https://www.scmp.com/rss/523334/feed The latest news and top stories on Anders Antonsen, a Danish professional badminton player. He is a three-time World Championships medallist, securing silver in 2019 and bronze in 2021 and 2023. He is also a two-time European Champion, winning in 2021 and 2024. Antonsen has achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 2 in men's singles. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Taiwan’s Lin Chun-yi won the India Open badminton men’s singles title on Sunday, after playing conditions – which included bird droppings on court and a monkey in the stands – drew criticism from players. Lin, 26, beat third seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia 21-10, 21-18 in 38 minutes to clinch the men’s crown at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. In the women’s singles final, world No 1 An Se-young of South Korea beat mainland China’s world No 2 Wang Zhiyi 21-13, 21-11 to extend... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3340339/taiwans-lin-chun-yi-wins-india-open-badminton-event-marred-dirty-conditions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3340339/taiwans-lin-chun-yi-wins-india-open-badminton-event-marred-dirty-conditions?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Jan 2026 15:00:13 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Former badminton world champion Loh Kean Yew said he understood why a new shot clock was being introduced, but cast doubt over how the initiative would work in practice. On Wednesday, the Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) Council said that, for certain world tour tournaments from 2026, it would allow players only 25 seconds between each rally. Singapore’s Loh stormed into the Li-Ning Hong Kong Open quarter-finals with a 21-16, 21-18 victory over Rasmus Gemke on Thursday. The two players were... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3325213/hong-kong-open-singapore-star-loh-kean-yew-questions-divisive-rule-change-seals-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3325213/hong-kong-open-singapore-star-loh-kean-yew-questions-divisive-rule-change-seals-win?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:29:45 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse World No 1 Shi Yuqi survived two match points on Saturday to book a world championship final meeting with Thai titleholder Kunlavut Vitidsarn, as top seed An Se-young was upset on the women’s side of the draw. Chinese star Shi battled back from 18-20 down in the second game to beat Canadian youngster Victor Lai 13-21, 22-20, 21-16 and keep his bid for a first world title alive. “I felt an emotional release when this one ended,” a breathless Shi said after 80 gruelling minutes on court. “Lai... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3323801/badminton-world-championships-shi-produces-brilliant-fightback-reach-final-chen-stuns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3323801/badminton-world-championships-shi-produces-brilliant-fightback-reach-final-chen-stuns?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:08:17 +0000 Reuters,Agence France-Presse Reuters,Agence France-Presse China’s Wang Zhiyi wasted little time in beating Hungary’s Agnes Korosi in the first round of the Badminton World Championships in Paris on Tuesday. The women’s world No 2 won 21-5, 21-4 after 22 minutes, while Chinese third seed Han Yue sailed to a 21-10, 21-16 victory over Chinese Taipei’s Chiu Pin-Chian. Anders Antonsen, the men’s second seed, had few problems getting past Brazilian Jonathan Matias. The Dane was mostly in control throughout the 41-minute match and prevailed 21-15,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3323266/badminton-world-championships-wang-zhiyi-top-seeds-fly-paris?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3323266/badminton-world-championships-wang-zhiyi-top-seeds-fly-paris?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Aug 2025 03:00:14 +0000