Jakarta Globe

World beaters?
China Daily
By Sun Xiaochen (China Daily) China's badminton teams will try to set tone for Olympics at Thomas and Uber Cup finals, Sun Xiaochen reports. Can China beat the world? The badminton team will try at the 2012 Thomas and Uber Cup Finals, which will be ...
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Facts
China Daily
The 2012 tournament will be held in Wuhan, China from May 20-27, 2012. The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Team Championships for Women, is a major international badminton competition contested by women's national badminton teams.



CRIENGLISH.com

Difficult to Avoid Quitting, Says BWF Official
CRIENGLISH.com
China's badminton great Lin Dan has quitted matches for seven times since the end of 2010, triggering queries about if this damages the image of badminton and hurts fans. When being asked about the controversial issue, Paisan Rangsikitpho,deputy ...

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Jakarta Globe

Lin Dan to lead China's challenge in Thomas Cup
Times of India
WUHAN (China): Olympic gold medallist and four-time World Champion Lin Dan will lead the Chinese men's badminton team to capture its record fifth consecutive title at the Thomas Cup starting on Sunday. Lin is determined to grab the men's title again ...
Lin Dan To Lead China For Record Fifth Consecutive Thomas TitleBernama

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Badminton: China's Chen Jin pulls out of India Open with Olympic slot safe
Channel News Asia
NEW DELHI: Chinese star Chen Jin pulled out of the India Open badminton tournament with a wrist injury after his Olympic berth was ensured on Friday. Chen, who Thursday replaced Denmark's Peter Gade as the fourth-ranked player in the world, ...
Shuttler Parupalli Kashyap qualifies for OlympicsNDTV
Kashyap qualifies for Olympics after Chen Jin walkoverTimes of India
Sorry Saina Nehwal makes an early exitDaily News & Analysis
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Malaysia Star

Minnows South Africa Set To Take On Stronger Teams
Bernama
... (Bernama) -- The South African national squad is ready to take on the challenge of playing against stronger teams in the Thomas Cup competition, the world's prestigious badminton team event, which begins in this biggest city of central China today.
World No. 1 Wei must beat Lin Dan for M'sia to upset ChinaMalaysia Star
Lee Chong Wei needs to overpower Lin Dan to keep Malaysia's chances alive ...bettor.com (blog)

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London calling: Africa's Olympic badminton player
Radio Netherlands
Today Ekiring is Africa's number one badminton player. He lives in the Netherlands, though he and racket travel the world – this summer, bound for the Olympics. We recently caught up with Ekiring in Amersvoort, a medium-sized town in the centre of the ...



Bleak future for Malaysian badminton
Malaysia Star
This is well reflected by what we have now as compared to the other badminton nations, especially China. With two months left to the London Olympics, it is obvious that all hope will be on Datuk Lee Chong Wei (pic) to bag gold for Malaysia.

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China vows to take back Uber Cup
Newstrack India
Wuhan (China), May 18 (IANS) Badminton powerhouse China, who conceded the Uber Cup to South Korea two years ago, vowed to revenge on home courts this time, fielding its world top four singles and top two doubles players. In 2010, the Chinese women's ...

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New Straits Times

THOMAS CUP: No Jae Sung, no problem
New Straits Times
"If South Korea make a reshuffle, I see Yong Dae-Sung Hyun as one of the pairs. They may also use the two other pairs and we may have the edge if we meet South Korea in the knockout stage," said Kim Her. Hosts China will be definitely relieved as South ...

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