Representational Photo (PTI Photo) The Badminton World Federation (BWF) will test its 25-second time clock at the Indonesia Masters next week, continuing trials at select World Tour tournaments to curb tactical delays and standardise match flow, a move that has drawn mixed reactions from players and coaches.Under the system, the clock starts once the umpire … Read more
After incidents of bird droppings on the court, spotting of a monkey in the stands, and players complaining about poor air quality, hygiene at the stadium and cold conditions at the India Open, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) acknowledged issues regarding ‘general cleanliness, hygiene and animal control’. However, the BWF backed the IG Stadium as … Read more
JAKARTA – Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo, who recently overcame injuries, entered the Indonesian team for the Asian Badminton Doubles Championship or Asian Badminton Team Championship (BATC) 2026. BATC 2026 kicks off on February 3-8 in Qingdao, China. The Indonesian Badminton Union (PBSI) officially revealed the Indonesian quartet for the tournament on … Read more
JAKARTA – Badminton player Jonatan Christie defeated Yushi Tanaka from Japan to secure a ticket to the quarter-final of the 2026 India Open. Jonatan, who is the very big favorite of this tournament, reached the same eight by winning two matches 21-15 and 21-19 at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, Thursday January 15, 2026. “It’s … Read more
PETALING JAYA: The less than conducive conditions at the Indian Open held at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex have raised concerns among several top players, especially with the World Championships set to be held at the same venue in August. World No. 20 women’s singles player Mia Blichfeldt expressed her frustration over the poor state … Read more
‘Badminton Empress’ Ahn Se-young. /AFPBBNews=News1 ‘World No. 1’ Ahn Se-young (24, Samsung Life Insurance) succeeded in advancing to the round of 16 with a complete victory in the Korea-Japan match. Ahn Se-young defeated Japan’s badminton ace Nozomi Okuhara (world no. 30) 2-0 (21-17, 21-9) in the round of 32 of the 2026 Badminton World Federation … Read more
JAKARTA – Badminton player Jonatan Christie defeated Singapore’s Jia Heng Jason Teh to secure a ticket to the second round of the 2026 India Open. Jonatan, who is the very big favorite of this tournament, overcame his opponent in a two-game straight match 21-16 and 21-10 which lasted 40 minutes at the Indira Gandhi Sports … Read more
JAKARTA – Kusuma Wardani passed the first exam of the 2026 India Open. She defeated Michelle Li from Canada to secure a ticket to the second round of the BWF Super 750 tournament. The badminton player, who is the top six favorite, has to go through a fight in the three-set match 21-12, 20-22 and … Read more
JAKARTA – South Korea and China each brought home two titles from the Malaysia Open 2026, a Super 1000-level BWF tournament that opens the series of tournaments on this year’s calendar. The Malaysia Open 2026 final round match series at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, came to an end on Sunday (January 11, 2026). China and … Read more
JAKARTA – Kusuma Wardani lost again to Wang Zhi Yi, which ended his run in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Malaysia Open. The sixth had to bury his tournament dream in a direct two-game match against the number two badminton player in the world with a final score of 17-21 and 18-21 on Friday January … Read more