Category: Badminton
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What Is Badminton Ranking Protection? How Does Badminton Ranking Protection Work?
Badminton Ranking Protection is a policy implemented by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to support players who are temporarily unable to compete due to legitimate reasons such as injury, illness, or pregnancy. It helps ensure they don’t lose their career momentum entirely while recovering or on leave. What Is Badminton Ranking Protection? Ranking protection allows…
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Lee Zii Jia To Make US Open Badminton 2025 Comeback
Malaysian shuttler Lee Zii Jia is planning to make a comeback in the US Open Badminton Championships, slated to run from June 24 to June 29, 2025, at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA. The World No.9 is currently recovering from a right ankle injury and remains on a three-month layoff under the…
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BWF Rankings: Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto Make Gains; PV Sindhu Drops
Mixed doubles pair Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto, who became the only Indian pair to reach the Badminton Asia Championships quarter-finals in China, moved to their career best 17th ranking in the latest BWF Rankings. In the women’s singles event, two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu dropped from 17th to 18th place after her round of…
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Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei To Reconsider Split Under RTG Programme
Hannah Yeoh, the Minister of Youth and Sports of Malaysia, has urged the national mixed doubles pair of Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei to reconsider their split-up plans under the Road to Gold (RTG) programme for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. “We cannot have athletes who are in the RTG this year suddenly deciding…
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Sudirman Cup 2025: Malaysia Retain Badminton Asia Championships Squad
The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) has retained the same 20-member squad from the Badminton Asia Championships for the Sudirman Cup 2025, slated to run from April 27 to May 4 in Xiamen, China. The 20 member provisional squad, including Asian champions Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik (men’s doubles) has been declared fit by the coaching directors Kenneth…