https://www.scmp.com/rss/519347/feed The latest news on Zheng Siwei, Chinese badminton player and Olympian, including competition news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ada Li Ada Li Badminton bosses say they have changed the sport’s scoring system with an eye on attracting the younger generation with more exciting matches, and older players believe it could prolong their careers. From the start of next year, the sport will revert to a variation of the 15-point system that was first used in the 19th century, ending two decades of the first to 21 winning a game. Not everyone, however, is convinced that going back to the future is the best thing for the sport. Retired... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3351584/players-split-over-badminton-rule-change-some-believe-it-could-prolong-their-careers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3351584/players-split-over-badminton-rule-change-some-believe-it-could-prolong-their-careers?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Apr 2026 02:00:12 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport We’re much closer to the end than the beginning of what has been an enthralling National Games, but we’re not done yet. Fresh off a first fencing gold for the men’s foil team, their épée counterparts get a chance to redeem themselves after the individual slip-ups they all suffered earlier this week. In badminton, mixed doubles Olympic champions Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong are proving that age is just a number. Having retired after their golden hurrah in Paris, they came back for an encore and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3333463/national-games-hong-kong-fencers-go-again-fan-v-wang-part-2-what-watch-day-11?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3333463/national-games-hong-kong-fencers-go-again-fan-v-wang-part-2-what-watch-day-11?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:01:18 +0000 Lars Hamer,Mike Chan Lars Hamer,Mike Chan The National Games bring together the best and brightest from across China for weeks of competition, some of which have been said to be tougher than the Olympics. Whether you agree with that or not, there can be no argument that several of the world’s top sportsmen and women will be battling it out in the pool, on the court and right across the Greater Bay Area for individual and team glory. Jointly co-hosted for the first time by Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong, here is everything you need to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3331993/all-you-need-know-about-national-games-where-some-worlds-best-come-play?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3331993/all-you-need-know-about-national-games-where-some-worlds-best-come-play?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:00:18 +0000 Chinese badminton star Zheng Siwei has announced his retirement at the age of 27, saying he does not want to be only defined as an “Olympic champion” and “achieving more titles holds little appeal to me”. Zheng won gold in mixed doubles at the Paris Olympics, three years after picking up silver at the Tokyo Games. He was one of the 65 Chinese Olympians who visited Hong Kong in August to share their experiences with residents. The three-time world champion, who plays with Huang Yaqiong, will... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3288615/chinese-olympic-gold-medallist-zheng-retirement-shock-says-titles-hold-little-appeal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3288615/chinese-olympic-gold-medallist-zheng-retirement-shock-says-titles-hold-little-appeal?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Nov 2024 04:28:42 +0000 Hong Kong badminton duo Tang Chun-man and Tse Ying-suet missed out on the knockout stages of the BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou after losing their second match in as many days on Thursday. The world No 10 mixed doubles pair took the first game off reigning world champions Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yu-jung, but the South Koreans bounced back to take the next two games, and the match 17-21, 21-13, 21-18 in 63 minutes. Tang, 28, had injured his right shoulder in the opening loss to world No 1... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3245150/badminton-world-tour-finals-hong-kongs-tang-and-tse-unprecedented-early-exit-shoulder-curse-strikes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3245150/badminton-world-tour-finals-hong-kongs-tang-and-tse-unprecedented-early-exit-shoulder-curse-strikes?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Dec 2023 04:02:13 +0000 Hong Kong badminton pair Tang Chun-man and Tse Ying-suet have been handed a tough draw ahead of the BWF World Tour Finals after qualifying as the only players from the city. The mixed doubles pair, who are ranked seventh this week, will begin their quest in Group B on Wednesday against Chinese world No 1s Zheng Siwei and Huang YaQiong, before facing South Koreans Seo Seung-jae and Chau Yu-jung, as well as Kim Won-ho and Jeong Na-eun. Rank tenth in the world, Tang and Tse have been steadily... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3244784/bwf-world-tour-finals-hong-kong-pair-tang-and-tse-face-top-mixed-doubles-seeds-tough-start-year-end?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3244784/bwf-world-tour-finals-hong-kong-pair-tang-and-tse-face-top-mixed-doubles-seeds-tough-start-year-end?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 Dec 2023 11:00:19 +0000 Gregoria Mariska Tunjung made history for Indonesia on Sunday by defeating China’s Chen Yufei in the inaugural Kumamoto Masters women’s final. The 21-12, 21-12 win in Japan gave the sixth seed her second title on the Badminton World Tour, following her triumph at the Spain Masters in April. She also became the first Indonesian women’s singles player to win a Super Series or World Tour Super 500 or above title. Third seed Chen, the Tokyo Olympics champion, had ended South Korean top seed An... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3242086/kumamoto-masters-gregoria-mariska-tunjung-makes-history-indonesia-tired-viktor-axelsen-wins-first?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3242086/kumamoto-masters-gregoria-mariska-tunjung-makes-history-indonesia-tired-viktor-axelsen-wins-first?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Nov 2023 12:04:56 +0000 Badminton world number one An Se-young beat China’s Chen Yufei in a gruelling final to win Asian Games gold on Saturday and add another title to her stunning breakout year. The South Korean won the first game 21-18 in a close fight in Hangzhou that sent both players diving to the ground to return shots. Top-ranked An hurt her knee during the first game and was attended to by doctors. The scrape seemed to break her momentum in the second game, which Olympic champion Chen won 21-17. The South... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3237196/asian-games-2023-south-koreas-se-young-wins-badminton-gold-deny-chinas-chen-yufei-both-limp-court?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3237196/asian-games-2023-south-koreas-se-young-wins-badminton-gold-deny-chinas-chen-yufei-both-limp-court?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Oct 2023 03:43:54 +0000 China achieved a record-extending 13th victory in the Sudirman Cup with a commanding display in the final against South Korea on home soil on Sunday. It was the first major sporting event held in mainland China since the lifting of the country’s Covid-19 restrictions, under which most major competitions had been cancelled, postponed or moved. The hosts marked it with a 3-0 triumph in Suzhou, neighbouring Shanghai, to complete a three-peat after they defeated Japan in the 2019 and 2021 editions.... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3221320/sudirman-cup-hosts-china-sweep-south-korea-triumph-suzhou-major-sport-returns-after-covid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3221320/sudirman-cup-hosts-china-sweep-south-korea-triumph-suzhou-major-sport-returns-after-covid?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 May 2023 13:01:20 +0000 Defending champions China will face Japan in the semi-finals of badminton’s Sudirman Cup after they continued an impressive run through the tournament with a comprehensive victory over Indonesia on Friday. China, who are clear favourites to win the trophy for a record 13th time, ran away with the match 3-0. Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong got off to a shaky start in the mixed doubles before coming back to win 13-21, 23-21, 21-11. Compatriots Shi Yuqi and Chen Yufei then sealed the deal with their... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3221219/sudirman-cup-china-face-japan-semi-finals-viktor-axelsen-limps-injured?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3221219/sudirman-cup-china-face-japan-semi-finals-viktor-axelsen-limps-injured?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 May 2023 01:53:03 +0000 Angus Ng Ka-long received a timely confidence booster after training with world No 1 Viktor Axelsen in Dubai last week, with the goal of reclaiming the top spot in Hong Kong. The 28-year-old Ng was invited to take part in a one-week training camp in Dubai run by Denmark’s Axelsen, who kicks off his BWF World Tour Finals campaign in Bangkok on Wednesday. “Thanks for the fruitful training this week, intense but fun,” Ng wrote on Instagram recently. The former world No 6 dropped out of the top 10... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3202436/ng-ka-long-hopes-training-world-no-1-viktor-axelsen-leads-him-back-top-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3202436/ng-ka-long-hopes-training-world-no-1-viktor-axelsen-leads-him-back-top-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Dec 2022 12:12:13 +0000 Qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympics will start in May next year in China, badminton officials said on Monday as they unveiled a beefed-up calendar for the sport’s re-emergence from the pandemic. The 2023 season will start at the Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur in January. The year-long “Race to Paris” Olympic qualification will begin on May 1, with the Sudirman Cup in Suzhou, China from May 14-21 the first eligible ranking tournament, the Badminton World Federation said. The Race to Paris... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3190528/race-paris-olympics-badminton-qualification-begin-china-viktor-axelsen?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3190528/race-paris-olympics-badminton-qualification-begin-china-viktor-axelsen?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Aug 2022 06:50:50 +0000 Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen and Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan won the men’s and women’s singles titles in contrasting fashion at the Indonesia Open on Sunday. Axelsen beat Zhao Jun Peng of China in a final that proved considerably more straightforward for the Dane than his semi-final against Lee Zii Jia had been. After emerging a 19-21, 21-11, 23-21 victor in that last-four battle with the Malaysian, he told the BWF World Tour website it was “one of the craziest matches I’ve been in”. The final was plain... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3182286/viktor-axelsen-tai-tzu-ying-win-indonesia-open-titles-bwf-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3182286/viktor-axelsen-tai-tzu-ying-win-indonesia-open-titles-bwf-world?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Jun 2022 12:22:28 +0000 Danish badminton ace Viktor Axelsen clinched the men’s singles title at the Indonesia Masters on Sunday, beating Taiwan’s Chou Tien-chen in straight sets. The world No 1 beat Chou 21-10, 21-12 in a 41-minute match held at the Istora sporting arena in Jakarta. “I love playing here in Istora and I always dreamt of winning a tournament at Istora. It’s a legendary venue, so to have done that is something that is really special to me,” 28-year-old Axelsen told reporters. Axelsen’s victory came after... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3181433/china-bag-three-golds-badmintons-indonesia-masters-no-1-viktor?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3181433/china-bag-three-golds-badmintons-indonesia-masters-no-1-viktor?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Jun 2022 14:37:35 +0000