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Lakshya Sen Loses In Quarterfinals Of Indonesia Masters | Badminton News
27Jan By adminNo Comments
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Lakshya Sen Loses In Quarterfinals Of Indonesia Masters | Badminton News

[ad_1] Indonesian Masters: Lakshya Sen loses to Jonatan Christie in QFsLakshya Sen's impressive run in the Indonesia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament ended with a quarterfinal loss to Asian Games champion Jonatan Christie in Jakarta on Friday. World number 12 Sen squandered an opening game advantage to go down 21-15 10-21 13-21 to home favourite Christie, ranked 3rd, in a 62-minute men's singles match. Coming into the match with a 1-0 head-to-head record, Commonwealth Games champion Sen showed his prowess as he opened up a 8-5 lead and maintained it at the break.Christie knocked off the three-point deficit after resumption and made it 15-15 before the Indian reeled off six straight points to pocket the opening game.After the change of sides, Sen lost his grip on the match as Christ...
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Indonesia Masters: Lakshya Sen Makes To Quarter-finals, Saina Nehwal Crashes Out | Badminton News
26Jan By adminNo Comments
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Indonesia Masters: Lakshya Sen Makes To Quarter-finals, Saina Nehwal Crashes Out | Badminton News

[ad_1] Lakshya Sen at the Indonesian Masters© TwitterJakarta :Indian badminton player Lakshya Sen progressed to the men's singles quarter-finals of the Indonesia Masters 2023 BWF Super 500 tournament in Jakarta on Thursday. The seventh-seeded Lakshya Sen came from behind against Malaysia's NG Tze Yong, the world No. 28 in the latest badminton rankings, to win his round-of-16 match 19-21, 21-8, 21-17. Both players were evenly matched in the early exchanges and were tied at 13-all in the first game at a point. The Malaysian shuttler, however, broke free and took the lead.The current Commonwealth Games champion, Lakshya Sen, came back strongly and completely dominated the second game to tie the match. The final match was much closer, and the Indian shuttler needed to win the final three poi...
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Kunlavut Vitidsarn Stuns Viktor Axelsen To Clinch India Open Title | Badminton News
22Jan By adminNo Comments
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Kunlavut Vitidsarn Stuns Viktor Axelsen To Clinch India Open Title | Badminton News

[ad_1] Thailand's rising star Kunlavut Vitidsarn stunned top seed Viktor Axelsen to clinch the India Open badminton title with a 22-20, 10-21, 21-12 victory in the Sunday final. In the women's singles, South Korea's An Se-young beat world number one Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in New Delhi to avenge her loss at the Malaysia Open final last week. Vitidsarn's men's singles victory stood out as the 21-year-old former junior world champion got past the Danish ace and world number one for the first time in six attempts.Vitidsarn, seeded eighth, proved his semi-final victory over Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia was not a flash in the pan as he made Axelsen work for every point and won most of the long rallies."From my earlier losses against Viktor, I had learnt that if I could engage him in...
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Viktor Axelsen, Akane Yamaguchi Sail Into India Open Final | Badminton News
21Jan By adminNo Comments
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Viktor Axelsen, Akane Yamaguchi Sail Into India Open Final | Badminton News

[ad_1] Denmark's Viktor Axelsen and Japan's Akane Yamaguchi's dominance continued as they stayed on course for a second successive title, progressing to the finals of the India Open Super 750 in New Delhi on Saturday. After world no.1 Yamaguchi beat Thailand's defending champion Supanida Katethong 21-17 21-16 in the women's singles, Axelsen, also world no. 1, streamrolled fourth seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia 21-6 21-12 in the men's event. In the summit clash, Yamaguchi will face Korean sensation An Seyoung in a repeat of last week's Malaysia Open Super 750 final while Axelsen is pitted against the mercurial Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand.It was a no contest in men's singles as Axelsen, who had more time to rest after Friday's interrupted quarterfinals, smashed through the defence of...
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India Open: Top Seeds Akane Yamaguchi, Viktor Axelsen Reach Semi-Finals | Badminton News
20Jan By adminNo Comments
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India Open: Top Seeds Akane Yamaguchi, Viktor Axelsen Reach Semi-Finals | Badminton News

[ad_1] India Open: Viktor Axelsen will face Jonatan Christie in the semis© AFPTop seed Akane Yamaguchi beat three-time former world champion Carolina Marin to reach the semi-finals of the India Open badminton on Friday in three games. In the men's competition, world number one Viktor Axelsen also made the last four in New Delhi. Japan's Yamaguchi defeated Spain's Marin 21-17, 14-21, 21-9 as she chases successive titles to start the season.Yamaguchi, herself a two-time world champion and the current world number one, faces Supanida Katethong of Thailand in the last four on Saturday.The other women's semi-final is between China's He Bingjiao and South Korea's second seed An Se-young.In the men's singles, top seed Axelsen advanced after his Danish compatriot Rasmus Gemke suffered a leg inju...
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Lakshya Sen, Saina Nehwal Lose; Home Challenge Ends at India Open | Badminton News
19Jan By adminNo Comments
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Lakshya Sen, Saina Nehwal Lose; Home Challenge Ends at India Open | Badminton News

[ad_1] Defending champion Lakshya Sen suffered a heartbreak, going down narrowly to world number 20 Rasmus Gemke of Denmark in the second round as the Indian ended at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open here on Thursday. World no. 12 Sen reduced an 8-14 deficit in the decider to 13-14 after losing the second game but couldn't go the distance, losing 21-16 15-21 18-21 to Gemke in a match that lasted an hour and 21 minutes at the IG stadium. Reigning champions in men's doubles, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who had come into the tournament after a semifinal finish at Malaysia Super 1000 last week, withdrew from the tournament after the former suffered a hip injury ahead of their second-round clash.London Games bronze medallist Saina Nehwal also found the going tough against Olympic c...
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India Open: Erratic Kidambi Srikanth Bows Out; Malvika Bansod, Aakarshi Kashyap Out Too | Badminton News
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India Open: Erratic Kidambi Srikanth Bows Out; Malvika Bansod, Aakarshi Kashyap Out Too | Badminton News

[ad_1] A fighting Kidambi Srikanth couldn't sustain the pressure as he went down in straight games to Olympic and world champion Viktor Axelsen in his opening men's singles match at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open Super 750 tournament in New Delhi on Wednesday. Srikanth, a world championship silver medallist, flattered to deceive as he squandered a 14-5 lead in the second game to go down 14-21 19-21 to the world no. 1 Dane, leaving the cheering fans at the IG stadium disappointed.World no. 39 Aakarshi Kashyap and world no. 34 Malvika Bansod also couldn't match their fancied rivals -- USA's Beiwen Zhang and Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrung -- and bowed out after losing their respective matches.While Akarshi lost 15-21 12-21 to former champion Zhang, Malvika squandered an 11-8 lead in the openin...
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India Open: Kidambi Srikanth bows out after losing to Viktor Axelsen | Badminton News
18Jan By adminNo Comments
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India Open: Kidambi Srikanth bows out after losing to Viktor Axelsen | Badminton News

[ad_1] Top Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth's poor run continued as he went down in straight games to Olympic and world champion Viktor Axelsen in his opening men's singles match at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open Super 750 tournament here on Wednesday. Srikanth squandered a 14-5 lead in the second game after losing the opening to go down 14-21 19-21 to the world number 1, leaving the cheering fans at the IG stadium disappointed.With the crowd rooting for him, Srikanth, a former world no.1, started dominating the rallies, extracting mistakes from Axelsen. The Indian tried to lunge his opponent forward, using his strokes to move the tall Dane.However, Axelsen was caught up at 8-8 and then with a round head smash took a three-point lead at the break.At 13-9, Axelsen committed a rare service e...
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“Have Always Been A Fighter”: Saina Nehwal On Finding Her Old Touch Again | Badminton News
17Jan By adminNo Comments
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“Have Always Been A Fighter”: Saina Nehwal On Finding Her Old Touch Again | Badminton News

[ad_1] London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal on Tuesday vowed to keep fighting as she believes she has the game to match the best in the business. The former world No. 1, who has had a tough last few years mainly due to a knee injury, notched up a fighting 21-17, 12-21, 21-19 win over world No. 24 Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark in her opening match. "I have always been a fighter, I like to challenge," said the 32-year-old from Hyderabad, who will take on Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei of China next."See, my mind sometimes stops working after losing so many matches. You are losing and losing but then today I was not thinking about match points. This was giving me tension the last few matches because I was not pulling off matches."Confidence was lacking today but I am happy I played witho...
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PV Sindhu Loses To Thailand’s Supanida Katethong, Knocked Out Of India Open Rd 1 | Badminton News
17Jan By adminNo Comments
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PV Sindhu Loses To Thailand’s Supanida Katethong, Knocked Out Of India Open Rd 1 | Badminton News

[ad_1] Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu was knocked out but defending champion Lakshya Sen looked in fine fettle on way to a straight-game win over compatriot HS Prannoy in the India Open in New Delhi on Tuesday. World No. 7 Sindhu, a former champion, went down 12-21 20-22 to Thailand's world No. 30 Supanida Katethong. The Indian had lost to the same player in the semifinals of the last edition.World No. 12 Sen, seeded seventh, settled the score against world No. 9 Prannoy after his opening round reversal at the Malaysia Open, with a 21-14 21-15 win at the KD Jadhav Indoor hall in IG stadium.Sindhu didn't look at her best as she struggled against the left-handed Supanida, who was precise in her returns and looked in more control in the rallies to take the opening game in the Super 750...
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