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Kidambi Srikanth Shocks Jonatan Christie To Enter Second Round Of Malaysia Open | Badminton News
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Kidambi Srikanth Shocks Jonatan Christie To Enter Second Round Of Malaysia Open | Badminton News

[ad_1] India's Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the second round of Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament with a come-from-behind win over world number 5 Indonesian Jonatan Christie in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. The 30-year-old from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, who has been going through a lean phase for quite sometime, notched up a stunning 12-21 21-18 21-16 win over sixth seed Christie in the opening round match that lasted an hour and five minute. The former world no. 1 will face Hong Kong's NG Ka Long Angus next.A 2021 world championships silver medallist, Srikanth has often struggled to sustain the pressure in a three-game match to make a number of early exits but he looked in fine fettle on Tuesday as he kept attacking despite losing the opening game, to come out victorious.Srikanth...
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Malaysia Open: Indian Shuttlers Hope For Bright Start In High-Stake Olympic Year | Badminton News
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Malaysia Open: Indian Shuttlers Hope For Bright Start In High-Stake Olympic Year | Badminton News

[ad_1] With the Paris Olympic qualification at stake, top Indian shuttlers, including HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen, will hope to begin the new season on a bright note when they start their campaign at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. A lot will be on the line for Indian shuttlers in the next four months as they zoom through a hectic calendar, hoping to get inside the world's top-16 by April end to book their berths for the Paris Games.Frontrunner in the Olympic race, world no. 8 Prannoy, had a sensational season with maiden bronze medals at the World Championships and the Asian Games and a title-run at the Malaysia Masters super 500. He also registered a final finish at the Australia Open super 500.The 31-year-old, seeded 8th, will hope to conti...
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Srikanth Loses; Unnati, Priyanshi, Kiran Win At Syed Modi International | Badminton News
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Srikanth Loses; Unnati, Priyanshi, Kiran Win At Syed Modi International | Badminton News

[ad_1] File photo of Kidambi Srikanth© X (formerly Twitter)India's Kidambi Srikanth bowed out with a straight-game loss in the opening round but young Unnati Hooda shocked compatriot Aakarshi Kashyap to make it to the second round of the Syed Modi International badminton tournament on Wednesday. Former world no. 1 Srikanth, a 2021 World championships silver medallist, lost 21-23 8-21 to Korea's Chia Hao Lee, continuing his dismal run in international circuit this season. The 16-year-old Unnati, who is touted as one of the finest talents in women's singles, rallied her way to a stunning 15-21 21-19 21-18 win over Kashyap in a 77-minute Round of 32 clash of the BWF Super 300 tournament. The young shuttler from Rohtak will next face Japan's former world champion Nozomi Okuhara, who prevaile...
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Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth Lose In China Masters | Badminton News
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Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth Lose In China Masters | Badminton News

[ad_1] File image of Lakshya Sen© AFPStar Indian shuttlers Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth suffered contrasting defeats to bow out of the China Masters badminton tournament -- the season's last BWF Super 750 event in Shenzhen on Wednesday. World No. 17 Sen, who won the Canada Open this year, went down 19-21 18-21 to seventh-seeded Chinese Shi Yuqi, while world No. 24 Srikanth suffered a 15-21 21-14 13-21 loss to world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand. It was a third consecutive first-round exit on the World Tour for Srikanth, who has just four quarterfinal finishes to show this season.Both Sen and Srikanth are fighting to be inside the top 16 by April 28 next year to qualify for the Paris Olympics.Young Indian Priyanshu Rajawat also bowed out after losing 17-21 14-21 to Japan's K...
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HS Prannoy Returns To Action After Injury Layoff; Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen Eye Winning Starts | Badminton News
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HS Prannoy Returns To Action After Injury Layoff; Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen Eye Winning Starts | Badminton News

[ad_1] India's No. 1 shuttler HS Prannoy will make his much-anticipated return from a back injury, while Lakshya Sen will look to find his rhythm in the Japan Masters Super 500 tournament beginning at Kumamoto, Japan on Tuesday. Prannoy had pulled out of the Denmark and French Open due to a back injury that troubled him during his historic bronze medal-winning performance at the Asian Games in Hangzhou last month. The 31-year-old, his back heavily taped, had secure India's first medal in men's singles in 41 years at the Hangzhou showpiece.Returning to action after four weeks, the World Championships bronze medallist will like to take it "slowly" as he will be up against unseeded Lee Cheuk Yui of Hong Kong."I am just taking it a little slowly, not rushing up on the injury side," Prannoy h...
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Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen Bow Out Of French Open Badminton | Badminton News
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Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen Bow Out Of French Open Badminton | Badminton News

[ad_1] File image of Kidambi Srikanth© AFPIndia's ace shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen bowed out of the French Open Super 750 tournament after losing their respective men's singles matches Rennes on Wednesday. The first to take to the court at the Glaz Arena was Srikanth, who was shown the door by Toma Junior Popov of France. Srikanth lost the round of 32 match 17-21 15-21 in 44 minutes. It was an easy victory for the world number 25 French player as he punished the 22nd ranked Srikanth for his error-prone showing. Heading into this match, Srikanth had a 3-1 advantage over his opponent in head-to-head.Soon after, it was Lakshya's turn to suffer as he went down 15-21 18-21 to Arnaud Merkle, who is also from France and had lost to the Indian in their last meeting way back in 2016...
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PV Sindhu, Aakarshi Kashyap Enter Denmark Open Second Round; Kidambi Srikanth Eliminated | Badminton News
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PV Sindhu, Aakarshi Kashyap Enter Denmark Open Second Round; Kidambi Srikanth Eliminated | Badminton News

[ad_1] File photo of PV Sindhu© X (formerly Twitter)Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Aakarshi Kashyap advanced to the women's singles second round but it was curtains for Kidambi Srikanth in the men's event at the Denmark Open Super 750 badminton tournament in Odense on Tuesday.While two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu struggled past world number 28 Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland 21-14 18-21 21-10 in a 56-minute opening round match, Aakarshi, ranked 38th, rallied her way to stun German's world number 26 Li Yvonne 10-21 22-20 21-12 in another match.Sindhu, who had reached the semifinals of Arctic Open last week, will face a tricky opponent in Indonesia's Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, seeded seventh, in the next round. The Indonesian has defeated her twice in the last three meetings this year though S...
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PV Sindhu Sails Into Quarterfinals; Kidambi Srikanth, Kiran George Exit From Arctic Open | Badminton News
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PV Sindhu Sails Into Quarterfinals; Kidambi Srikanth, Kiran George Exit From Arctic Open | Badminton News

[ad_1] File image of PV Sindhu© TwitterTwo-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu sailed into the quarterfinals of the women's singles event of the Arctic Open Super 500 badminton tournament, but it was curtains for Kidambi Srikanth in men's singles in Vantaa on Thursday. Sindhu, seeded eighth here, took just 38 minutes to breeze past Chinese Taipei's Wen Chi Hsu 21-11 21-10. Sindhu will next play Thuy Linh Nguyen of Vietnam. However, the tournament ended for Srikanth and Kiran George in men's singles.While Srikanth lost 15-21 12-21 against seventh seed Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan, George was shown the door by fourth seed Lu Guang Zu of China 10-21 20-22.While the Indian challenge ended in men's singles, Aakarshi Kashyap survived in the women's singles event and will take on fifth seeded Chinese ...
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Asian Games 2023: Kidambi Srikanth, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Enter Second Round | Asian Games News
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Asian Games 2023: Kidambi Srikanth, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Enter Second Round | Asian Games News

[ad_1] Asian Games 2023: File image of Kidambi Srikanth© AFPIndia's Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the men's singles second round with a comfortable straight-game win over Vietnam's Phat Le Duc in the badminton competition of the Asian Games on Monday. Srikanth, a 2021 world championships silver medallist, outclassed Le Duc 21-10 21-10 in 29 minutes to set up a clash with Korea's Lee Yun Gyu. Commonwealth Games gold medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also sailed into the men's doubles pre-quarterfinals with a 21-11 21-16 win over Hong Kong's Chow Hin Long and Lui Chun Wai. (Asian Games Medals Tally)The Indian duo, ranked world no. 3, will next face Indonesia's Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin.In mixed doubles, K Sai Pratheek and Tanisha Crasto prevailed 21-18 21-14...
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India Sign Off With First-Ever Badminton Team Silver At Asian Games | Asian Games News
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India Sign Off With First-Ever Badminton Team Silver At Asian Games | Asian Games News

[ad_1] Injured HS Prannoy's absence hurt India as they went down fighting 2-3 against badminton powerhouse China to sign off with their first-ever silver medal in the men's team championships at the Asian Games on Sunday. After world No. 7 Prannoy was ruled out due to a back injury, Lakshya Sen produced a gutsy show in the first singles and doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty then bossed over their opponents to put India 2-0 ahead. So, it was once again left to Srikanth to carry the team on his shoulders. The former world No. 1, who had produced a gritty show against South Korea in the semifinals, couldn't go the distance this time despite a healthy lead and multiple game points as China fought back to make it 1-2.(Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Fu...
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