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Thomas Cup: Defending Champions India Placed With Indonesia In Group C | Badminton News
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Thomas Cup: Defending Champions India Placed With Indonesia In Group C | Badminton News

[ad_1] India have been drawn in Group A along with 15-time champion China in Uber Cup.© AFPThe Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced the draws for the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup on Friday, with defending champion India being drawn in Group C along with runners-up from last year and 14-time champion Indonesia in the Thomas Cup competition. For the Uber Cup, the top world championship in women's team badminton, India have been drawn in Group A along with 15-time champion China. BWF took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce the groups. "Thomas Cup Group C: Indonesia, India, Thailand, England," said BWF.Want to find out which group your country gets?Follow the TotalEnergies BWF #ThomasUberCupFinals 2024 draw ???????????????? ???????????? ???? https://t.co/Z7zLzCXKGA#Chengdu2024 pic.twitter....
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PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen Bow Out; Kidambi Srikanth In Quarterfinals Of Swiss Open | Badminton News
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PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen Bow Out; Kidambi Srikanth In Quarterfinals Of Swiss Open | Badminton News

[ad_1] Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu's run at the Swiss Open was cut short by a Japanese teenager, while top Indian male shuttler Lakshya Sen lost to Lee Chia-Hao of Chinese-Taipei in the pre-quarterfinals of the Super 300 tournament here. Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth, Priyansh Rajawat and Kiran George won their respective men's singles round-of 16 matches to advance to the quarterfinals late on Thursday night.Sindhu, after bowing out in the second round of the recently-concluded All England Championships, lost to Japan's 17-year-old junior world champion Tomoka Miyazaki 21-16 19-21 16-21, while Sen was eliminated by Lee Chia-hao 17-21 15-21 in just 38 minutes in the round-of 16 contest.Srikanth, though, secured a place in the quarterfinals by defeating top seed Lee Zii Ji...
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Krishna Prasad-Sai Pratheek Pair Bows Out Of Orleans Masters, India’s Campaign Ends | Badminton News
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Krishna Prasad-Sai Pratheek Pair Bows Out Of Orleans Masters, India’s Campaign Ends | Badminton News

[ad_1] Image for representative use© AFPIndian pair of Krishna Prasad Garaga and Sai Pratheek K suffered a straight-game loss in the men's doubles quarterfinals to bow out of the Orleans Masters badminton tournament in Orleans. The world No. 70 Indian pair lost 17-21 16-21 in 40 minutes against seventh-seeded Danish combination of Andreas Sondergaard and Jesper Toft, ranked 46th in the BWF chart, on Friday night. It ended India's campaign at the Super 300 event.The Indian pair was the only one from the country to reach the last-eight following its 21-14 21-9 win over the local combination of Lucas Renoir and Mael Cattoen.Krishna and Pratheek had defeated Bulgaria's Ivan Rusev and Iioyan Stoynov in their opening match.In women's singles, eighth seed Malvika Bansod, Tanya Hemanth and Imad ...
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Lakshya Sen Outlasts Lee Zii Jia To Enter Semifinals At All England Championship | Badminton News
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Lakshya Sen Outlasts Lee Zii Jia To Enter Semifinals At All England Championship | Badminton News

[ad_1] India's Lakshya Sen displayed great mental resolve on his way to a stunning win over former champion Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia to progress to the men's singles semifinals of the All England Championships in Birmingham. The 22-year-old Indian, who had finished runner-up in 2022 edition, produced good variations while attacking and kept fighting to outlast Lee 20-22, 21-16, 21-19 in a absorbing quarterfinal that lasted 71 minutes on Friday. "It was a really good match and happy to be on winning side. It was all about keeping the nerve. I knew he has the quality to comeback and give a tough fight," Sen said."Even when I was 18-14 up, I knew if I play a little bit lose, he will grab the opportunity. For me, it was important to dictate the pace. In the end, it was about not giving him an ...
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“Need To Work On My Mistakes”: PV Sindhu After Getting Knocked Out Of All England Badminton | Badminton News
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“Need To Work On My Mistakes”: PV Sindhu After Getting Knocked Out Of All England Badminton | Badminton News

[ad_1] After suffering an early exit from the ongoing All England Open on Thursday, India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu feels that she should have done better and will look to bounce back by working on her mistakes. Sindhu suffered defeat at the hands of the reigning world champion An Se Young of the Republic of Korea in the second round of the women's singles. The two-time Olympic medallist lost to the Korean shuttler 21-19, 21-11 in the round of 16 of the BWF Super 1000 event. Overall, this marked Sindhu's seventh loss against An Se Young in the same number of matches.After the game, Sindhu expressed that she played better in the first game but gave away a huge lead in the second due to a lot of unforced errors."Well I think I should have done a bit more better, the first game was pretty go...
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All England Open 2024: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Clinch Win In First Round | Badminton News
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All England Open 2024: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Clinch Win In First Round | Badminton News

[ad_1] The Indian duo will now take on Indonesia's Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana.© AFPStar Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty started their All England Open 2024 campaign with a win in the opening round of the tournament. After winning the French Open 2024, the Indian duo of Satwik and Chirag clinched a 21-18, 21-14 win over the Indonesian pair of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan. The world's number one pair, Chirag and Satwik will take on Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana in the second round.The Indian duo will be eyeing to become the first Indian doubles pair to win the All-England Open title.Meanwhile, Lakshya Sen beat Danish badminton player Magnus Johannesen 21-14, 21-14. Sen will face Anders Antonsen in the second round.On the other han...
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All England Championship: HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth Lose In First Round | Badminton News
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All England Championship: HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth Lose In First Round | Badminton News

[ad_1] Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu progressed to the second round of the women's singles competition but HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth faltered in the opening hurdle of men's singles at the All England Championships on Tuesday. World No. 11 Sindhu, a former world champion, won the first game 21-10 but her German opponent, world No. 26 Li Yvonne Li, then decided to retire, paving the way for the Indian to the next round. The 28-year-old from Hyderabad is likely to next face top seed Korean An Se Young, who has proved her nemesis, having defeated her all six times they have crossed paths in international badminton. In fact, only once has Sindhu managed to take a game away from the world No. 1 Korean when they met last time at the Asia Championships in Dubai last year.An Se Young, ...
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All England Championship: PV Sindhu Enters Second Round After Yvonne Li Retires | Badminton News
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All England Championship: PV Sindhu Enters Second Round After Yvonne Li Retires | Badminton News

[ad_1] File photo of PV Sindhu© X (formerly Twitter)Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu progressed to the second round of the women's singles competition at the All England Championships after her German opponent Yvonne Li retired following the completion of the first game on Tuesday. World No. 11 Sindhu, a former world champion, won the first game 21-10 before world No. 26 Li decided to throw in the towel. The 28-year-old from Hyderabad will next face top seed Korean An Se Young, who has proved her nemesis, having defeated her all six times they have crossed paths in international badminton. In fact, only once has Sindhu managed to take a game away from the world No. 1 Korean when they met last time at the Asia Championships in Dubai last year.An Se Young, who is recovering from a right ...
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Lakshya Sen’s Paris Hopes Brighten, Enters No.15 In Olympic Games Qualification | Badminton News
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Lakshya Sen’s Paris Hopes Brighten, Enters No.15 In Olympic Games Qualification | Badminton News

[ad_1] File photo of Lakshya Sen© AFPCommonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen's hopes of making the cut at Paris received a boost as he grabbed the 15th position in the latest Olympic Games Qualification rankings following his semifinal finish at last week's French Open badminton tournament. The 22-year-old from Almora had reached a career-best ranking of world number six in November 2022 but saw his rankings plummet to world No. 25 in April last year. He recovered to 11th spot by August but fell to 20 early this year following a series of early exits.Things were not looking good after his first-round losses in Malaysia Super 1000 and India Super 750 as he stayed world No. 19 in the Olympic Games qualification for a few weeks but a semifinal finish at the Super 750 event in the French cap...
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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy And Chirag Shetty At The Forefront As Indians Chase Glory At All England | Badminton News
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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy And Chirag Shetty At The Forefront As Indians Chase Glory At All England | Badminton News

[ad_1] Newly-crowned French Open champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be expected to continue their rich vein of form, while the seasoned P V Sindhu will hope to ace a trial by fire to end India's 23-year-old title drought at the All England Championships starting on Tuesday. Prakash Padukone (1980) and Pullela Gopichand (2001) are the only ones from India to have claimed the title with Saina Nehwal (2015) and Lakshya Sen (2022) coming close when they finished runner-ups. The prestigious tournament holds an iconic status in India but over the years, its exclusivity has somewhat dwindled as it is now one of the four Super 1000 event on the international calendar.Satwik and Chirag have already won a Super 1000 title in Indonesia last year and given their stellar run thi...
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