World Junior Badminton Championships

Results from the World Junior Badminton Championships being played in Malaysia.

New Zealand lost to Vietnam 3-0 (NZ names first)

Asher Richardson/Madeleine Stapleton lost to Trang Thi Vu/Anh Le Ha 21-15 21-9

Praveen Tayalan lost to Tua Quang Bui 21-12 21-4

Susannah Leydon-Davis lost to Huyen Thu Le 21-14 21-9

New Zealand lost to France 3-0 (NZ names first)

Dhanny Oud/Mary O’Connor lost to Marin Baumann/Audrey Fontaine 21-13 21-8

Luke Charlesworth lost to Lucas Claerbout 18-21 21-12 21-13

Brock Matheson/Dhanny Oud lost to Florin Gauthier/Marin Baumann 21-11 21-14

New Zealand finished the tournament in 16th place

Semi-finals

China def Thailand 3-0

Malaysia def Chinese Taipei 3-1

The individual championships start on Wednesday