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Some of the information and pictures presented here has been obtained throughout the good will of Mr. Andy Kho Ching Peng, a big badminton fan and a "fearless" badminton player. GO Andy! :)
Gopi finally makes good in All-England [SPORTS Mar 13 2001]
Few would have predicted a week ago that India's Pulella Gopichand would be the man to win what was probably badminton's hottest ever singles tournament.
Roslin out for another shot at title in Basei [SPORTS Mar 13 2001]
Malaysian number one Mohd Roslin Hashim has been seeded second behind Indonesian Taufik Hidayat in the Swiss Open badminton championships, which begin in Basel tomorrow.
Gopi wins All-England final [SPORTS Mar 12 2001]
Pullela Gopichand ended a 21-year Indian drought Sunday when he beat China's Chen Hong 15-12, 15-6 in the final of the All England badminton championships. It was India's first victory in the men's singles tournament since Prakash Padukone, now Gopichand's national coach, won the title in 1980.
Tan Fook-Wan Wah, Roslin go down in the semi-finals [SPORTS Mar 11 2001]
Malaysia's challenge finally came to an end in the semi-finals of the All-England badminton championships Saturday. First to make the exit was the top doubles pair of Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah when they were beaten by Indonesian Chandra Wijaya-Sigit Budiarto. Then Roslin Hashim followed suit, when he had to slog for.
Sydney Olympic medallists Xinpeng, Hendrawan end campaign [SPORTS Mar 10 2001]
Olympic gold and silver medallists Ji Xinpeng and H. Hendrawan were both beaten in the men's singles third round of the All-England Badminton Championships on Thursday.
Ewe Hock leads the way [SPORTS Mar 8 2001]
Veteran Ong Ewe Hock and three Malaysian debutants stormed into the second round of the All-England badminton championships at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham Wednesday.
Chandra-Sigit the biggest dangers, says Joo-bong [SPORTS Mar 7 2001]
Indonesia's Chandra Wijaya-Sigit Budiarto will continue their bid to re-establish themselves as the best men's doubles pair in the world in the All-England badminton championships, which begin in Birmingham today.
Gade-Christensen heads glittering cast [SPORTS Mar 7 2001]
The hottest men's singles badminton event for years begins at the National Indoor Arena here today with world number one and top seed Peter Gade-Christensen challenged by all three medallists from the Sydney Olympics.
Flu and the mighty Chinese stand in Martin's way [SPORTS Mar 7 2001]
World champion Camilla Martin will have to fight off a lingering attack of influenza if she is to take away the All-England title from her great rival Gong Zhichao.
Malaysian men's singles shuttlers go through [SPORTS Mar 7 2001]
All four Malaysian debutants in the men's singles stormed into the main draw of the All-England Badminton Championships at the National Indoor Arena here on Tuesday.
Four of our singles players to play in the qualifiers [SPORTS Mar 6 2001 ]
Malaysian men's singles shuttlers will be involved in the qualifying tournament of the All-England Championships at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham Tuesday.
Coach picks his compatriot for All-England title [SPORTS Mar 6 2001 ]
Indonesian Taufik Hidayat will be out to get it right in his bid to win the All-England badminton championships, which begin Tuesday at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham.
Debutant shuttlers aim low [SPORTS Mar 5 2001 ]
Remember Lo Ah Heng, the unknown youngster from Malaysia who upset the formbooks to sneak into the semi-finals of the men's singles event at the All-England badminton championships.
Chong Ming-Chun Eng aim for revenge over Indons [SPORTS Mar 5 2001 ]
National No. 2 doubles pair Chan Chong Ming-Chew Chun Eng did it once before. Now they are hoping for a similar feat at the All-England badminton championships starting on Wednesday.
An English dream for Roslin [SPORTS Mar 4 2001]
It has been 34 years since a Malaysian won the men's singles title. Make it 35 now. No Malaysian is likely to win at this year's championships either. Nusa Mahsuri's Roslin Hashim, however, begs to differ.
Proboscis monkey picked as Sukma IX mascot [SPORTS Mar 4 2001 ]
The Proboscis monkey, commonly found in Kinabatangan district, has been picked as the mascot for 9th Malaysia Games (Sukma).
Ismail fares poorly in physical fitness test [SPORTS Mar 4 2001 ]
National shuttler Ismail Saman may run out of gas early in the All-England badminton championships starting on Tuesday.
Jason gets surprise to re-enter national badminton team [SPORTS Mar 3 2001]
National discard Jason Wong is the surprise inclusion in a 48-strong national badminton team announced yesterday
Kim Hock, Soon Kit start work as coaches [SPORTS Mar 2 2001]
Former top national doubles shuttlers Cheah Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hock began their first day as national coaches with high aspirations Thursday.
Tan Fook-Wan Wah given a clear run to semis [SPORTS Mar 2 2001 ]
Top doubles pair Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah got lucky in the All-England badminton championships draw. The joint third-fourth seeds have been given a clear run to the semi-finals in the tournament starting in Birmingham on Wednesday.
Sairol and Chong Wei picked for Japan Open [SPORTS Mar 1 2001 ]
Back-up shuttler Sairol Amar Ayob and top national junior Lee Chong Wei are now part of the national team.
7-point format for Kedah Open [SPORTS Mar 1 2001 ]
The first leg of the National Grand Prix Circuit--the Kedah Open--will be the first local badminton tournament to introduce the new seven points, best-of-five scoring system.
Joint third seeds Tan Fook-Wan Wah still wary [SPORTS Mar 1 2001 ]
Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah are the highest seeded Malaysians in the All-England badminton championships starting in Birmingham next Wednesday.
Hock Kin pulls out of All-England [SPORTS Feb 28 2001 ]
A thigh injury has forced Yong Hock Kin to pull out of the men's singles event in the All-England badminton championships in Birmingham from March 6-11.
BAM increase national squad to 48 players [SPORTS Feb 28 2001 ]
The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) have decided to increase the players in the national squad from 32 to 48 to ensure a bigger pool for selection.
BAM boss cuts exco by half to make it more efficient [SPORTS Feb 25 2001 ]
Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) president Datuk Nadzmi Salleh has cut his executive committee by half to make it more effective.
Doubles pairs make the senior squad [SPORTS Feb 25 2001 ]
The doubles pairs of Ng Kean Kok-Hong Chieng Hun and Rosman Razak-Chang Kim Wai booked the last two places in the national badminton team Saturday as the four-day national trials came to a close.
BAM to move out of Cheras academy in bid to cut cost [SPORTS Feb 25 2001 ]
The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), in a cost-cutting exercise, will move out of the BAM Academy in Cheras in Kuala Lumpur soon.
Two more women's singles players join national team [SPORTS Feb 24 2001 ]
Two singles players and two doubles pairs confirmed their places in the national women's badminton team.
Four more shuttlers make the cut for national side [SPORTS Feb 23 2001 ]
Seven of the 12 places in the national men's singles squad have now been taken up. Four BAM players--Ismail Saman, James Chua, Yeoh Kay Bin and Lee Tsuen Seng--booked their places in the men's singles squad on Thursday.
Breeze for BAM players on the first day of national trials [SPORTS Feb 22 2001 ]
There were no upsets on the first day of the national selection trials on Wednesday, with all BAM players winning their matches.
Back to the racquet for shuttler Wong [SPORTS Feb 22 2001 ]
Despite a two-month layoff because of a wrist surgery, national singles shuttler Wong Choon Hann still hopes to do well in the World Grand Prix Finals in Brunei from March 30-April 1.
Top Korean pair pull out of All-England [SPORTS Feb 20 2001 ]
Top South Korean doubles shuttlers Kim Dong-moon and Lee Dong-soo have pulled out of the All-England badminton championships from March 6-11 at Birmingham.
Chor-Ang first Malaysian women in World GP Finals [SPORTS Feb 20 2001 ]
Malaysia's Chor Hooi Yee-Ang Li Peng have made history by becoming the first Malaysian women's pair to qualify for the World Badminton Grand Prix Finals.
Closing date for tourney extended [SPORTS Feb 20 2001 ]
The closing date for the KLBA-Milo-Power age-group badminton competition has been extended from Feb 21 to Feb 24.
Ramesh, Alvin find sponsors [SPORTS Feb 17 2001 ]
Back-up shuttlers Ramesh Nathan and Alvin Chew may join the national team to the All-England badminton championships
No favouritism in selection, Indra tells national shuttlers [SPORTS Feb 17 2001 ]
National shuttlers should not blame anyone but themselves if they are not picked for international tournaments.
NSC step in to improve development of badminton [SPORTS Feb 16 2001 ]
The Badminton Association of Malaysia's (BAM) national junior development programme, which has been in the doldrums for a long while, received a shot in the arm.
Shuttlers will use new scoring system in March [SPORTS Feb 16 2001 ]
The Badminton Association of Malaysia have been sent scrambling to implement the new seven-point, best-of-five scoring system for the national team.
Idris dies of heart attack [SPORTS Feb 14 2001 ]
Perak Badminton Association (PBA) secretary Idris Rashid died of a heart attack at his home in Pekan Razaki at 1am in Ipoh Tuesday. He was 69.
Tan Fook: I'll prove 'em wrong [SPORTS Feb 13 2001 ]
National doubles specialist Choong Tan Fook has had enough. After coming under fire from all corners for his inconsistency, over-confidence, low fitness level, injuries and failure to win major titles last year, Tan Fook has vowed to silence them once and for all.
Roslin's the champ [SPORTS Feb 11 2001 ]
Favourite Roslin Hashim clawed back from a game down to bag his first National Grand Prix Proton-EON badminton title at the Perlis BA hall.
Roslin qualifies for final [SPORTS Feb 10 2001 ]
National number one Mohamed Roslin Hashim easily defeated Yeoh Kay Bin to reach the men's singles final of the Proton-EON National Grand Prix Finals at the Perlis BA Hall Friday night.
Kay Bin squeezes into semis on games countback [SPORTS Feb 9 2001 ]
Yeoh Kay Bin squeezed into the men's singles semi-finals by the skin of his teeth in the Proton-EON National Grand Prix Badminton Finals at the Perlis BA Hall in Kangar Thursday night.
Sairul takes the spotlight on first day [SPORTS Feb 8 2001]
National back-up shuttler Sairul Amar Ayob stole the thunder on the first day of the Proton-Eon National Grand Prix badminton championships here when he disposed of Jason Wong in a Group B match.
Nadzmi: I will consult others on duo's applications [SPORTS Feb 7 2001]
The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) president Datuk Nadzmi Mohamed Salleh finally met former national doubles stars Cheah Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hock on Monday.
Tough job for Tan Fook-Wan Wah to grab a hattrick [SPORTS Feb 7 2001 ]
Upcoming pair Chan Chong Ming and Chew Chun Eng stand in the way of Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah's bid to complete a hattrick in the men's doubles at the National Grand Prix Badminton Finals which starts in Kangar, Perlis today.
Taufik gets his coach back [SPORTS Feb 7 2001 ]
Indonesian badminton officials have bowed to a quit-the-team threat by the world's number four shuttler Taufik Hidayat and rehired his coach Mulyo Handoyo in the hopes of an All-England victory.
Sultan heads heavyweight IBF presidency shortlist [SPORTS Feb 7 2001 ]
The presidency of the International Badminton Federation is to be contested for the first time in the sport's history with the Sultan of Brunei one of three heavyweight candidates.
Boost for three back-up shuttlers [SPORTS Feb 6 2001 ]
Three back-up men's singles shuttlers -- Ismail Saman, Yeoh Kay Bin and Lee Tsuen Seng -- are on track to be promoted to the national badminton senior team this year.
Stricter rules for the shuttlers [SPORTS Feb 6 2001 ]
The national badminton coaches have imposed stricter rules for players at the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) Academy. On Monday, the coaches finalised the rules and regulations for the shuttlers to follow during their stay at the hostel and while in training.
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