Tag: Kenichi Tago

Peter Gade to Jan O Jorgensen - Passing of the torch :-)

Indonesia Open Final: Jorgensen takes torch from Peter Gade

Vincent Liew · June 22, 2014

Jakarta: Torch got passed in Jakarta on Sunday night. Despite being crowned several titles in Europe such as 2010 Denmark Open and French Open…

Jan O Jorgensen have discovered the secret formula on how to defeat top Chinese shuttlers by defeating Lin Dan in last week's Japan Open and Chen Long in Indonesia Open

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Indonesia Open: Kenichi Tago denies Chong Wei in semi-final

Vincent Liew · June 21, 2014

Jakarta: World number one Lee Chong Wei was knocked out of the Indonesia Open in the semi-finals on Saturday in a shock loss to…

Lee Chong Wei is seeking a fifth Japan Open title

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Japan Open: Lee Chong Wei reaches final

Vincent Liew · June 14, 2014

Tokyo: World number one is now one victory away from becoming the first man to win five Japan Open titles. Lee Chong Wei extended…

Kento Momota sealed the last point for Japan's 3-0 win over China in the Thomas Cup semi-finals.

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Thomas Cup: Japan stuns China 3-0

Vincent Liew · May 23, 2014

Japan pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Thomas Cup history Friday night by knocking out nine-time Thomas Cup champions and defending champions…

Shuttler Derek Derek Wong needs to be more consistent and technically-sound in order to compete at the highest level of badminton competitions.

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Derek Wong is eligible to play in first round of Singapore Badminton Open

Vincent Liew · April 7, 2014

SINGAPORE: Singapore's top men's singles player, Derek Wong, is eligible to play in the first round of the OUE Singapore Open for the first…

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Chong Wei’s biggest threat Chen Long sent packing (pic)

Vincent Liew · January 17, 2014

BUKIT JALIL: Japan's world No. 5 Kenichi Tago gave Lee Chong Wei a massive favour after turning on the style to stun world No.…

Kenichi Tago: 'My goal this year, though, is to be the top of the others closing in, and to get closer to Chen Long’s level first.'

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Tago in high spirits after Korean Open (pic)

Vincent Liew · January 14, 2014

BUKIT JALIL: World No. 5 Kenichi Tago of Japan believes that he is his greatest enemy. The industrious yet stylish Tago came close to…

Kento Momota is the third highest ranked Japanese singles player behind Kenichi Tago and Takuma Ueda.

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Momota-san is a man in a hurry (pic)

Vincent Liew · January 14, 2014

BUKIT JALIL: With his fiery red new hairstyle, Japan’s rising star Kento Momota is ready to take the world by storm. The 2012 world…

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Lee Chong Wei qualifies for Korean Open finals (pic)

Vincent Liew · January 12, 2014

KUALA LUMPUR: World badminton number one Lee Chong Wei is one step closer to winning the Korean Open Super Series Badminton Tournament Championship for…

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Chong Wei’s ‘sick’ of being the go-to-guy (pic)

Vincent Liew · January 11, 2014

KUALA LUMPUR: World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei has had enough of being the sole flag bearer for Malaysian badminton on the international scene.…