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Badminton Asia Championships: PV Sindhu Wins; Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth Lose In Opening Round | Badminton News
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Badminton Asia Championships: PV Sindhu Wins; Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth Lose In Opening Round | Badminton News

[ad_1] A valiant HS Prannoy rallied his way to a morale-boosting three-game win over China's Lu Guang Zu as he and double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu progressed to the second round of the Badminton Asia Championships at Ningbo China on Wednesday. World No. 9 Prannoy showed exemplary mental fortitude as he battled for 90 minutes before prevailing 17-21 23-21 23-21 over Lu, ranked 16th, to set up a second-round clash with Chinese Taipei's Lin Chun-Yi. Sindhu, who is desperately seeking to rediscover her form ahead of the Paris Olympics, too survived some tense moments before overcoming world number 33 Goh Jin Wei from Malaysia 18-21 21-14 21-19 in a tough opening round match.Sindhu, who had lost to Jin Wei the last time they meet in Sudirman Cup but has a overall 4-1 record against her opp...
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Badminton Asia Championships: Lakshya Sen Loses To Shi Yu Qi, Bows Out In Opening Round | Badminton News
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Badminton Asia Championships: Lakshya Sen Loses To Shi Yu Qi, Bows Out In Opening Round | Badminton News

[ad_1] Lakshya Sen in action© X (Twitter)Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen bowed in the opening round of men's singles at the Badminton Asia Championships after suffering a straight-game loss to local favourite and top seed Shi Yu Qi in Ningbo on Wednesday. World Championships bronze medallist Sen gave a good account of himself and fought tooth and nail but the higher-ranked Chinese eventually proved to be too strong as the Indian lost 19-21 15-21 in the gruelling opener that lasted 53 minutes. The Indians didn't have the desired start in the tournament as the talented Priyanshu Rajawat also crashed out in the men's singles opening round.Rajawat was no match for eight-seeded Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia, losing 9-21 13-21 in 39 minutes.It was also curtains for the Panda sisters -- Rutuparna an...
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PV Sindhu Opts Out Of Uber Cup; Strong Side For Thomas Cup Title Defence | Football News
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PV Sindhu Opts Out Of Uber Cup; Strong Side For Thomas Cup Title Defence | Football News

[ad_1] Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and the two top doubles pairs have opted out of the Uber Cup but a strong men's team will take the court for its title defence in the Thomas Cup, commencing in Chengdu from April 27. Sindhu, who has played six tournaments since returning to action at the Badminton Asia Team Championships in February, pulled out of the event to give herself more time to recover and be battle-ready for the Paris Olympics.Top women's doubles pairs -- Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand and Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto -- also withdrew since it is not a full strength team with Sindhu missing. They chose to focus on the other assignments as they strive to earn the Olympics qualification.Following the withdrawal of Sindhu and the two pairs, Badminton Association of ...
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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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PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen Progress To Second Round Of Swiss Open | Badminton News
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PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen Progress To Second Round Of Swiss Open | Badminton News

[ad_1] Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, in-form Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth produced impressive performances to progress to the second round of the Swiss Open super 300 badminton tournament in Basel on Wednesday. Sindhu, who had claimed the title in 2022, beat Thailand's Pornpicha Choeikeewong 21-12 21-13 to set up a meeting with Japan's Tomoka Miyazaki in the second round. Sen, who had reached back-to-back semifinals at French Open and All England Championships in the last two weeks, outlasted Malaysia's Leong Jun Hao 21-19 15-21 21-11 in 62 minutes and will next face Chinese Taipei's Chia Hao Lee.Srikanth, the former world no. 1, who had clinched the title in 2015, outwitted world no. 24 Chinese Taipei's Wang Tzu Wei 21-17 21-18 in a 43-minute contest. It was his sixth win in s...
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All England Open Badminton Championships 2024 Semi-Finals Live Updates: Lakshya Sen’s Match vs Jonatan Christie Begins | Badminton News
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All England Open Badminton Championships 2024 Semi-Finals Live Updates: Lakshya Sen’s Match vs Jonatan Christie Begins | Badminton News

[ad_1] All England Open Badminton Championship 2024 men's singles semi-final live score updates© Twitter All England Open Badminton Championship 2024 Semi-final Live: India star Lakshya Sen's men's singles semi-final match against Jonatan Christie of Indonesia at the All England Open Badminton Championships has kicked off. The Indian shuttle...
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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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Lakshya Sen Enters Quarter-Finals, PV Sindhu Loses In All England Open Badminton Championships | Badminton News
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Lakshya Sen Enters Quarter-Finals, PV Sindhu Loses In All England Open Badminton Championships | Badminton News

[ad_1] India's Lakshya Sen recorded a stunning three-game win over world no. 3 Anders Antonsen to progress to the quarterfinals but an error-prone PV Sindhu lost in the women's singles second round of the All England Championships in Birmingham on Thursday. The World No. 18 Sen, who had finished runner-up at the 2022 edition, fought his way back from a 2-8 deficit in the decider after losing the second game to prevail 24-22 11-21 21-14 over Antonsen, a three-time medallist at the World championships, in a controversial second round match.Earlier Sindhu, a double Olympic medallist, seemed to be in good touch as she fought hard against the world No. 1 An Se Young of Korea but failed to curb her mistakes to slip to a 19-21, 11-21 loss.It was the Indian's seventh successive loss to the indom...
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All England Open Badminton Championships Live Updates: PV Sindhu On The Backfoot, Trails An Se-Young In 1st Game | Badminton News
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All England Open Badminton Championships Live Updates: PV Sindhu On The Backfoot, Trails An Se-Young In 1st Game | Badminton News

[ad_1] All England Open Badminton Championships Live: PV Sindhu eyes a place in the quarters.© AFPAll England Open Badminton Championships Live: Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu is currently trailing in her second round match against South Korea's An Se-young at the All England Badminton Championships in Birmingham. Sindhu had started the game on the positive note but soon allowed the world no. 1 Korean to gain an advantage. Double Olympic medallist Sindhu advanced to the second round after her German opponent Yvonne Li retired following the completion of the first game on Tuesday. Sindhu had won the first game 21-10 before Li decided to throw in the towel.Here are the Live Updates of the All England Open Badminton Championships from the Utilita Arena, BirminghamMarch14202415:59 (IST)All E...
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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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