https://www.scmp.com/rss/523312/feed The latest news and top stories on Chen Tang Jie, a Malaysian professional badminton player. He partners Toh Ee Wei in mixed doubles, achieving a career-high world ranking of third place. He won the gold medal at the 2021 SEA Games in mixed doubles and bronze medals in the 2021 and 2023 Sudirman Cup mixed team events. Chen also reached the 2024 BWF World Tour Finals and competed in the Paris 2024 Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Akane Yamaguchi beat former world No 1 Chen Yufei of China 21-9, 21-13 on Sunday to win the women’s singles badminton world championship final. The Japanese fifth seed rarely looked troubled on court in Paris and needed just 37 minutes to add a third world title to her gold medals from 2021 and 2022. Chen, a Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medallist, battled past top seed and reigning champion An Se-young of South Korea in a semi-final win marked by a nasty-looking ankle twist early in the second... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3323829/badminton-world-championships-japans-yamaguchi-beats-chinas-chen-win-third-title?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3323829/badminton-world-championships-japans-yamaguchi-beats-chinas-chen-win-third-title?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 Aug 2025 14:29:58 +0000 Joseph Sipalan Joseph Sipalan Once, badminton was Malaysia’s undisputed racquet sport of choice, driven by the prodigious talent of Lee Chong Wei, whose dominance on the world stage made him a household name and a hero to millions. But in recent years, fresh challenges have emerged. The rise of pickleball and padel tennis has lured younger generations to air-conditioned courts and glossier facilities, threatening badminton’s long-held supremacy. Lee’s retirement in 2019 after recovering from nose cancer left the sport in... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3323283/malaysias-new-badminton-generation-takes-world-post-lee-chong-wei?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3323283/malaysias-new-badminton-generation-takes-world-post-lee-chong-wei?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Aug 2025 08:00:09 +0000