James Whitfield

James Whitfield is Archysport's racket sports and golf specialist, bringing a global perspective to tennis, badminton, and golf coverage. Based between London and Singapore, James has covered Grand Slam tournaments, BWF World Tour events, and major golf championships on five continents. His reporting combines on-the-ground access with deep knowledge of the technical and strategic elements that separate elite athletes from the rest of the field. James is fluent in English, French, and Mandarin, giving him unique access to athletes across the global tennis and badminton circuits.

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Indonesia vs Thailand: Dramatic 3-2 Victory for Putra

JAKARTA – The Indonesian badminton team managed to qualify for the semi-final of the 2026 Asian Badminton Doubles Championship or the 2026 Badminton Asian Team Championship (BATC) after defeating Thailand. Mohammad Zaki Ubaidillah and his colleagues followed in the footsteps of the women’s team after winning a dramatic match 3-2 at Qingdao Conson Gymnasium, China, … Read more

Badminton: Malaysia’s Thomas Cup Depth Concerns After Japan Loss

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s lack of depth in their back-up squad was exposed at the Badminton Asia Team Championships – a worrying sign ahead of the Thomas Cup Finals from April 24–May 3 in Horsens, Denmark. Led by singles shuttler Justin Hoh, Malaysia saw their campaign end after a 0-3 quarter-final defeat to Japan national badminton … Read more

French Championships 2024: Badminton Future & Results

Content reserved for subscribers Saturday February 7, 2026 07:49 … 1 Christo Popov has already won three individual and three doubles titles at the French championships. © PsnewZ The first Frenchman in history to have won the World Tour Finals, on December 12, 2025, Christo Popov will be in Caen, from February 6 to 8, … Read more

Roger Federer: Investing Success – Style, Discipline & Timing

On the tennis court he was precision personified. Today the Swiss shows how style, discipline and timing create value beyond sport. The Australian Open a few weeks ago: Before the official start of the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, Australian tennis legends Patrick Rafter and Lleyton Hewitt compete in an exhibition doubles match … Read more

BWF Badminton World Tour – Wikipedia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Summary DescriptionBWF Badminton World Tour.jpg English: BWF Badminton World Tour Date March 4, 2019, 03:41:50 Fuente Own work Author Nardisoero License I, the copyright holder of this work, publish it under the terms of the following license: You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work … Read more

Women’s Badminton: Korea Reaches Asian Team Finals Without Ahn Se-young

Just one step to winning the competition for the first time The menS team failed to advance to the finals. [서울=뉴시스] Reporter Choi dong-jun = Ahn Se-young is celebrating after winning against Thailand’s Ratchanon Inthanon in the women’s singles semifinals of the World badminton federation World tour Super 750 India Open held in New Delhi,India … Read more

Alcaraz: Nadal, Djokovic & Federer’s Legacy

Patrick Mouratoglou, tennis coach, on comparing the Big Three with Alcaraz and Sinner: “One match never tells the whole story” Ferrer, former tennis player, and the anecdote with a 14-year-old Alcaraz: “I was stunned. He let me win” He Open the Australia won by Carlos Alcarazachieving his seventh Grand Slam at only 22 years old … Read more