Category Archives: Badminton

Three gold medals for Brunei at ASEAN Para Games

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI will bring home a haul of three gold, three silver and two bronze medals from the 12th ASEAN Para Games in Cambodia. All of the country's podium finishes came from athletics at the Morodok Techo National Stadium in Phnom Penh. Nor Hensan Hj Mataha was the biggest winner…
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Know Your Athlete: Jaspar Yu

Brunei's top shuttler Jaspar Yu Woon Chai, who reached a career-high 199 in the world rankings back in July 2017, recently decided to retire from the sport. Yu became the country's first representative in the sport at the Olympics in 2016. We at BruSports News managed to reach out to Yu, who became the country's…
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Jaspar misses out on meeting Chen Long in BAC first round

Caption: (From left) Jaspar Yu, Mohamad Fairie Syah Ruslan and Ahmad Mahyuddin Hj Abas at the 2018 Badminton Asia Championships in Wuhan, China. Picture: Courtesy of Jaspar Yu Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN JASPAR Yu Woon Chai missed out on a chance to face Chen Long in the opening round of the Badminton Asia Championships…
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105 athletes named to represent Brunei at 29th SEA Games

Equestrian - Polo Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Puteri 'Azemah Ni'matul Bolkiah binti Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Duli Pengiran Muda Abdul Mateen ibni Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah Yang…
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Jaspar receives advice from retired World Class shuttlers

Caption: National shuttler Jaspar Yu (R) in a photo with former Malaysia doubles player Koo Kien Keat. PIcture: Courtesy of Jaspar Yu Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL shuttler Jaspar Yu Woon Chai is looking to refine his game after a 10-day training camp with retired World Class players Koo Kien Keat (Malaysia) and Park…
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Bruneian duo for AOP training camp in Kuala Lumpur

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN JASPAR Yu Woon Chai and Mattew Lingie Anak Minggat will attend the AOP (Asian Olympic Project) training camp in Kuala Lumpur from June 26 - July 9. It will be the second time for Yu attending the AOP having gotten a taste of it last year. “As expected in…
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Jaspar to contest in seventh tourney of the year

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL shuttler Jaspar Yu Woon Chai will compete in his seventh competition of the year with next week’s Yonex Open Chinese Taipei 2017. The 27-year-old, who is currently ranked 211, will be up against local boy Chen Chun-Wei in the first round of the June 27 - July 2…
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Jaspar working his way up BWF rankings

Ak Fauzi Pg Salleh BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL shuttler Jaspar Yu Woon Chai is focusing on upcoming tournaments and is aiming to give his best to achieve his ultimate goal – to make it into the top-100 in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings. The 28 year-old has been steadily working his way up the…
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Jaspar sets new career high in BWF rankings

Caption: Jaspar Yu in action at the Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters 2017 in Bangkok last month. Picture: Courtesy of Jane Piyatat   Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL shuttler Jaspar Yu Woon Chai reached a new career high of 234 in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings last month. The 28-year-old has set a personal…
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