shuttledore (@shuttledomain)

In the end, as always and for far too long, every Thomas Cup campaign exposes the same glaring, fundamental shortcoming: depth. The tragedy is that it's entirely self-inflicted. Years of neglect have brought us here, and this has been a recurring reality for too many campaigns. <a target="_blank" hr...

Only two years ago, we were close to having two MS players together in the Top 10, and set to have both lead our Thomas Cup campaigns. Within a year, we lost both to long-term injuries. Prior to injuries, one was about to break back into Top 5; the other was on his way to Top 10. ...

In Appreciation of Ong Yew Sin &amp; Teo Ee Yi: Their Greatest Victories Ong Yew Sin &amp; Teo Ee Yi were one of our best MD pairs over the past 10 years. Here's a look back at many of their greatest match victories in an excellent partnership that spanned a superb and memorable decade....

With Malaysia Open 2026 about to start, ushering in a new year and a new season, we take a look at every Malaysian player scheduled to compete in the tournament, offering some context and perspective on each of them. They are presented in no particular order....

Kenneth Jonassen: "Quite early on, I made changes to a few things. People may think we are still following the European training style, but actually we are not." <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2026/01/1349151/jonassen-finds-asian-methods-better-fit-national-shuttl...

While 2025 featured exceptional individual results in Malaysian badminton, it was also about collective achievements shared by two or more players or pairs in each discipline. Some were historic, others more modest. Here are the best collective achievements from each discipline:...

Don't think Syed Modi has ever had two bigger names headlining the tournament than these two. It will be a debut for Zii Jia, as he has never played in the tournament before. Axelsen hasn't played the tournament in 10 years. ...

There was no indication during his junior years, or even as recently as last year, that he would develop into a player capable of a bronze medal at the World Championships. Perhaps this is the key takeaway we should keep in mind as we reflect on the current state of Malaysian MS. ...

Pearly &amp; Thinaah are only the 2nd ever Malaysian WD to break into Top 4. It's taken 19 years for another Malaysian WD to make Top 4 after Wong &amp; Chin first did it in 2006. Important milestone! It also puts into perspective the work still required to build an elite WD culture/DNA. ...