Who said what in and around the badminton world over the past week?

FROM INDIA OPEN

“Injuries are always a big challenge for athletes. I’m going through a tough process but I will try my best to come back.”

Lee Zii Jia eyeing steady progress after making his competitive comeback from injury.

“He’s the first Canadian to medal at the World Championships, and it was his, so everything about it was just unbelievable. Since then, people are putting more respect on Canada’s name in badminton.”

Brian Yang explaining the impact of compatriot Victor Lai’s bronze medal in Paris last year.

“I’m not looking as far as the LA28 Olympics because I know younger players in my country are catching up. I only wish to stay away from injuries when I play.”

Ratchanok Intanon is taking one tournament at a time for now.

“We wanted revenge (for the quarterfinal loss at Denmark Open 2025). We prepared a lot and we did it.”

Tan Ning and Liu Sheng Shu went into the final against Yuki Fukushima/Mayu Matsumoto with a clear goal.

“I can’t quite express it but it’s a different feeling this time. Perhaps that feeling is awakening in me and I’m looking forward to winning a lot more matches in the future.”

Lin Chun Yi believes he can finally build on a title triumph to better things.

“I don’t know about getting back to that level because it may or may not be there again, or I may be better or I may be worse. I just try to focus on each match and every day keep trying my best to be better than yesterday.” 

Loh Kean Yew philosophical when reflecting on his 2021 World Championships title run.

FROM ELSEWHERE

“She’s a world-class player who has what it takes to be at the top level. Hopefully she can guide this partnership and it will work.”

Terry Hee on his cross-national partnership with Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja.

“Definitely she has the talent if she keeps training hard and gets guided the right way. She’s quite powerful, I’ve seen her smashes which are very effective. She also moves well and has an all-round game. Her skills are already quite good for a 17-year-old, like her drives and cross-court conversion.”

Pusarla V. Sindhu sees Tanvi Sharma making it big with the right approach.

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