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Yahoo
13 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Malaysian shuttler Letshanaa stuns former world champ Okuhara in straight sets at US Open badminton
IOWA, June 26 – National shuttler K. Letshanaa pulled off the biggest upset of her career by defeating former world champion Nozomi Okuhara in the first round of the US Open on Wednesday. The Star reported that the world No. 42 stunned eighth seed Okuhara, ranked 27th, with a straight-sets 21-8, 21-19 victory in just 31 minutes at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She will meet India's Aakarshi Kashyap in the second round. Compatriot Wong Ling Ching also impressed by overcoming Taiwan's fourth seed Hsu Wen-chi 21-17, 19-21, 22-20 in a closely contested match. Ling Ching's next opponent is Bulgaria's Kaloyana Nalbantova. In the men's singles, Justin Hoh advanced with a convincing 21-10, 21-10 win over Belgium's Julien Carragi. He will face Taiwan's Liao Jhuo-fu in the next round.
Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Malaysia's shuttler Letshanaa stuns former world champ Okuhara in straight sets at US Open badminton
IOWA, June 26 – National shuttler K. Letshanaa pulled off the biggest upset of her career by defeating former world champion Nozomi Okuhara in the first round of the US Open on Wednesday. The Star reported that the world No. 42 stunned eighth seed Okuhara, ranked 27th, with a straight-sets 21-8, 21-19 victory in just 31 minutes at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She will meet India's Aakarshi Kashyap in the second round. Compatriot Wong Ling Ching also impressed by overcoming Taiwan's fourth seed Hsu Wen-chi 21-17, 19-21, 22-20 in a closely contested match. Ling Ching's next opponent is Bulgaria's Kaloyana Nalbantova. In the men's singles, Justin Hoh advanced with a convincing 21-10, 21-10 win over Belgium's Julien Carragi. He will face Taiwan's Liao Jhuo-fu in the next round.
Malay Mail
13 hours ago
- Sport
- Malay Mail
Malaysian shuttler Letshanaa stuns former world champ Okuhara in straight sets at US Open badminton
IOWA, June 26 – National shuttler K. Letshanaa pulled off the biggest upset of her career by defeating former world champion Nozomi Okuhara in the first round of the US Open on Wednesday. The Star reported that the world No. 42 stunned eighth seed Okuhara, ranked 27th, with a straight-sets 21-8, 21-19 victory in just 31 minutes at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She will meet India's Aakarshi Kashyap in the second round. Compatriot Wong Ling Ching also impressed by overcoming Taiwan's fourth seed Hsu Wen-chi 21-17, 19-21, 22-20 in a closely contested match. Ling Ching's next opponent is Bulgaria's Kaloyana Nalbantova. In the men's singles, Justin Hoh advanced with a convincing 21-10, 21-10 win over Belgium's Julien Carragi. He will face Taiwan's Liao Jhuo-fu in the next round.
The Star
14 hours ago
- Sport
- The Star
Letshanaa stuns former world champ Okuhara in US Open first round
PETALING JAYA: Women's singles shuttler K Letshanaa pulled off the biggest upset of her career, stunning former world champion Nozomi Okuhara in the first round of the US Open on Wednesday (June 25). It was the first-ever meeting between the two players, with eighth seed Okuhara enjoying a psychological edge thanks to her higher world ranking of No. 27, compared to Letshanaa's 42nd spot. That did not faze Letshanaa, who needed just 31 minutes to seal her spot in the second round with a commanding 21-8, 21-19 win at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She will next face India's Aakarshi Kashyap in the second round. Also putting up a fine showing was compatriot Wong Ling Ching, who ousted fourth seed Hsu Wen-chi of Taiwan 21-17, 19-21, 22-20 in a hard-fought battle. Ling Ching will meet Bulgaria's Kaloyana Nalbantova in the next round. Meanwhile, Malaysia's sole representative in the men's singles, Justin Hoh, had little trouble overcoming Belgium's Julien Carragi 21-10, 21-10 and will take on Taiwan's Liao Jhuo-fu in the second round.
Free Malaysia Today
29-04-2025
- Sport
- Free Malaysia Today
Malaysia routs Australia to reach Sudirman Cup quarter-finals
Women's singles player K Letshanaa defeated Teoh Kaiqi easily to clinch Malaysia's winning point. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : Malaysian shuttlers booked a quarter-final berth at the Sudirman Cup mixed badminton championships in Xiamen, China, defeating Australia easily this morning. Malaysia has taken an unassailable 3-0 lead so far with two more matches to be played today. Under the tournament rules, all five matches must be played even though victory has been assured. Malaysia, which defeated France 5-0 yesterday, will play Japan on Thursday to decide the winner of the group. Expecting an easy tie, Malaysia fielded eight fresh players in today's encounter against Australia. Malaysia's world No 4 mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei, back after a brief separation, gave Malaysia a head start by defeating Ricky Teng-Gronya Somerville 21-8, 21-12. Men's singles player Justin Hoh made his Sudirman Cup debut by defeating unheralded Shrey Dhand 21-9, 21-15 to give Malaysia a 2-0 lead. And women's singles player K Letshanaa clinched the winning point when she beat Teoh Kaiqi 21-6, 21-8 to seal Malaysia's victory in the first three matches. Men's doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik are currently playing Jack Fu-Frederick Zhao, while women's doubles duo Go Pei Kee-Carmen Ting take on Gronya Somerville-Angela Yu in the final match.
