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PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Set For Spain Masters Challenge | Badminton News
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PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Set For Spain Masters Challenge | Badminton News

[ad_1] File photo of PV Sindhu© AFPTwo-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and ace men's shuttler Kidambi Srikanth will continue their European grind at the Madrid Spain Masters tournament, beginning on Tuesday. Last year's finalist Sindhu, seeded second here, will square off against Wen Yu Zhang of Canada in the round-of-32 contest, while seventh seed Srikanth will take on a qualifier. Sindhu will hope to go the distance after having suffered a heartbreaking loss to Indonesia's Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in the previous edition of the tournament. Srikanth, whose run in the recently-concluded Swiss Open Super 300 tournament came to an end after a semifinal defeat to Chinese Taipei's Lin Chun-Yi, will hope to make an impact after bowing out of the race for the Paris Olympics.Srikanth, who is p...
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Kidambi Srikanth’s Swiss Open Campaign Ends With Defeat In Semi-Finals | Badminton News
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Kidambi Srikanth’s Swiss Open Campaign Ends With Defeat In Semi-Finals | Badminton News

[ad_1] Kidambi Srikanth lost 21-15, 9-21, 18-21 against world No. 22 Lin Chun-Yi.© AFPKidambi Srikanth's Swiss Open 2024 journey came to an unfortunate end as India's ace shuttler suffered defeat in the men's singles semi-finals at the St. Jakobshalle arena in Basel. Srikanth lost 21-15, 9-21, 18-21 against world No. 22 Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei in the last-four match, which lasted one hour and five minutes. This was Srikanth's first BWF semi-final appearance since November 2022. The former world number one Indian badminton player started the match off on a high note, winning the opening game 21-15 because of his offensive smashes and excellent net play.However, in the second game, the 31-year-old Srikanth struggled to keep up with his opponent. Despite Srikanth's 4-1 advantage in th...
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Kidambi Srikanth Makes First Semis In 16 Months At Swiss Open | Badminton News
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Kidambi Srikanth Makes First Semis In 16 Months At Swiss Open | Badminton News

[ad_1] Kidambi Srikanth in action© AFPStar shuttler Kidambi Srikanth emerged as the lone Indian survivor at the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament when he progressed to the semifinals with a straight game win over Chinese Taipei's Chia Hao Lee in Basel. Playing his eighth tournament this season, Srikanth finally got some momentum as he made his first final four appearance in 16 months with a 21-10 21-14 win over Lee in 35 minutes on Friday night. He last played a semifinal at Hylo Open in November 2022.Srikanth, a 2021 world championships silver medallist, will next face Chinese Taipei's world no. 22 Lin Chun-Yi on Saturday.It turned out to be a heartbreaking affair for Kiran George as his gallant fight ended with a 23-21 17-21 15-21 loss to Denmark's Rasmus Gemke in anothr quarte...
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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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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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French Open: Kidambi Srikanth Stuns Chou Tien Chen, HS Prannoy Loses In Opener | Badminton News
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French Open: Kidambi Srikanth Stuns Chou Tien Chen, HS Prannoy Loses In Opener | Badminton News

[ad_1] India's Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the men's singles second round with a stunning win over Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen but HS Prannoy fell short to make an early exit from French Open Super 750 badminton tournament in Paris on Wednesday. The world No 24 Srikanth, who is racing against time to qualify for the Paris Olympics, outwitted 14th-ranked Chen 21-15, 20-22, 21-8 in a 66-minute opening round clash for his third win over the Taiwanese shuttler in seven meetings.In the next round, the 2021 world championships silver medallist Srikanth will fight it out against China's world No 17 Lu Guang Zu, who ended the campaign of India's HS Prannoy with a fine 21-17, 21-17 win at the adjacent court at the Arena Porte de la Chapelle here.Srikanth was by far the better player as he ...
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Malaysia Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Enters Men’s Doubles Quarterfinals, Kidambi Srikanth Loses | Badminton News
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Malaysia Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Enters Men’s Doubles Quarterfinals, Kidambi Srikanth Loses | Badminton News

[ad_1] India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty continued their impressive run to advance to the men's doubles quarterfinals but Kidambi Srikanth failed to cross the second round at Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. World No. 2 Satwik and Chirag, who had a stellar run in 2023 with six titles, beat France's world No. 36 Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar 21-11 21-18 to set up a clash with China's world No. 32 He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu. Srikanth, however, failed to rein in his errors and went down 13-21 17-21 to Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus in the second round.Satwik and Chirag, the Asian Games gold medallists, dished out an aggressive game to gallop to 11-2 lead at the break in the opening game. A seven-point burst after resumption gave the Fr...
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PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy To Spearhead Indian Challenge At Badminton Asia Team Championships | Badminton News
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PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy To Spearhead Indian Challenge At Badminton Asia Team Championships | Badminton News

[ad_1] Double Olympic medalist PV Sindhu and World No. 8 Prannoy HS will spearhead a strong Indian squad at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024 slated to be held in Shah Alam, Malaysia from February 13 to 19. The prestigious team event will be important for Indian shuttlers to gain valuable qualification points in the Race to Paris 2024 Olympic qualification. The team championships will also mark the comeback of India's star shuttler PV Sindhu, who was out of the international circuit due to a knee injury for almost four months.The 16-year-old senior national champion Anmol Kharb, Badminton Asia Junior Championships medallist Tanvi Sharma and Ashmita Chaliha will provide backup to the former world champion in the women's singles category."With the Olympic games a few months away, ...
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