0 Pebulutangkis Akademisi

Sembari menanti turnamen berikutnya untuk mengisi waktu luang mari kita mengintip sejenak kegiatan akademik sejumlah bintang bulutangkis internasional. Selain menjadi andalan negara masing-masing di dalam olahraga bulutangkis, nama-nama di bawah ini juga tetap menyempatkan waktu untuk menuntut ilmu hingga ke jenjang yang setinggi mungkin. Daftar di bawah ini masih dapat bertambah, namun untuk sementara ini baru diketahui beberapa saja. Sinergi antara olahraga dan kegiatan akademik tetap dapat berjalan jika memang diniati dari hati dengan praduga positif bahwa profesi sebagai olahragawan/olahragawati tidak berhubungan negatif dengan keberhasilan...

0 Pemilihan BWF Athletes Commission Bulan Februari-Maret 2013

Pada tanggal 30 Desember 2012 lalu Badminton World Federation (BWF) mengumumkan bahwa pemilihan BWF Athlete Commission yang baru akan berlangsung pada bulan Februari hingga Maret tahun 2013 ini. Komisi yang terpilih nanti bertugas untuk empat tahun mendatang.  Proses pemilihan akan dilaksanakan bersamaan dengan turnamen German Open Grand Prix Gold 2013 dan All England Super Series Premier 2013. Adapun urutan acaranya adalah sebagai berikut: (1) Batas waktu pengiriman atau penetapan nominasi adalah tanggal 5 Februari. Nominasi untuk pemilihan BWF Athletes Commission wajib diserahkan secara tertulis kepada BWF melalui e-mail j.sung@bwfbadminton.org; (2)...

0 Swedish International Challenge 2013 Winners and Standings

Mixed Doubles PETER KAESBAUER/ISABEL HERTTRICH (GER) F - Jelle Maas/Iris Tabeling (NED) 21-19 21-15 SF - Dave Khodabux/Selena Piek (NED) 18-21 25-23 21-14 QF - Niclas Nohr/Joan Christiansen (DEN) 19-21 21-16 21-16 R16 - Gaetan Mittelheisser/Isabel Emilie Lefel (FRA) 21-11 15-21 21-14 Women's Singles CAROLINA MARIN (ESP) F - Nicole Schaller (SUI) 21-6 21-10 SF - Patty Stolzenbach (NED) 21-14 21-12 QF - Kaori Imabeppu (JPN) 21-13 19-21 21-12 R16 - Olga Konon (GER) 19-21 21-12 21-12 R32 - Matilda Petersen* (SWE) 21-11 21-7 Men's Singles KENTO MOMOTA (JPN) F - Eric Pang (NED) 21-9 16-21 21-18 SF - Christian Lind Thomsen (DEN) 21-9 21-16 QF -...

0 Malaysia Open Super Series 2013 Winners and Standings

The winners Tai Tzu Ying (right) Women's Singles TAI TZU YING (TPE) R32 - Chloe Magee (IRL) 21-15 23-21 R16 -  Chan Tsz Ka (HKG) 21-17 21-13 QF -  Tine Baun (DEN) 22-20 21-15 SF - Saina Nehwal (IND) 22-20 21-14 F - Yao Xue (CHN) 21-17 21-14 Mixed Doubles JOACHIM FISCHER NIELSEN/CHRISTINNA PEDERSEN (DEN) R32 - Markis Kido/Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth (INA) 21-17 24-22 R16 - Qiu Zihan/Zhao Yunlei (CHN) 21-19 11-21 21-11 QF - Anders Kristiansen/Julie Houmann (DEN) 22-20 21-12 SF -  Praveen Jordan/Vita Marissa* (INA) 21-14 21-17 F - Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying (MAS) 21-13 21-18 Bao Yixin/Tian Qing Women's Doubles BAO YIXIN/TIAN QING...

0 Malaysia Open Super Series 2013 - Day 4, Semifinals

Mixed Doubles Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying - Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Zieba 12-21 21-18 21-16 Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen - Praveen Jordan/Vita Marissa* 21-14 21-17 Women's Singles Tai Tzu Ying - Saina Nehwal 22-20 21-14 Yao Xue* - Bae Yeon Ju 21-15 21-18 Women's Doubles Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi - Shinta Mulia Sari/Yao Lei 22-20 21-14 Bao Yixin/Tian Qing - Aprilsasi Putri LV/Vita Marissa 21-13 21-17 Men's Singles Sony Dwi Kuncoro - Kenichi Tago 21-12 19-21 23-21 Lee Chong Wei - Jan O Joegensen 21-13 17-21 21-12 Men's Doubles Ko Sung Hyun/Lee Yong Dae - Goh V Shem/Lim Khim Wah 21-11 21-15 Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra...

0 Malaysia Open Super Series 2013 - Day 3, Quarterfinals

Mixed Doubles Praveen Jordan/Vita Marissa* - Zhang Nan/Tang Jinhua 21-12 21-19 Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying - Tan Aik Quan/Lai Pei Jing 21-13 21-14 Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen - Anders Kristiansen/Julie Houmann 22-20 21-12 Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Zieba - Danny Bawa Chrisnanta/Vanessa Neo YY 21-11 21-12 Women's Singles Saina Nehwal - Nozomi Okuhara 21-11 14-21 2-0 --retired Yao Xue* - Deng Xuan 21-8 18-21 21-12 Tai Tzu Ying - Tine Baun 22-20 21-15 Bae Yeon Ju - Minatsu Mitani 21-15 21-17 Women's Doubles Bao Yixin/Tian Qing - Christinna Pedersen/Kamilla Ryter Juhl 21-10 21-18 Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi -...

0 Malaysia Open Super Series 2013 - Day 2

Mixed Doubles Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen - Qiu Zihan/Zhao Yunlei 21-19 11-21 21-11 Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying - Mads P Kolding/Kamilla R Juhl 21-19 18-21 21-16 Danny Bawa C/Vanessa Neo YY - Chayut Triyachart/Yao Lei 21-17 21-14 Praveen Jordan/Vita Marissa* - Muhammad Rijal/Debby Susanto 28-26 20-22 21-17 Zhang Nan/Tang Jinhua - Chris Adcock/Gabrielle White 21-17 11-21 21-16 Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Zieba - Hirokatsu Hashimoto/Miyuki Maeda* 21-10 21-18 Tan Aik Quan/Lai Pei Jing - Robert Blair/Jillie Cooper 21-16 21-18 Anders Kristiansen/Julie Houmann - Songphon Anugritayawon/Kunchala Voravich. 21-18 21-15 Women's Singles Tine...

0 Malaysia Open Super Series 2013 - Day 1

Mixed Doubles Robert Blair/Jillie Cooper - Shin Baek Choel/Eom Hye Won 22-20 12-21 21-17 Anders Christiansen/Julie Houmann - Riky Widianto/Richi Puspita Dili 11-21 22-20 21-12 Tan Aik Quan/Lai Pei Jing - Thitipong Lapoe/Peeraya Munkitamorn 21-11 17-21 21-12 Qiu Zihan/Zhao Yunlei - Lee Chun Hei/Chau Hoi Wah* 21-17 12-21 21-14 Muhammad Rijal/Debby Susanto - Chan Yun Lung/Tse Ying Suet* 21-18 21-17 Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Zieba - Michael Fuchs/Birgit Michels 13-21 21-18 21-18 Praveen Jordan/Vita Marissa* - Tarun Kona/Ashwini Ponnappa 22-20 21-17 Chris Adcock/Gabrielle White - Pranaav Jerry Chopra/Siki Reddy N --walkover Mads Pieler Kolding/Kamilla...

0 Korea Open Super Series Premier 2013 - Winners and Standings

Winners' Statistics Men's Singles LEE CHONG WEI (MAS) F - Du Pengyu (CHN) 21-12 21-15 SF - Wong Wing Ki (HKG) 21-11 21-18 QF - Hu Yun (HKG) 21-15 21-17 R16 - Marc Zwiebler (GER) 21-11 21-19 R32 - Wang Zhengming (CHN) 17-21 21-14 21-16 Women's Singles SUNG JI HYUN (KOR) F - Wang Shixian (CHN) 21-12 22-20 SF - Han Li (CHN) 21-14 21-17 QF - Porntip Buranaprasertsuk (THA) 21-13 21-7 R16 - Jiang Yanjiao (CHN) 21-10 21-17 R32 - Lee Min Ji (KOR) 21-11 21-17 Men's Doubles KO SUNG HYUN/LEE YONG DAE (KOR) F - Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen (DEN) 21-19 13-21 21-10 SF - Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong (MAS) 21-17 21-11 QF - Goh V Shem/Lim Khim Wah (MAS)...

0 Estonia International Series 2013 - Winners and Standings

Winners' Statistics Men's Singles KENTO MOMOTA (JPN) F - Eetu Heino (FIN) 20-22 21-15 21-15 SF - Andrew Smith (ENG) 21-18 21-11 QF - Matthieu Lo Ying Ping (FRA) 21-14 21-14 R16 - Albin Carl Hjelm (SWE) 21-13 21-12 R32 - Lukas Zevl (CZE) 21-13 21-15 Women's Singles LINE KJAERSFELDT (DEN) F - Natalia Perminova (RUS) 13-21 21-18 21-18 SF - Delphine Lansac (FRA) 21-13 21-16 QF - Ksenia Polikarpova (RUS) 21-12 21-19 R16 - Karoliine Hoim (EST) 21-10 12-21 21-17 R32 - Orsolva Varga (HUN) 21-11 21-18 Men's Doubles LAURENT CONSTANTIN/MATTHIEU LO YING PING (FRA) F - Iikka Heino/Mika Kongas (FIN) 21-11 22-20 SF - Mads Storgaard Sorensen/Victor Svendsen...

0 Korea Open Super Series Premier 2013 - Day 5

Semifinals Results Women's Doubles Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang (F) - Jung Kyung Eun/Kim Ha Na 21-16 21-11 Ma Jin/Tang Jinhua - Christinna Pedersen/Kamilla Rytter Juhl 21-19 19-21 21-11 Men's Doubles Ko Sung Hyun/Lee Yong Dae - Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong 21-17 21-11 Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen - Hong Wei/Shen Ye 19-21 21-10 21-18 Women's Singles Wang Shixian - Minatsu Mitani 21-11 21-17 Sung Ji Hyun - Han Li 21-14 21-17 Men's Singles Du Pengyu - Sony Dwi Kuncoro 21-12 21-17 Lee Chong Wei - Wong Wing Ki 21-11 21-18 Mixed Doubles Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei - Joachim Fischer N/Christinna Pedersen 21-16 21-13 Xu Chen/Ma Jin - Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee...

0 Korea Open Super Series Premier 2013 - Day 4

Men's Doubles Ko Sung Hyun/Lee Yong Dae - Goh V Shem/Lim Khim Wah 21-16 21-10 Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen - Kim Ki Jung/Kim Sa Rang 21-15 21-10 Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong - Liu Xiaolong/Qiu Zihan 21-12 21-19 Hong Wei/Shen Ye - Lee Sheng Mu/Tsai Chia Hsin 18-21 25-23 21-18 Women's Singles Sung Ji Hyun - Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 21-13 21-17 Wang Shixian - Bae Yeon Ju 21-18 21-9 Han Li - Saina Nehwal 21-14 15-21 21-12 Minatsu Mitani - Nichaon Jindapon 24-22 22-20 Mixed Doubles Joachim Fischer N/Christinna Pedersen - Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir 21-19 22-20 Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei - Kim Ki Jung/Jung Kyung Eun 21-7 21-13 Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee...

0 Korea Open Super Series Premier 2013 - Day 3

Mixed Doubles Markis Kido/Zebadiah B - Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying 12-21 21-15 21-13 Joachim Fischer N/Christinna Pedersen - Shin Baek Choel/Eom Hye Won 21-18 21-16 Xu Chen/Ma Jin - Michael Fuchs/Birgit Michels 21-16 21-17 Chris Adcock/Gabrielle White - Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Zieba 20-22 21-19 21-15 Kim Ki Jung/Jung Kyung Eun - Muhammad Rijal/Debby Susanto 22-20 21-14 Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei - Vitalij Durkin/Nina Vislova 19-21 21-13 21-15 Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam - Qiu Zihan/Bao Yixin 11-21 21-16 21-16 Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir - Kenichi Hayakawa/Misaki Matsutomo 21-4 21-11 Men's Doubles Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen...

0 Korea Open Super Series Premier 2013 - Day 2

Women's Singles Saina Nehwal - Sapsiree Taerattanachai 17-21 21-9 21-19 Tine Baun - Kim Hyo Min 21-13 21-16 Wang Shixian - Lee Jang Mi 21-13 21-16 PV Sindhu - Lindaweni Fanetri 22-20 21-16 Fu Mingtian - Petya Nedelcheva 18-21 21-19 21-13 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk - Li Xuerui 7-7 --retired Tai Tzu Ying - Ratchanok Intanon 13-21 22-20 21-17 Hain Li - Yip Pui Yin 21-10 16-21 21-16 Nichaon Jindapon - Cheng Shao Chieh 21-16 21-14 Gu Juan - Eriko Hirose 21-18 21-15 Chong Wei Feng - Henri Hurskainen 24-22 21-16 Jiang Yanjiao - Adrianti Firdasari 21-13 21-13 Minatsu Mitani - Busanan Ongbumrungpan 21-9 21-11 Bae Yeon Ju - Wang Yihan 21-11 9-18 --retired Chan...

0 Korea Open Super Series Premier 2013 - Day 1

Korea Open Super Series Premier 2013 - Day 1 Qualification Rounds Mixed Doubles 1st qualification Vladimir Ivanov/Anastasia Chervaykova - Ko Jungho/Kong Heeyong 21-6 21-10 Lee Sangjoo/Kim Soyoung - Ivan Sozonov/Tatjana Bibik 21-18 21-18 Hirokatsu Hashimoto/Miyuki Maeda - Choi Solkyu/Kim Hyerin 19-21 21-13 21-5 Alvent Yulianto C/Rizki Amelia P - Kim Jaehwan/Lee Boon 21-17 21-7 Tsai Chia Hsin/Hsieh Pei Chen - Han Tosung/Chae Yoojung 17-21 21-18 21-15 Kim Kihoon/Han Gahee - Tan Wee Kiong/Woon Khe Wei -- walkover Kim Daeeun/Ko Ara - Bae Kwonyoung/Shin Seungchan 21-13 17-21 21-18 2nd qualification Praveen Jordan/Vita Marissa - Vladimir Ivanov/Anastasia...

0 Menuju Kejuaraan Dunia Guangzhou 2013

Tahun 2013 adalah tahun kembalinya Kejuaraan Dunia Bulutangkis perorangan setelah absen pada tahun lalu (digantikan oleh Olimpiade). Memang sejak berlangsung setiap tahun (dimulai pada tahun 2005), BWF memutuskan bahwa BWF World Championships tidak berlangsung pada tahun-tahun Olimpiade. Hingga saat ini telah ada dua kejuaraan yang tidak dilaksanakan yakni pada tahun 2008 dan 2012. Pada penyelenggaraan terakhir, tahun 2011, Cina sukses menyapu bersih gelar melalui Lin Dan, Wang Yihan, Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng, Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang, dan Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei. Untuk menyegarkan ingatan dan sambil menjalani "hitung mundur" Kejuaraan Dunia 2013 yang...