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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Piding Badminton: Junior Ranking Tournament 2024

The tournament on January 31, 2026 was once again a highlight of badminton youth work at ASV Piding. Thanks to the excellent organization by thomas Scholz, the young people were able to demonstrate their achievements in a professional habitat. ASV Piding’s intensive youth work, which includes both training and tournament participation, enables young talents to … Read more

Spanish Badminton: Saliva Analysis for Euro Championship Edge

Sara Puerto This real-time salivary biomarker analysis system, developed by UNIR researchers, will be launched in this competition in collaboration with the Spanish Badminton Federation (FESBA). Members of the Spanish Badminton Team. The International University of La Rioja (JOIN) and the Spanish Badminton Federation (FESBA) will implement first time a traveling salivary analysis laboratory during … Read more

Ahn Se-young: Qingdao Bid for First China Open Title | Badminton News

Women’s badminton team Kim Ga-eun and Ahn Se-young (MHN Reporter Lee Hyun-ah) The Chinese media predicted that Korea had a golden opportunity in a rare competition in which Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance), the world’s No. 1 women’s badminton player, had not yet won. According to the Chinese media ‘Sports Bongyun’ on the 2nd, Korea … Read more

Thiago Tirante: Argentina’s Davis Cup Star – La Plata’s Rising Racket

Thiago Tirante will be Argentina’s number one racket in the Davis Cup series against South Korea in Busan (Credit: AAT Press) At 24 years old, Thiago Strap He is going through a pivotal moment in his career. In the week of his absolute debut with the Argentine YPF Davis Cup Tennis Teamthe man from La … Read more

Badminton: Zi Yu-Noraqilah – China Debut

PETALING JAYA: Last-minute call-ups Low Zi Yu-Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan will be out to make immediate impact in the Asia Team Championships starting today in Qingdao, China. The promising young doubles shuttlers Zi Yu and Maisarah have been called up for duty following an injury to Tan Zhing Yi. Zhing Yi was initially named in the team along … Read more

Hessian Badminton: Simon Krax Wins DM Gold | HBV

February 2, 2026 Tatjana Geibig-Krax Photo: Sven HeiseOn Sunday afternoon, Simon Krax (SV Fun-Ball Dortelweil) celebrated his biggest and most surprising success to date with the German championship title in O19 in Cloppenburg. Together with Jonathan Dresp (BW Wittorf), he defeated the experienced duo Marvin Seidel/Michael Fuchs (both BC Bischmisheim) in two sets in the … Read more