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Priyanshu Rajawat, HS Prannoy Enter Second Round Of India Open | Badminton News
16Jan By adminNo Comments
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Priyanshu Rajawat, HS Prannoy Enter Second Round Of India Open | Badminton News

[ad_1] Talented shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat shocked Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen in an all-Indian clash to join HS Prannoy in the second round of the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament in New Delhi on Tuesday. Rajawat, world no. 30, rallied from a game down to edge out an erratic Sen, ranked 19th, 16-21 21-16 21-13 in a 75-minute opening round match in the national capital. It was a second straight first-round exit for Sen, which further jeopardises his Olympic qualification chances. Prannoy, the world No.9 Indian, dished out a compact game to outwit Chou Tien Chen of Ch...
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‘Worked On Strength During Off-Season’: Shuttler HS Prannoy Ahead Of India Open | Badminton News
15Jan By adminNo Comments
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‘Worked On Strength During Off-Season’: Shuttler HS Prannoy Ahead Of India Open | Badminton News

[ad_1] Olympic qualification is on the horizon but star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy is not looking too far ahead and focusing on the next couple of months in his bid to get into 'tournament mode' after a productive off-season. The 31-year-old Indian, who secured a maiden bronze medal at the Asian Games and World Championships in 2023, suffered a loss to Denmark's Anders Antonsen in the opening round of the Malaysia Super 1000 last week in Kuala Lumpur. "You can't be disappointed with a couple of losses when you are playing 19-20 tournaments in a year. There is no time to sulk. I had a bad...
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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Advance, HS Prannoy Loses In Opening Round At Malaysia Open | Badminton News
10Jan By adminNo Comments
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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Advance, HS Prannoy Loses In Opening Round At Malaysia Open | Badminton News

[ad_1] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty in action© X (formerly Twitter)The Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty began the new season on a winning note, advancing to the second round, while Asian Games bronze medallist HS Prannoy bit the dust in his opening-round match at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament on Wednesday. The world No.2 doubles combination of Satwik and Chirag overcame a tough challenge from the gritty Indonesian pair of Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Maulana Bagas 21-18, 21-19, while world No. 8 Prannoy lost to Denmark's Anders Antonsen, a player ranked one spot below him, 14-21, 11-21 in 43 minutes. The second-seeded pair of Satwik and Chirag, which reached the semifinals in 2023, will look to continue the good run and go...
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PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy To Spearhead Indian Challenge At Badminton Asia Team Championships | Badminton News
9Jan By adminNo Comments
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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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Malaysia Open: Indian Shuttlers Hope For Bright Start In High-Stake Olympic Year | Badminton News
8Jan By adminNo Comments
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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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HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen Withdraw From Syed Modi International | Badminton News
27Nov By adminNo Comments
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HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen Withdraw From Syed Modi International | Badminton News

[ad_1] File photo of HS Prannoy© AFPIndian shuttlers HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen have pulled out of the Syed Modi International, taking some sheen out of the Super 300 badminton tournament starting on Tuesday. Asian Games bronze medallist Prannoy had recovered from a back injury to reach the semifinals at China Masters Super 750, while Canada Open winner Sen, world No. 17, hasn't looked his self with six first-round exit since August. It has been a hectic schedule for the players and with the Olympic qualification on the line, players would like to be fresh for the next season. The BWF 'Race to Paris Ranking Lists' of 30 April will be considered for qualification. Olympic medallist P V Sindhu is also missing in action as she recovers from an injury. World No. 24 Kidambi Srikanth is now th...
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HS Prannoy, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Enter Quarterfinals Of China Masters | Badminton News
23Nov By adminNo Comments
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HS Prannoy, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Enter Quarterfinals Of China Masters | Badminton News

[ad_1] File photo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (left) and Chirag Shetty.© AFPAce Indian shuttler HS Prannoy and Asian Games gold winning pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty entered the quarterfinals in their respective events at the China Masters badminton tournament at Shenzhen, China on Thursday. World championship bronze medallist Prannoy, the only surviving Indian in the men's singles event, registered a comfortable 21-12 21-18 win over Magnus Johannesen of Denmark in the pre-quarterfinal match that lasted exactly 40 minutes.Prannoy, seeded eighth here, will now take on third seeded Japanese Kodai Naraoka in the last eight round.Besides Prannoy, world no.5 and top seeds Satwik and Chirag also kept the Indian flag flying by progressing to the quarterfinals of men's doubles...
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HS Prannoy, Satwiksairaj-Chirag Shetty Enter Second Round Of China Masters | Badminton News
21Nov By adminNo Comments
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HS Prannoy, Satwiksairaj-Chirag Shetty Enter Second Round Of China Masters | Badminton News

[ad_1] File image of HS Prannoy© AFPStar Indian shuttler HS Prannoy progressed to the second round of China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament with a straight game win over Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen in Shenzhen on Tuesday. The 31-year-old, who had missed a couple of tournaments due to a back injury, registered a 21-18 22-20 win over the world number 12 Chen in the opening round, thus avenging the loss that he suffered last week in Japan. The Asian Games bronze medallist will face either Hong Kong's Lee Cheuk Yiu or Denmark's Magnus Johannesen next.Top seeds Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who are the reigning Asian Games gold medallists, comfortably prevailed 21-13 21-10 over England's Ben Lane and Sean Vendy to also make a good start.The Commonwealth Games champions...
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HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen To Lead Indian Charge At China Masters Super 750 | Badminton News
20Nov By adminNo Comments
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HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen To Lead Indian Charge At China Masters Super 750 | Badminton News

[ad_1] File photo of HS Prannoy© AFPIndian shuttlers, including comeback man HS Prannoy, will eye a good show at the China Masters -- the season's last BWF Super 750 event -- beginning on Tuesday, in pursuit of valuable ranking points in the race to the Paris Olympics. Prannoy, who lost in the second round at the Japan Open Super 500 after returning to action following a back injury, will once again be the top Indian name in men's singles in the competition. He will face Taiwan's Chou Tien Chen, who had defeated him in the last meeting in Japan. The world No. 17 Lakshya Sen and world No. 23 Kidambi Srikanth, who are fighting to be inside the top 16 by April 28 next year to qualify for the Olympics, will also be in action.Following his first-round exit last week after a loss to Japan's wo...
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HS Prannoy Loses In Japan Masters, Indian Challenge Ends | Badminton News
16Nov By adminNo Comments
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HS Prannoy Loses In Japan Masters, Indian Challenge Ends | Badminton News

[ad_1] HS Prannoy squandered an opening game advantage to lose 21-19 16-21 19-21.© AFPIndian shuttler HS Prannoy lost a closely-fought second round match against Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei to bow out of the Japan Masters Super 500 badminton tournament in Kumamoto on Thursday. The Asian Games bronze medallist Indian, who returned to action after recovering from a back injury, squandered an opening game advantage to lose 21-19 16-21 19-21 to world no. 12 Chen in a 73-minute men's singles match that went down the wire. Prannoy's defeat brought curtains on India's campaign at the tournament.The world number 8 Indian looked in control in the first game as he opened up a 4-0 lead and managed to stay 11-8 ahead at the break.Chen kept fighting to keep himself close but Prannoy sealed the o...
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