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Opinion – Why the world needs Lee Chong Wei
Regular Badzine contributor Kira Rin takes a look at the significance of Lee Chong Wei’s upcoming hearing. By Kira Rin. Photos: Badmintonphoto Dato’ Lee Chong Wei. To speak of this humble Malaysian...
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Partners, not punches, for Issara and Jongjit?
Bodin Issara and Maneepong Jongjit, who were suspended after getting into a fist fight during the final of the 2013 Canada Open, are to be partners again, according to a report from Thai daily The...
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Lee Chong Wei: “I will quit if I get a 2-year suspension”
In an interview given to the BBC yesterday, Lee Chong Wei announced that he will no longer play competitive badminton if he is suspended for the maximum of two years he is facing in his case after...
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Lee Chong Wei’s rocky road to Rio
Malaysian men’s singles star Lee Chong Wei has stated publicly that he will retire if given the standard 2-year doping ban but in the event that he can get a reduction, how short a ban would he need...
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Team France pulls out 8-time national champion
Brice Leverdez, who recently won his 8th straight national title was removed from Team France just hours before the semi-final encounter with Germany at the 2015 European Mixed Team Championships in...
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Leverdez awaits formal reason for exclusion
French champion Brice Leverdez announced on his Facebook page that he was still awaiting an official reason for his exclusion from the French National Team during last week’s European Mixed Team...
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BAM ready at last
The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) is ready for Lee Chong Wei’s hearing to be held. According to an article published this weekend in Malaysian daily The Star, the President of BAM Datuk Seri...
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BWF to hear Lee’s case April 11th
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has chosen to hear Lee Chong Wei’s doping case on April 11th, according to a report today in Malaysian daily The Star. The report quotes Badminton Association of...
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Lee Chong Wei decision in time for Worlds?
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) could take up to three weeks to hand down a decision in Malaysian superstar Lee Chong Wei’s doping case, according to a report appearing last night on the online...
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Lee Chong Wei sentenced to ‘time served’
Malaysian men’s singles star Lee Chong Wei has been given an 8-month ban by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Doping Hearing Panel. The decision, which was made on Saturday, April 25th, was...
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Yu Xiaohan tested positive for diuretic at Universiade, says Xinhua
Singapore Open champion Yu Xiaohan has been stripped of the two silver medals she got from the World University Games in Gwangju this past summer, according to a report yesterday from China’s Xinhua...
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BWF: Yu Xiaohan under provisional suspension
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) issued a press release today saying that Singapore Open champion Yu Xiaohan has been under Provisional Suspension since September 28th. The announcement comes a...
View ArticleWORLDS – No wild card for Lee Chong Wei
Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) had hoped that either the Badminton World Federation (BWF) or the hosts PBSI would put an end to their headaches by offering Lee Chong Wei a wild card for the...
View ArticleYu Xiaohan’s doping suspension ended
[See image gallery at www.badzine.net] Singapore Open champion Yu Xiaohan is back on active duty after a BWF Doping Hearing Panel decided on a 7-month suspension at a hearing held 7 months after her...
View ArticleThailand awaits official word on Intanon doping allegations
[See image gallery at www.badzine.net] The Bangkok Post reported today that the Badminton Association of Thailand (BAT) is waiting for official world from the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on a...
View ArticleRatchanok cleared by BWF Doping Panel
[See image gallery at www.badzine.net] Ratchanok Intanon was cleared today of doping suspicion and can participate in the upcoming Rio Olympics. The Badminton World Federation published a press...
View ArticleUpset and rule change send Lee to Rio?
[See image gallery at www.badzine.net] Lee Dong Keun booked his spot in the Rio Olympics as the second Korean representative but along with his second straight win over Hu Yun, he benefited from a...
View ArticleMomota back sooner than expected?
[See image gallery at www.badzine.net] Kento Momota could be back in the international tour sooner than expected. Nippon Badminton Association (NBA) Executive Director Kinji Zeniya told the local...
View ArticlePost-comeback complexities for Kento Momota?
[See image gallery at www.badzine.net] If the suspension of Japanese badminton star Kento Momota is indeed lifted next month, how seamless a transition can he really make to international competition?...
View ArticleMomota cleared to come back to domestic competition
[See image gallery at www.badzine.net] Japanese men’s singles star Kento Momota got an early decision from the Nippon Badminton Association (NBA) which should see him back into domestic competition as...
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