Badminton 2024 Discussion Thread

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[thepharoah 2,405]

Final of Men's African teams in Egypt will be between Algeria and Nigeria , Nigeria defeated Egypt in Semis 3-2

[Griff88 1,971]

  On 2/14/2024 at 11:06 PM, thepharoah said:

Final of Men's African teams in Egypt will be between Algeria and Nigeria , Nigeria defeated Egypt in Semis 3-2

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I wondered why Egyptian women’s team did so badly this time

[thepharoah 2,405]

South Africa won Women's Teams Gold and Algeria won Men's Team Gold in African Championships in Egypt 

[Griff88 1,971]

Apparently withdrew from Thomas Cup (as usual, weird decision from them) and they will be replaced by

 

was the next best European team after but they did not take the offer.

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What do you think about the gray court color? For me it feels funny, like watching badminton with an Instagram filter on

 

At least it's not giving eye damage like the red courts for WT Finals

 

[Fly_like_a_don 1,112]

  On 3/13/2024 at 4:44 AM, Griff88 said:

 

What do you think about the gray court color? For me it feels funny, like watching badminton with an Instagram filter on

 

At least it's not giving eye damage like the red courts for WT Finals

 

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At first I thought some problem with my eyes or screen. Yes it looks more like a filter. 

 

It isn't that good but fine. I would love to see yellow, lavender, sky blue, black or light orange to see which goes good.

 

 

[Fly_like_a_don 1,112]

Even wondered about a clay court and grass court Super 1000. 

[Griff88 1,971]

Looks like Badminton NL will be "killed" by NOC*NSF

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China's junior player Zhang Zhijie passes away in Indonesia

 

PETALING JAYA: It was a sad start to the week for the badminton fraternity as promising China shuttler Zhang Zhijie collapsed on the court during a mixed team match at the Asian Junior Championships in Yogyakarta and passed away on Sunday (June 30).

 

Badminton Asia said in a statement released on Monday that the tragic incident occurred while China was facing Japan in a Group D match on Sunday.

 

Zhijie collapsed on the court while playing his boys singles match against Kazuma Kawano.

 

China went on to win the tie 3-2 to advance to the quarter-finals as the Group D champions.

 

Badminton: China’s junior player Zhang passes away in Indonesia | The Star