Live updates from the first day of action at badminton's World Tour Finals in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday 7 December 2022.
I don't usually have a big lead against Tai. [here](https://olympics.com/en/news/bwf-world-tour-finals-2022-daily-schedule-and-how-to-watch-live). [Badminton](https://olympics.com/en/sports/badminton/)'s grand season finale, the [BWF World Tour Finals 2022](https://olympics.com/en/sport-events/2022-bwf-badminton-hsbc-bwf-world-tour-finals-bangkok/) are under way in Bangkok, Thailand.
Loh Kean Yew began his BWF World Tour Finals campaign with a 21-15, 21-17 win over Taiwanese Chou Tien-chen on Wednesday. PHOTO: RAPHAEL SACHETAT/ ...
Lee said: “We are very happy and proud to see him be among the world’s top eight players of the year. He showed good strategy and execution, testing his opponent before going all out for the kill. Clarice Lee and Sherry Lim, friends in their 30s, had flown in just to watch the 25-year-old play. He said: “There’s good reason Kean Yew is in the world’s top three now. Waiting for the ticketing system to open was like camping for concert tickets.” Previously strangers, they bonded in the process of rallying behind one of their own.
The 2021 world champion must beat Indonesia's Anthony Sinisuka Ginting on Friday (Dec 9) to make the semi-finals.
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Reigning-champion Viktor Axelsen glided through his first match at the season-ending Badminton World Tour Finals in Bangkok on Wednesday, while the womens ...
The lone Indian in the season finale faces World No.1 Viktor Axelsen in his final group encounter on Friday. Menwhile, Japan's Kodai Naraoka and China's Lu ...
China’s Chen-Jia duo too has advanced to the semifinal and they will face Indonesia’a Ramadhanti/Rahayu pair. The Koream pair has already advanced to the semis. Thailand’s Aimsaard sisters too will face South Korea’s Kim/Jeong duo in a do-or-die encounter. Meanwhile, Japan’s Kodai Naraoka and China’s Lu Guangzu will be facing each other in a must-win encounter. In the same group, Chen Yufei and An-seyoung will be taking on each other next. World No.1 Viktor Axelsen too has advanced to the semis with two wins in his first two matches. Tai Tzu Ying and Ratchanok Intanon will be facing each other. All the players in thsi group have one win each and the winners of this final group tie will advance to the semis. Badminton World Tour Finals LIVE: With a semifinal spot at the BWF World Tour finals now a distant dream, HS Prannoy hopes to end the campaign on a high. The Taiwanese will face Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie in his final match in the tournament. In the other match in this group, Loh Kean Yew will face Anthony Ginting. Follow InsideSport.IN for more updates on BWF World Tour Finals 2022.