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Last year's All England Open was the final World Tour leg to take place before the COVID-19 pandemic brought an abrupt halt to the 2020 season.
The 2021 edition of the badminton championships is scheduled to take place from 17-21 March at the Arena Birmingham and is highly anticipated because

CHOFU, JAPAN - JULY 26: Kento Momota of Japan competes in the Men's Singles Quarterfinal match against Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia on day four of the Daihatsu Yonex Japan Open Badminton Championships, Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games test event at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza on July 26, 2019 in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images)

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The year 2020 has been overshadowed by the global coronavirus pandemic, which took the lives of over a million people.
Sport was hit hard by the virus, with Tokyo 2020 delayed by a year, the first time the Olympic Games have been postponed in their history.
In spite of that,

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Will Lee Zii Jia make the badminton World Tour Finals 2023 next month? It's not impossible.
The Malaysian's outside hopes at qualifying for the season-ending event in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, were kept alive with a key win at the BWF China Masters 2023, in Shenzhen on Thursday (23

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The world's best badminton players are back in action in Suzhou, People's Republic of China, from 14–21 May, this time with the world mixed team championships – the BWF Sudirman Cup – on the line.
Suzhou was originally due to host the last Sudirman Cup in 2021, and is finally

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Play has been completed on day one of the 2023 All England Open with the top badminton players from across the globe gathered in Birmingham, England, UK.
First held in 1899, this is the 114th edition of the world's oldest badminton tournament which is now one of four BWF World

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Another tournament, another first-round defeat for Momota Kento.
The former badminton world No. 1's struggles continued on Wednesday (25 January) at the Indonesia Masters in Jakarta where the Japanese lefty again fell at the first hurdle, losing 21-18, 21-7 to Shi Yu Qi.
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TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 24: Kento Momota of Japan competes in the Men's Singles Second Round match against Prannoy H. S. of India on day three of the BWF World Championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on August 24, 2022 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

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Momota Kento goes out in 1st round again, this time at Indonesia Masters

Viktor Axelsen tops the men's singles seeding following the draw for badminton's BWF World Championships 2022 which runs form 22 to 28 August in Tokyo, Japan.
The draw on Wednesday (10 August) saw the Danish world number one pitted against Malaysia's Daren Liew, who is ranked 29th in the world.

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - JULY 03: Viktor Axelsen of Denmark competes in the Menâ€™s Singles Finals match against Kento Momota of Japan on day six of the Petronas Malaysia Open at Axiata Arena on July 03, 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)

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Top seed Viktor Axelsen drawn to face Liew in 2022 opener as all reigning champions head to Japan to defend their World Championship crowns

Malaysian badminton favourite Lee Zii Jia is safely through to the second round of his home tournament, the 2022 Malaysia Open, after overcoming a stiff first-round test on Wednesday (29 June).
Lee was made to work by Ireland's Nhat Nguyen, and needed 47 minutes before overcoming his European opponent 21-15,

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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 21: Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in action during the Men's Final against Viktor Axelsen of Denmark during day five of YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships at Utilita Arena Birmingham on March 21, 2021 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

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Lee Zii Jia, Momota Kento, Tai Tzu-ying and P.V. Sindhu through to second round at Malaysia Open badminton

The world's best badminton players are back in action in Bangkok, Thailand, from 8–15 May, this time with the world team championships – the Thomas and Uber Cups – on the line.
Barely seven months after Indonesia and China, respectively, triumphed at the delayed 2020 competition in Denmark, the world's

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Asia's best badminton players will converge on the Filipino capital of Manila for the Asia Championships 2022 from 26 April to 1 May.
The premier event in the region makes its return after a two-year hiatus due to the global pandemic and will see Japan's Momota Kento bid for his

CHOFU, JAPAN - JULY 28: Kento Momota of Team Japan competes against Heo Kwanghee of Team South Korea during a Menâ€™s Singles Group A match on day five of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza on July 28, 2021 in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

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Badminton's biennial Thomas and Uber Cup tournament, which was postponed last year due to the global pandemic, is set to take place in Aarhus, Denmark from 9 to 17 October.
Sixteen teams will contest the Thomas Cup, the world men's team championships, while another sixteen teams will compete in the

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This summer, badminton player Nozomi Okuhara has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The 2017 world champion has a chance to clinch the highest accolade in her sport, Olympic gold, on home soil as Tokyo plays host to the Olympic Games.
The 26-year-old is the leading women's singles player from Japan and has

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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 21: Nozomi Okuhara of Japan celebrates match point after her victory in the Women's single final against Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand during day five of YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships at Utilita Arena Birmingham on March 21, 2021 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

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