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India Open: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen Among Title Contenders At India Open | Badminton News
16Jan By adminNo Comments
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India Open: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen Among Title Contenders At India Open | Badminton News

[ad_1] The country's top shuttlers, including reigning champion Lakshya Sen and double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, will look to keep their date with destiny as they will be title contenders in at least three of the five events when the India Open Super 750 begins in New Delhi on Tuesday. Indian badminton never had this good with as many as three players -- Sindhu (7), Sen (10), HS Prannoy (8) in singles world's top 10 and the men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty at world No. 5 -- all coming into the season with loads of success last year.While seventh seed Sen and Satwik-Chirag, seeded fifth, are entering the USD 900,000 event as defending champions, Sindhu and world No. 13 Kidambi Srikanth are also former champions.However, the past results will count for lit...
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Malaysia Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty Lose In Semi-Finals | Badminton News
14Jan By adminNo Comments
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Malaysia Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty Lose In Semi-Finals | Badminton News

[ad_1] Commonwealth Games champion Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty's impressive run ended with a semifinal finish after they went down in three games to China's Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in the Malaysia Open Super 1000 tournament on Saturday. The world number 5 Indian pair put up a brave effort but Liang and Wang, ranked 17th, showed better nerves in the closing stages to register a 21-16 11-21 21-15 win in an hour and four minutes match to reach their maiden super 1000 finals. For the seventh seeded Indians, it was their third semifinal finish in a Super 1000 tournament.The match expectedly was a close affair as the two pairs looked to outwit each other in the fast-paced rallies. Satwik and Chirag managed to eke out a 11-9 lead at the break after an initial duel.However, t...
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Malaysia Open: HS Prannoy Loses In Quarterfinals | Badminton News
13Jan By adminNo Comments
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Malaysia Open: HS Prannoy Loses In Quarterfinals | Badminton News

[ad_1] India's HS Prannoy went down fighting to world number 7 Japanese Kodai Naraoka in a gruelling three-game quarterfinals at the Malaysia Open Super 750 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. The 30-year-old from Kerala ran out of steam in the 84-minute contest, losing 16-21 21-19 10-21 to the 21-year-old Naraoka, who seemed faster and fitter, despite playing two long matches in the earlier rounds. This was Naraoka's third win over the Indian in as many meetings. He had defeated Prannoy in three games at the Singapore Open and World Tour Finals last year.Prannoy played some crisp winners and showed his delicate touch at the net to recover from the opening game reversal but his younger rival managed to keep things under control in the decider as the Indian succumbed to a heap...
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Malaysia Open: PV Sindhu Loses To Carolina Marin In Opening Round | Badminton News
11Jan By adminNo Comments
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Malaysia Open: PV Sindhu Loses To Carolina Marin In Opening Round | Badminton News

[ad_1] Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu faltered on her return to action after a long injury lay-off but in-form HS Prannoy continued his sensational run to progress to the second round of the Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament here on Wednesday. Sixth seed Sindhu, who was playing her first match since she sustained a stress fracture on her left ankle en route her Commonwealth Games gold in August, lost 12-21, 10-21, 15-21 to Rio Olympics champion Carolina Marin of Spain in 59 minutes.Earlier, world No. 8 Prannoy lived up to his new status of being India's best-ranked men's singles player with a come-from-behind 22-24, 21-12, 21-18 victory over Lakshya Sen, ranked 10th, in an edgy opening-round contest that went for little over an hour.The 30-year-old from Kerala will next f...
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Malaysia Open: Prannoy Trumps Compatriot Lakshya Sen In Thrilling Opener | Badminton News
11Jan By adminNo Comments
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Malaysia Open: Prannoy Trumps Compatriot Lakshya Sen In Thrilling Opener | Badminton News

[ad_1] In-form HS Prannoy continued his sensational run as he outwitted compatriot Lakshya Sen in a pulsating three-game thriller in the Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament here on Wednesday. After zooming all the way to world number 8 in 2022, Prannoy lived up to his new status of being India's best ranked men's singles player with a come-from-behind 22-24 21-12 21-18 victory over Sen, ranked 10th, in an edgy opening round contest that went for little over an hour. The 30-year-old from Kerala will next face either Indonesia's Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo or Danish veteran Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus.Prannoy and Sen played five times in 2022 with Sen coming into the match with a slender 3-2 advantage.The match lived up to its top billing with the duo fighting tooth and nail righ...
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Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth Make First Round Exits From Malaysia Open | Badminton News
10Jan By adminNo Comments
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Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth Make First Round Exits From Malaysia Open | Badminton News

[ad_1] Ace Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth's woeful run continued as they suffered first round exits from the season-opening Malaysia Open here on Tuesday. Two-time Commonwealth Games champion Saina, who endured a tough 2022, battling multiple injuries and a lack of form, went down 12-21 21-17 12-21 to Han Yue of China in the USD 1,250,000 Super 1000 tournament. Having lost the first game, Saina, who has slipped to world number 30, fought back to force a decider in a women's singles first round match.However, the 2012 Olympic bronze medallist fell behind as Han built a sizable lead to take the fixture comfortably.Former world number one Srikanth's surrender was tamer. The world championship silver medallist, who has also been struggling for form recently, was stunned b...
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PV Sindhu Returns From Injury As Indian Shuttlers Look To Shine In Season-Opening Malaysia Open | Badminton News
9Jan By adminNo Comments
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PV Sindhu Returns From Injury As Indian Shuttlers Look To Shine In Season-Opening Malaysia Open | Badminton News

[ad_1] PV Sindhu will face a tough test on her return from a five-month injury lay-off as top Indian shuttlers, including HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen, will aim to start the year on a positive note at the Malaysia Open from Tuesday. Following a highly-successful 2022, India's star shuttlers will hope to raise the bar further in 2023, during which the Paris Olympic qualification period will start in May. With plenty of ranking points at stake, Indian shuttlers will join the other big stars such as World No.1 Viktor Axelsen, Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia, Akane Yamugachi, Tai Tzu ying as they aim for a good show in the USD 1,250,000 Super 1000 tournament here.Double Olympic medallist Sindhu, who is returning from an ankle injury, begins her campaign against former World Champion Carolina Marin of S...
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PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy To Lead India In Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships | Badminton News
4Jan By adminNo Comments
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PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy To Lead India In Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships | Badminton News

[ad_1] File image of PV Sindhu© AFPWorld no. 8 HS Prannoy and Commonwealth Games gold medallist PV Sindhu will lead a strong Indian contingent in the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships, to be played in Dubai from February 14-19. The Badminton Association of India (BAI) had once again followed the system of picking the top players directly and conducting trials for the rest of the squad to select a team that is capable of challenging for a medal in the prestigious continental competition.The last edition of the event in 2021 had to be cancelled due to the COVID pandemic and the Indian contingent would be keen to show how far they have come since 2019.Lakshya Sen would be the second men's singles player in the squad while Aakarshi Kashyap would provide backup to Sindhu in women's sing...
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World No. 1 Position Is Our Goal: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | Badminton News
4Jan By adminNo Comments
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World No. 1 Position Is Our Goal: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | Badminton News

[ad_1] India is yet to win a medal in the Olympics when it comes to the doubles events in badminton. To end that badminton drought, one of the biggest hopes is the pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in the Paris Olympics 2024. "As long as we are able to maintain fitness and stay focused, we are ready for any event. In Tokyo we came close by beating the famed Chinese Taipei pair in the very first match of the competition and it was sheer bad luck that we had to bow out having won the same number of matches as the two other teams in the group. In fact, the Taipei pair went on to win gold, proof of how close the competition was. We know we are ready. We are in the best mental frame. We want to be the world no. 1 team and win a medal in Paris for India and we won't stop till w...
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Injured MR Arjun To Miss Malaysia Open But Eyeing Win In Thailand To Set Up Olympic Qualification | Badminton News
3Jan By adminNo Comments
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Injured MR Arjun To Miss Malaysia Open But Eyeing Win In Thailand To Set Up Olympic Qualification | Badminton News

[ad_1] As Indian badminton rejoiced its unprecedented success in an epoch-making season, the young Dhruv Kapila and MR Arjun, too, quietly turned a corner to emerge as the country's second best men's doubles pair. Dhruv, 22, from Punjab and 25-year-old Arjun from Kerala may not have reached the dizzying heights as their more accomplished compatriots Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (ranked 5th), but the duo had enough sting in its performance to rise from world number 42 to 19 in past 12 months.Wins over more fancied opponents, quarterfinal finishes in big world tour events, including the BWF World Championships, and the tag of a Thomas Cup winner have given them the self belief to push the envelope further in 2023."I would rank Thomas Cup win high up there even though we didn't...
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