Going into the quarterfinals at the Orleans Masters 2021, Iris Wang faced India’s World No. 20 Saina Nehwal. Early in the first game, Nehwal was able to utilize crosscourt lifts to drive Wang back before placing shots in front of…
In the Polish Open 2021, two men’s singles and one men’s doubles pair will be representing the U.S. In the first round of men’s singles, Howard Shu will face Poland’s Michal Rogalski and Timothy Lam will face Sweden’s Felix Burestedt.…
As play continued on Thursday at the Orleans Masters 2021, Iris Wang faced France’s Yaelle Hoyaux in women’s singles. Wang’s momentum from Wednesday’s match carried over into the second round as she once again built a steady lead early in…
In the first round of the Orleans Masters 2021, Iris Wang faced Malaysia’s Lee Ying Ying. Wang started the first game strong with relentless clears, forcing Lee to hit multiple shots wide and long. Leading 10-3, Wang hit an unexpected…
Howard Shu’s run at the SaarLorLux Open 2020 ended in the Round of 16 with a loss to Tobias Kuenzi of Switzerland, 21-19, 21-18. Shu had a slow start to the first game and trailed early, 8-2. The American battled…
American Howard Shu is back in international action for the first time since March and has advanced to the Round of 16 at the SaarLorLux Open 2020 in Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany. Competing in men’s singles, Shu opened the tournament on…
Beiwen Zhang’s run in the Danisa Denmark Open 2020 ended on Friday in a grueling, three-game loss to reigning Olympic Gold Medalist, Carolina Marin, in the quarterfinals. Zhang won the opening game, 21-17, by controlling the pace of play and…
Beiwen Zhang has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Denmark Open where she will face the reigning 2016 Rio Olympic Gold Medalist, Carolina Marin of Spain. The quarterfinal match will be played in the early afternoon on Friday, October 16.…
Phillip (26) and Ryan (23) Chew, brothers from a badminton family, entered the 2019 U.S. Adult National Championships with high expectations. The duo has been ranked as the top men’s doubles pair in the U.S. for more than two years.…
This is the fourth article in a five-part series on the 2019 National Championships held at Arena Badminton and Sports Club in Pomona, Calif. Tune in to read more articles! Past partners, Jamie Subandhi and Vinson Chiu take the title…