Hosts Hong Kong produced an upset to beat Chinese Taipei in the quarter-finals of the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships today.
Chinese Taipei and Singapore completed the quarter-final line-up as group play finished at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships today.
Malaysia, China, Indonesia and Thailand all advanced to the quarter-finals on the second day of the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships.
China begun the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships with a thumping 5-0 victory over Macau on day one of the tournament in Hong Kong.
Ten-time winners China have been drawn alongside India and Malaysia for the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Sudirman Cup, due to be held in Nanning in China from May 19 to 26.
Top seed Shi Yuqi advanced into the semi-finals of the men's singles at the Badminton World Federation Swiss Open in Basel today with a comfortable victory over Mark Caljouw from The Netherlands.
Current world number two and reigning All England champion Chen Yufei advanced into the quarter-finals of the Badminton World Federation Swiss Open in Bsael but was pushed all the way by Estonia's significantly lower ranked Kristin Kuuba.
Men's top seed Shi Yuqi survived a scare before progressing to the second round of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Swiss Open in Basel.
Newly-crowned All England Open Badminton Championships winner Chen Yufei will be looking to add another prize when she competes at the Swiss Open.
Japan's reigning world champion Kento Momota won a maiden All England Open Badminton Championships title today as Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu-ying failed with her bid to win three in a row.
Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu-ying remains on course for a third consecutive title at the All England Open Badminton Championships after reaching the women's final at Arena Birmingham.
A repeat of last year's men's World Championship final remains on the cards at the All England Badminton Championships as both Kento Momota and Shi Yuqi reached the last four.
Reigning Olympic champion Chen Long was among the casualties as the All England Badminton Championships began in Birmingham.
Japan's reigning world champion Kento Momota needed three games before he reached the quarter-finals of the Badminton World Federation German Open.
Women's top seed Nozomi Okuhara breezed through as main draw action began at the Badminton World Federation German Open.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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