ALL ENGLAND 2021 Preview – Anomaly in the evolution narrative
The All England tournament shall stoically carry on inside a stadium sans spectators while Britain cautiously embarks on easing its second COVID-19 lockdown. Our preview specialist, Aaron Wong, continues charting the evolution of the sport against the backdrop of troubled times.
By Aaron Wong. Photos: Badmintonphoto
Birmingham COVID-19 numbers for February 5th, 2021
As of the entry deadline for the 2021 All England, February 9, an athlete’s decision on whether to participate was informed by knowledge that 3328 confirmed new COVID-19 cases were detected in the preceding week for the city of Birmingham, where the venue is. Granted that was remarkably down from a scary weekly total of 1100 cases higher seven days prior.
WORLD TOUR FINALS – Thais won, Tai won too, Taiwan two
Lee Yang and Wang Chi Lin stretched their streak to 3, winning the men’s doubles title at the World Tour Finals, while Chinese Taipei picked up two as Tai Tzu Ying finally got the better of Carolina Marin.
By Don Hearn. Photos: Badmintonphoto (live)
Four titles looked poised to go three-peat winners on Sunday at the BWF World Tour Finals in Bangkok and the other could actually have become a mere repeat. In the case of the Chinese Taipei shuttlers, Lee Yang and Wang Chi Lin were among the four looking for a 3
By: Agencies
Wooik Yik (left) and Aaron. – Astro photo
Kuala Lumpur: Top national men’s pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik began their BWF World Tour Finals campaign in Bangkok on a winning note by beating Choi Solgyu-Seo Seung Jae on Wednesday.
Aaron-Wooi Yik needed only 38 minutes to record a 21-14, 21-19 victory over the South Korean pair in their opening Group B match to give them a boost of confidence for their following matches.
“We are happy with our performance,” said Aaron.
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“We were able to get our first win in the group stage so this will serve as a confidence booster for our next two matches.”