Indonesian juniors are starting to make a comeback again after years in the wilderness.
The indonesian press recently focused on the proteges of Rudy Hartono describing the following scene. [..]
Olympic silver medallist Nathan Robertson has officially backed a decision to stage badminton at Wembley Arena during the 2012 Games in London, contradicting the opinion of the Badminton World Federation. [..]
ClearOne Badminton claimed 9 medals at the Canadian National Championships topping the provinces of Quebec, Ontario and Alberta in the process.
Anna Rice took gold in the Ladies singles over favourite Michelle Li, while Joycelyn Ko claimed Bronze outfighting Quebec’s Valerie St. Jacques.
Rice then teamed up with Grace Gao of Alberta to win the Bronze Medal match shortly after Derrick Ng won a bronze of his own in the Mixed Doubles with partner Melody Liang.
Toby Ng and Adrian Liu played a valiant final and had two match points before narrowly losing the third set to Alvin Lau and Jon Vandervet 22-20.
ClearOne’s youth team also grabbed attention at the nationals with Christin Tsai, Vancouver’s 15 year old sensation, making the quarter finals of the ladies singles and nearly beating the first seeds in the mixed doubles with partner Nyl Yakura.
Tsai went on to partner Rossalyn Chong to win the consolation Doubles, while Kevin So and Rossalyn Chong took home the consolation mixed doubles.
Phyllis Chan maintained her status as one of the best all round players in Caada by making 2 quarter-finals, while Tim Ma and Ajit Sidhu showed signs of the future by stretching their respective opponents to the limit before exiting the event.
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It has been reported that Li-Ning is continuing with their aggressive marketing strategy as OCAL badminton received an $8.8 million boost yesterday, as sports brand Li-Ning announced its sponsorship of the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA). [..]
