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  • Carolina Marin Releases Training Video

    Carolina Marin Releases Training Video

    Today, Olympic champion and Spanish badminton star Carolina Marin released a video updating fans on her current condition.

    The short video shows that Marin is recovering well and is actively preparing for her return.

    Previous Update:

    On August 4, 2024, the women’s singles semifinals at the Olympics concluded with Marin withdrawing due to injury, allowing He Bingjiao of China to advance to the final. An Se-young defeated Mariska 2-1 and will face He Bingjiao for the championship.

    Once an Olympic champion and three-time World Champion, Marin displayed an impressive performance today, dominating the first game to win 21-14. In the second game, however, at 5-10, she fell after a jump smash and requested a medical timeout. Returning briefly, she fought on for two more minutes before collapsing at the court’s edge, visibly in pain and pounding the floor in frustration. Coaches and fans cheered her on, but she ultimately decided to withdraw.

    Marin had previously undergone knee surgery right before the Tokyo Olympics, missing the event entirely. Later, she required surgery on her other knee, making her semifinals finish at the Paris 2024 Olympics even more impressive.

    Many fans remarked on the similarity to the 2016 Rio Olympics, where Li Xuerui also injured her knee in a match against Marin and had to retire. Unlike the tension at that event, today He Bingjiao warmly embraced Marin after the match.

    Carolina Marin
  • European players conclude World Youth Championship

    European players conclude World Youth Championship

    Europe’s campaign at the YONEX BWF World Junior Championships 2024 concluded after the quarterfinals. The top-seeded mixed doubles pair, Tom Lalot Trescarte and Elsa Jacob (FRA), were the last European hopes, making their way from the Round of 128 before bowing out in the quarters.

    The duo has had an impressive year, securing several titles, including the FZ FORZA Alpes International U19 2024 and the senior-level VICTOR Latvia International 2023.

    The YONEX BWF World Junior Championships have long been a platform for future badminton stars, with past champions like Viktor Axelsen (DEN), Chen Yu Fei (CHN), Gregoria Tunjung (INA), Kunlavut Vitidsarn (THA), Kento Momota (JPN), and more.

    Though no European players took home a title this time, the growing talent pool across Europe shows a promising future for the continent’s badminton scene.

    Chen Yu Fei
    Viktor Axelsen
  • Ratchanok Intanon: ‘I’LL GIVE IT TWO MORE YEARS’

    Ratchanok Intanon: ‘I’LL GIVE IT TWO MORE YEARS’

    After being hesitant to discuss her retirement plans, Ratchanok Intanon has now confirmed that she plans to stay on the badminton circuit for at least another two years.

    She made the announcement at the LI-NING Hong Kong Open 2024, right after defeating Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, the same opponent who ended her Olympic Games run in the quarterfinals last month.

    “Badminton has been nearly half of my life. Now, I just want to enjoy what remains of my career,” said the 29-year-old following her 21-12, 15-21, 21-10 victory, which advanced her to the quarterfinals of a Super 500 event for the first time since the Indonesia Masters in January.

    “I don’t have high goals. I’ll aim for two more years, targeting the Asian Games (in Nagoya, Japan). I want to stay healthy and not put pressure on myself anymore. I want to keep smiling, even when the results don’t go my way.”

    Intanon also shared that she had been focusing on muscle strengthening to deal with her left ankle issue, which had affected both her form and confidence. She chose this path instead of surgery.

    “It’s been like a cycle. I had to withdraw last year (against Goh Jin Wei) at this same tournament. I feel I’m physically better now, not just compared to last year but also to the start of this year,” said the 2013 world champion.

    “That’s because I’ve gained muscle through weight training, which has made me stronger. It might make me look heavier, but it has given me more power. I need strong ankles for my style of play.

    “Choosing not to undergo surgery slowed the recovery, but it was the right decision.”

    Intanon, who is set to face Japan’s Tomoka Miyazaki next, is joined in the quarterfinals by fellow Thai players Busanan Ongbamrungphan and Pornpawee Chochuwong. Both won their matches in straight games, defeating Yeo Jia Min and Komang Ayu Cahya Dewi, respectively.

    As a side note, Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn remains the only Thai player to have won the women’s singles title at this event, which she did in 2001.

    Goh Jin Wei
    Ratchanok Intanon
  • Gregoria Mariska Tunjung Withdraws from Japan and Korea Opens Due to Chickenpox

    Gregoria Mariska Tunjung Withdraws from Japan and Korea Opens Due to Chickenpox

    The Indonesian Badminton Association announced on its official Twitter account that Indonesian player Gregoria Mariska, who won the bronze medal in women’s singles at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has contracted chickenpox and is currently receiving treatment in the hospital. As a result, she will withdraw from the upcoming Japan Open and Korea Open in August.

    Viktor Axelsen, An Se-young, Mariska, and the pair Soh Wooi Yik/Aaron Chia have all withdrawn from next week’s Japan Open.

  • Gregoria Mariska TUNJUNG

    Gregoria Mariska TUNJUNG


    Character Introduction

    Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (August 11, 1999) is an Indonesian female badminton player. After Kristin Junita in 1992, Indonesia won the title after twenty-five years and was the second ever Indonesian World Junior Women’s Singles Champion.

    In April 2014, Mariska represented Indonesia at the World Junior Badminton Championships in Alor Setar, Malaysia, winning second place in the mixed team.

    In September 2015, Mariska competed in the Indonesia Badminton International Challenge, defeating the tournament’s No. 3 seed, Malaysian star Tay Ching Yee, 2-1 (21-15, 15-21, 21-7) in the women’s singles final to win the adult tournament and her first International Challenge women’s singles title.

    In October 2017, she represented Indonesia for the 4th time at the World Junior Badminton Championships in Yogyakarta, Indonesia; she managed to beat the Asian Youth Champion’s players to win the title to become the second Indonesian player to top the World Junior Women’s Singles Championships, which also dates back to the 1992 World Junior Championships.

    In 2021, Mariska lost 0-2 (12-21, 19-21) to Thailand’s Indanon in the women’s singles round of 16 at the Tokyo Olympics, failing to reach the last eight.

    World Ranking – Women’s Singles 9,  Week 29, 2024

    Olympic Points – Women’s Singles 9, 72271 points 

    Finals Ranking – Women’s Singles 8, 52170 points

     

    Equipment Used

    BLADEX 700;  3D CALIBAR 900B;  Li-Ning Line 1;  Chameleon 6LITE;  3D CALIBAR 900C;  3D CALIBAR 900I;  Chameleon 6;  AXFORCE PRO;  Chameleon Ranger 4.0 TD;  AAYT017

    Major Achievements

    • 2024 Singapore Open Badminton Women’s Singles Quarter-finalists
    • 2024 Uber Cup Women’s Team Runner-up Member
    • 2024 Swiss Open Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2023 Kumamoto Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2023 Hong Kong Badminton China Open Women’s Singles Quarter-finalist
    • 2023 Japan Badminton Open Women’s Singles Quarter-finalist
    • 2023 Malaysia Badminton Masters Women’s Singles 1st Runner-up
    • 2023 Spain Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2023 Swiss Open Badminton Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2022 Australian Badminton Open Women’s Singles 1st Runner-up
    • 2022 Hailu Badminton Open Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2022 Malaysia Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2022 Asian Badminton Team Championships Women’s Team Champion
    • 2019 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Silver Medal
    • 2019 Sudirman Cup Third Place Member
    • 2018 Denmark Open Badminton Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
    • Women’s Team Bronze Medal at Asian Games Badminton 2018
    • Thailand Badminton Open 2018 Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
    • 2018 Finland Badminton Open Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2018 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Team Third Place
    • 2017 World Junior Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2017 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Singles Bronze Medal
    • 2017 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Bronze Medal
    • 2017 Asian Youth Badminton Championships Mixed Team Runner-up
    • 2017 Indonesia Badminton International Series Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2017 Badminton India Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • Women’s Singles Quarterfinals, Badminton India International Challenge 2016
    • 2016 Asian Youth Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2015 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Runner-up
    • 2015 Indonesia Badminton International Series Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2015 Singapore Badminton International Series Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2015 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2015 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Bronze Medal
    • 2015 Indonesia Badminton International Series Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
    • 2014 Malaysia Badminton International Challenge Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2014 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Runner-up