Happy retirement Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan hendra choasansan . 📷Badmintonphoto #Badminton #TheDaddies BWF BADMINTON INDONESIA Badminton Asia

Happy Birthday to the two women’s singles players who between them won the first 3 World Tour (WT) events this year – ⏺️ An Se Young – Malaysia 1000 and India 750 ⏺️ Ratchanok Intanon – Indonesia Masters 500 ⏺️ They are the only 2 singles players to win 3 Superseries (SS) or WT

Every champion has, by definition, proved themselves in the extremely intense and challenging environment of the global sporting arena. Most people would therefore assume that an athlete like Jia Yi Fan, who has already achieved everything there is to achieve in the sport

It’s an arduous but exhilarating climb to the top of the mountain. For some it takes years of gruelling toil and determination. Others will perhaps be forced to retreat before searching for a new route. Over 13 years after forming their partnership, Danish men’s doubles pair

It’s never easy coming back after a long absence. Especially after a self-imposed exile to find sanctuary from the relentless burden of pressure and expectation which comes with the status of being #Olympic Champion. Devoid of ambition, and no desire to return to court following

“We don’t truly appreciate what we have, until it’s gone”. Most badminton fans would acknowledge we’ve enjoyed a golden era in the women’s singles discipline. At least 9 different players, playing under 7 different flags, have been capable of winning a major title on any given

Gill’s Five Fun Facts from Finals Day at the 115th #YonexAllEngland. ⏺️ Kim Won Ho became the first child of an All England champion to also win an All England title in the Open era (i.e., since 1980). His Mother Gil Young Ah won 3 women’s doubles titles in 1993, 1994, 1995. ⏺️

There’s a primal fascination about a gladiatorial battle. In ancient Rome the Colosseum bore witness to the brutal Darwinian theory of “the survival of the fittest”. Gladiators literally fighting for survival in the name of honour and entertainment. Sometimes the modern

Champions leave nothing to chance. They explore every avenue, looking at every tiny detail to optimise peak performance. Viktor Axelsen is the epitome of that mindset. Apart from his personal #badminton coaching team, he’s worked with a gymnastic coach to improve his flexibility

Of course a great deal of the fascination and intrigue of sport surrounds the uncertainty of the outcome, the eager anticipation of which athlete or team will win. Sport therefore inevitably loses some of its appeal when its too predictable. And this year’s #SudirmanCup in

#GillsFunFacts from the #TaipeiOpen2025. 🔵 Men’s Singles (BTW, I just love the 2 perfectly matched photos) 🔹 Loh Kean Yew became the first player representing Singapore to win a title (in any discipline) at the Taipei Open in the 45 year history of the competition. 🔹 In

#GillsFunFacts from the #ThailandOpen2025. 1️⃣ It was the 1️⃣st time in the #HSBCBWFWorldTour (WT) era that both the men’s doubles and women’s doubles titles were won by pairs from Malaysia, and the first time since the 2008 Superseries Finals. 2️⃣ It was the 2️⃣nd time on the

Been enjoying the spring sunshine in my garden and the wonderful sight of my spectacular white wisteria engulfing my yew tree before the long flight to Singapore this evening for the #SingaporeOpen2025. Very much looking forward to being back in the magnificent Singapore Indoor

Look who I bumped into at Istora Senayan. So lovely to catch up with the delightful Greysia Polii. 🔵 Olympic Champion🥇in the 2020 Tokyo Games with Apriyani Rahayu. 🔹 Indonesia’s first Olympic medal in women’s doubles 🔹 Their🥇meant Indonesia become only the second nation

3️⃣ seemed to be a recuring number on Finals Day at the #IndonesiaOpen. 🔵 For a 3️⃣rd time in the 3️⃣rd Super 1000 event of the year the same two players met in the women’s singles final. And for a 3️⃣rd time An Se Young defeated Wang Zhi Yi and she therefore becomes the first

In reaching the final of the #USOpen2025, 16-year-old Tanvi Sharma becomes the latest women’s singles teenage sensation from India to burst onto the world stage! It’s interesting that India’s singles coach Park Tae Sang said he can “see glimpses of Sindhu in her” style of game.

Athletes tend to be defined by how they perform at the major events, the Olympic Games and world championships. They are the ultimate test as every rival shares that same burning desire to perform to their best. Everyone has prepared, everyone has the desire, but it’s only a rare

My heart pounds a little quicker at the mere thought of the upcoming #JapanOpen2025 as a whole host of fond memories come flooding back. As I get ready to leave for the 42nd staging of this prestigious event, I feel privileged that along with the unwavering support of tournament

I had hoped we were about to see the return to competition of 3 #Olympic Bronze medallists at the #DaihatsuJapanOpen2025 after significant time away due to injury or illness. But sadly those 3 became 2 when Lee Zii Jia withdrew a week ago, before the draw was made. I really do

In doubles events, one plus one should NOT make two. It should actually equate to one entity. Simply having two players on the same side of the net, however good they are individually, does not necessarily make a good doubles pair. A theory which appears to be the borne out by