PETALING JAYA: Sheer exhaustion curtailed women’s singles shuttler Goh Jin Wei’s hopes of capturing her first Open title in the Thailand Masters. Jin Wei was forced to throw in the towel while trailing 8-21, 3-6 against India’s Devika Sihag at Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok yesterday. The 26-year-old’s coach Nova Armada said that his charge just … Read more
JAKARTA – Indonesian badmintonist Zaki “Ubed” Ubaidillah humiliated host country representative Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul with a score of 21-19, 20-22, 21-19 in the final to win the Thailand Masters 2026 on Sunday. This moment, as reported by Antara, was the first time that Ubed beat Panitchaphon after always losing in the two previous meetings, at the … Read more
Goh Jin Wei defeated compatriot Wong Ling Ching in three games in the women’s singles semi-final at the Thailand Masters today. (EPA Images pic) PETALING JAYA: National women’s singles shuttler Goh Jin Wei, who turned 26 yesterday, made history by qualifying for the Thailand Masters final after defeating compatriot Wong Ling Ching this evening. This … Read more
PETALING JAYA: One proved that the fire remains in her while the other continued to show that she is definitely a future star in the making. Shuttlers Goh Jin Wei (pic) and Wong Ling Ching ensured Malaysia a reason to celebrate in the women’s singles by guaranteeing a Thailand Masters finalist.. Both had to battle … Read more
Wong Ling Ching defeated Indian shuttler Isharani Baruah 18-21, 21-16, 21-13. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is assured of a spot in the women’s singles final of the Thailand Masters, a first for the nation in the World Tour Super 300 event. World No 42 shuttler Wong Ling Ching defeated India’s 48th ranked Isharani Baruah … Read more
PETALING JAYA: Professional men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia knows he cannot afford to take India’s Mithun Manjunath lightly if he hopes to advance to the quarter-finals of the Thailand Masters. The two players are set to clash in the second round today at the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok after Mithun pulled off a surprise … Read more
PETALING JAYA: Veteran men’s doubles pair Tan Wee Kiong-Nur Azriyn Ayub cannot afford to be complacent when they face Taiwan’s Lai Po-yu-Tsai Fu-cheng in the second round of the Thailand Masters tomorrow. On paper, Wee Kiong-Azriyn appear well placed to reach the quarter-finals as the tournament’s fourth seeds, having also won their previous two meetings … Read more
JAKARTA – Badminton player Alwi Farhan overcame the first obstacle of the BWF Super 300 Thailand Masters 2026 event, even though he played in conditions that were not very good. The second top seed booked his ticket to the second round by defeating Hu Zhe An of China in a straight two-game match 21-18 and … Read more
PETALING JAYA: Professional men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia has received a significant boost after climbing to No. 79 in the latest world rankings. Based on the Badminton World Federation rankings update released on Tuesday (Jan 27), Zii Jia jumped 24 places after accumulating 22,440 points. The sharp rise was fuelled by his run to … Read more
JAKARTA – Badminton players Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and Jafar Hidayatullah / Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu were excluded from the Thailand Masters 2026 which took place this week. The badminton pair’s coach, Indra Widjaja, said Ginting could not participate in the tournament as he was still recovering from a knee injury suffered at the 2026 Indonesian … Read more