https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/523335/feed The latest news and top stories on Victor Lai, a Canadian professional badminton player. He beat Lu Guangzu at the 2025 BWF World Championships in an upset victory. Born in 2004, Lai aims to represent Canada at the Olympics. en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Agence France-Presse,Paul McNamara Agence France-Presse,Paul McNamara American teenager Garret Tan, who pulled off a major upset at the ongoing world badminton championships, is backed by an all-woman coaching team that provides “motherly and big sister support” to the rising star. The 18-year-old world No 92 stunned India’s 14th-ranked Lakshya Sen on Wednesday, holding his nerve in front of a noisy and partisan crowd to recover from one game down and win the round-two match 2-1 at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. Tan could not repeat the trick in his... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/other-sport/article/3364729/motherly-coaching-key-us-badminton-teens-shock-world-championships-run?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/other-sport/article/3364729/motherly-coaching-key-us-badminton-teens-shock-world-championships-run?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:36:18 +0000 Reuters,SCMP Sport Reuters,SCMP Sport For Ukrainian shuttlers Polina Buhrova ⁠and Yevheniia Kantemyr, ⁠competing at the ongoing World ⁠Championships in New Delhi is a way to showcase the resilience of a country battling its invasion by Russia. Lives have been turned upside down since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in ‌2022 and, as for many of her compatriots, the conflict remains an everyday reality for Buhrova. “It’s still really, really bad,” the Kharkiv-born player told reporters. “It’s really hard, but that... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/article/3364555/ukraine-badminton-duos-world-championship-pride-amid-russia-conflict?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/article/3364555/ukraine-badminton-duos-world-championship-pride-amid-russia-conflict?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:51:17 +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.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/china/article/3323801/badminton-world-championships-shi-produces-brilliant-fightback-reach-final-chen-stuns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/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 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport China’s world No 1 mixed-doubles pair Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping were dumped out of the Badminton World Championships in the second round in Paris on Wednesday, becoming the highest-seeded casualties of the tournament so far. After receiving a first-round bye, the Chinese duo - nicknamed “Phoenix” - opened their campaign against Denmark’s Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Boje, once ranked as high as eighth in the world. But there was no rising to be done in the French capital, with Feng... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/china/article/3323442/badminton-world-championships-china-stars-feng/huang-knocked-out-stunning-upset?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/china/article/3323442/badminton-world-championships-china-stars-feng/huang-knocked-out-stunning-upset?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Aug 2025 05:00:15 +0000