JAKARTA – Badminton player in the men’s category, Jonatan Christie, did not experience a victory in the three matches he played in Group A of the BWF World Tour Finals (WTF) 2025 held in Hangzhou, China. Jonatan concluded his career at the end of the season with a defeat in three sets 21-18, 16-21 and … Read more
Ahn Se-young (23, Samsung Life Insurance), world number one in badminton women’s singles, has overcome the pain of defeat and made a new leap forward. Using bitter frustration as a stepping stone for growth, we wrote a historical record. Ahn Se-young’s journey is attracting attention. On the 2nd (Korean time), the Badminton World Federation (BWF) … Read more
PETALING JAYA: South Korea’s An Se-young ended her 2025 season on a high after successfully won her second World Tour Finals title and becoming the first badminton player to earn more than US$1mil in prize money in a single season. The world No. 1 defeated China’s Wang Zhiyi 21-13, 18-21, 21-10 in the final yesterday … Read more
JAKARTA – Men’s badminton player Christo Popov defeated host Shi Yuqi to make history by becoming the first French representative to reach the podium of the BWF World Tour Finals. Popov reached the highest podium of the BWF World Tour Finals 2025 by winning two straight sets 21-19 and 21-9 in a match that was … Read more
PETALING JAYA: World champions Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei and world championships runners-up Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah will take a short break before returning refreshed for a new assault at the Malaysian Open from Jan 7-12. Both pairs had hoped to make a strong impression at another world level tournament, but their campaigns at the World … Read more
World No 2 pair Pearly Tan-M Thinaah won prize money of US$60,000 (RM244,686) after reaching the semi-finals of the World Tour Super 1000 event. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: Pearly Tan-M Thinaah failed to reach the women’s doubles final at the World Tour Finals after losing to Japan’s Yuki Fukushima-Mayu Matsumoto in the semi-finals today. The … Read more
PETALING JAYA: Whether by design or chance, world No. 2 women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah’s loss in their final Group A match at the World Tour Finals yesterday ended China’s Jia Yifan-Zhang Shuxian’s campaign. Pearly-Thinaah went down 15-21, 21-16, 19-21 to Japan’s Yuki Fukushima-Mayu Matsumoto, a result that kept the Japanese pair’s semi-final hopes … Read more
PETALING JAYA: World No. 2 women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah have failed to maintain their perfect record in the World Tour Finals group stage after going down to Japan’s Yuki Fukushima-Mayu Matsumoto on Friday (Dec 19). Already assured of a semi-finals spot going into their Group A match at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre, … Read more
PETALING JAYA: A strong finish to the season is on the cards for Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah after their breakthrough showing at the World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, China. Yesterday, the Malaysians reached the semi-finals of the season-ender for the first time after failing to clear the group stage in their previous appearances since 2021. Pearly-Thinaah … Read more
Pearly Tan-M Thinaah will meet Japanese pair Yuki Fukushima-Mayu Matsumoto in the final Group A tie tomorrow to fight for the top spot. (EPA Images pic) PETALING JAYA: National women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M Thinaah lived up to their top billing today, chalking up their second victory in the group stage of the World Tour … Read more