Malaysia s Goh V Shem (left) and Tan Wee Kiong. - S.S.KANESAN/The Star
PETALING JAYA: Veteran men s doubles Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong are through to the Yonex Thailand Open final at Impact Arena in Bangkok after seeing out the challenge of young Indonesian pair Leo Rolly Carnando-Daniel Marthin 21-19,21-10 in a semi-final match on Saturday (Jan 16).
V Shem-Wee Kiong were simply too strong as they took just 29 minutes to beat the Indonesians, the reigning junior world champions, to book a place in the season-opening BWF (Badminton World Federation) World Tour event.
V Shem-Wee Kiong, will take on either Lee Yang-Wang Chi-lin of Taiwan or South Koreans Choi Sol-gyu-Seo Seung-jae in the men s doubles final on Sunday (Jan 17).
Cool Ratchanok breezes through
Cool Ratchanok breezes through
BADMINTON: Ratchanok Intanon won her opening match at the US$1 million (B30mn) Yonex Thailand Open to book a berth in the round of 16 of the BWF World Tour Super 1000 event at Muang Thong Thani’s Impact Arena yesterday (Jan 13).
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Ratchanok Intanon plays a shot during her first round match against Yeo Jia Min yesterday (Jan 13). Photo: Bangkok Post.
The Thai fourth seed defeated Yeo Jia Min of Singapore 21-15, 21-15 and will face Yvonne Li of Germany for a place in the women’s singles quarter-finals.
Li strolled past Hadia Hosny of Egypt 21-7, 21-9 in just 19 minutes.
Published on: Thursday, January 14, 2021
By: Bernama
Kisona
Kuala Lumpur: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) reversed its decision on the Yonex Thailand Open opening round match between national women’s singles shuttler S. Kisona and Indian player Saina Nehwal, who was tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday.
The sport’s international governing body, which had declared a walkover for Kisona Tuesday, cleared Saina for the match after further tests found the Olympics and World Championship medallist and her husband Parupalli Kashyap are free of infection.
Both women’s singles and men’s singles matches involving the couple which were supposed to be held Tuesday were rescheduled to Wednesday evening at the Impact Arena, Bangkok.