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NST Online : 7 January 2009

China’s Zhang Jiewen (front) trains with her Malaysian fiance Choong Tan Fook at Putra Stadium on Monday. Pic: MOHD YUSNI ARIFFIN
TRAINING starts at 7am while lights must be put out by 10pm. This is the five-and-half day routine for China’s national shuttlers.
But this is all in the past for former [...]

NST Online : 7 January 2009

Liew Daren beat compatriot Vountus Indra Mawan 21-7, 22-24, 21-14 to reach the main draw. Daren next faces Thailand’s Boonsak Ponsana.
LEE Chong Wei’s (below) title defence starts against lesser known Indonesian Andre Kurniawan Tedjono at Putra Stadium today but the Malaysian is not taking anything for granted.
Chong Wei, the top [...]

The Star Online : 7 January 2009
MALAYSIA have put two elite back-up men’s singles players — Liew Daren and Chong Wei Feng — in the main draw of the Malaysian Open but three others crashed out in the qualifying tournament yesterday.
Daren beat Thailand’s top junior Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 19-21, 21-19, 21-15 in the first round and [...]

The Star Online : 7 January 2009
By RAJES PAUL
KUALA LUMPUR: The world of badminton is in dire need of new stars in the men’s singles to prevent the event in Super Series this season from becoming a rather predictable bore.
The Malaysian Open, which begins today at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil, is the [...]

NST Online : 6 January 2009
By Ajitpal Singh
WONG Pei Tty-Chin Eei Hui are starting to feel the heat of the Malaysia Open.
The fact that they could make history as the first Malaysian women’s pair to top the world rankings if they make the final here, has been giving them the jitters.
National doubles coach Rexy Mainaky [...]

NST Online : 6 January 2009
ARIF Latif, touted as one of the country’s brightest young stars, wants to roar like a lion this season.
However, he is careful not to go overboard by setting an unachievable target for himself. His main goal this year is to break into the top-30 of the men’s world ranking.
But [...]

NST Online : 6 January 2009
By K.M. Boopathy
WHILE Lee Chong Wei chases his fifth Malaysia Open title much attention will be on Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong’s return to top flight when the season’s first Super Series event begins at Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil today.
Chong Wei, the defending champion, is in a confident mood [...]

The Star Online : 6 January 2009
KUALA LUMPUR: Back-up singles shuttler Tan Chun Seang’s nickname is Smiley.
But over the last year, there has been nothing to smile about as far as his achievements on the international stage is concerned.
And Chun Seang is bent on changing that this year, starting with the Malaysian Open.
“I like to [...]

The Star Online : 6 January 2009
By RAJES PAUL
KUALA LUMPUR: Former national men’s doubles shuttlers Gan Teik Chai and Tan Bin Shen will make their debut as a pair in the Malaysian Open, which begins tomorrow at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil.
The duo, who left the national team last year, received a shot in [...]

NST Online : 5 January 2009
By : Ajitpal Singh
TAN Boon Heong is the only local shuttler with a world junior title to his name who has established himself on the international stage.
He made his name after forging a partnership with Koo Kien Keat in 2006.
As for his compatriots, namely Hoon How Thien, Lim Khim [...]