See this link - it's a French based website
http://www.badzine.net/news/worlds-2011-day-3-%E2%80%93-pi%E2%80%99s-back-spanish-speakers-shine-again/15830/
Also this one - this is an Indian newspaper
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/badminton/Hidayat-bounced-out-on-his-birthday/articleshow/9559900.cms
Both articles reported on the stunning news that Derek Wong, a 22 year old Singaporean, had stunned Taufik Hidayat, the Indonesian legend in straight sets. Both sites also got quotes from Derek, and he seemed delighted with the result, which puts him in the last 16 of the World Championships.
As at 11:30am this morning, I have checked and re-checked the local news websites, Straits Times and Today Online, and neither of the websites carried any news on this wonderful win for Singapore badminton. Channelnewsasia only had an article which was taken from AFP, and which is titled "Hidayat suffers birthday blues at world championships."
Come on, surely the local sports journos would have caught wind of this, and at least tried to call up Derek to get a quote??
/ac
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