Badminton News - Page 14
Indonesia Open: Satwik-Chirag enter maiden Super 1000 final; Prannoy knocked out by Axelsen
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty overcame a game deficit to beat unseeded Min Hyuk Kang and Seung Jae Seo 17-21 21-19 21-18 while HS Prannoy bowed out after a 15-21 15-21 loss against top seed Viktor Axelsen
Indonesia Open: Satwik-Chirag, Prannoy sail into semi-finals; Srikanth bows out after losing to Feng
The seventh-seeded duo of Satwik and Chirag then displayed a flawless game to outwit Indonesia's Alfian and Adrianto 21-13 21-13 in 41 minutes.
Indonesia Open: Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy advance to quarters; PV Sindhu bows out after losing to Tai Tzu Ying
Srikanth and Prannoy registered straight-game wins, the former using his experience to get the better of Lakshya Sen in an all-Indian duel, while Sindhu’s continued to struggle against Chinese Taipei's Tzu-ying.
Indonesia Open: Lakshya Sen, Priyanshu Rajawat enter second round; Aakarshi Kashyap exits
Lakshya, a world championship bronze medallist and ranked 20th in the world, took just 32 minutes to quell the challenge of world no.11 Zii Jia Lee 21-17 21-13.
Indonesia Open: PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy advance to pre-quarterfinals; Treesa-Gayatri pair bow out
This was also Sindhu's first win against Tunjung in her last three games as she had lost to the Indonesian in the Madrid Masters final and Malaysian Masters semifinal earlier this year.
Indonesia Open: HS Prannoy to lead India's charge at the tournament
Prannoy, who claimed the Malaysia Masters Super 300 title last month, looks promising to go deep into the tournament, where the creme-de-la-creme of world badminton is set to compete this week.
Ashmita Chaliha and Ravi clinch Maldives International Challenge title
Third seed Ashmita came from a game down to eke out a 19-21, 21-17, 21-11 win over compatriot Tasnim Mir in an all-Indian women's final on Saturday
Singapore Open: Kidambi Srikanth makes winning start; PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy knocked out
-Kidambi Srikanth made a winning start but PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy were ousted from the Singapore Open Super 750 tournament after suffering contrasting losses in the opening round.
Badminton Association of India launches rectification scheme to combat age fraud
BAI's 'Voluntary Age Rectification Scheme (VARS)' is meant for registered players who have existing BAI identification cards, but have incorrect date of birth or have discrepancies in the date of birth or age.
Singapore Open: Defending champion PV Sindhu, in-form HS Prannoy eye good show
PV Sindhu has struggled since she suffered an ankle injury in August last year. She is slowly getting back to her best with a final and semi-final finish at Madrid Spain Masters and Malaysia Masters.
Thailand Open: South Korea’s An Se-young beats He Bingjiao to click title
The 21-year-old South Korean came out roaring and was in knock-out form throughout the 21-10, 21-19 victory in the Thai capital.
Thailand Open: Lakshya Sen fights hard but loses in three games against Kunlavut Vitidsarn
The 21-year-old from Almora looked in control in the first game against his seeded opponent but lost his way as the match progressed to eventually go down 21-13 17-21 13-21 in a contest that lasted one hour and 15 minutes
Thailand Open: Lakshya Sen reaches semifinal as Kiran George crashes out
The win helped Lakshya Sen to enter the last four for the first time this season, having come close in Indonesia Masters, where he exited in the quarterfinals.
Thailand Open: India's Kiran George, Lakshya Sen progress to quarters; Saina Nehwal Ashmita Chaliha knocked out
Sen beat his fourth seeded Chinese opponent 21-17 21-15 in a round of 16 match that lasted 49 minutes and faces qualifier Leong Jun Hao of Malaysia in the quarter-finals on Friday.
Thailand Open: Kiran George stuns world No 9 Shi Yuqi; PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth bow out in first round
Kiran, a product of the Prakash Padukone academy, notched up a 21-18 22-20 win over third seed Shi Yuqi, who is a 2018 world championships silver medallist.
Thailand Open: Sameer Verma, Kiran George and Ashmita Chaliha advance to singles main draw with wins
On a comeback trail, former world number 11 Sameer, who won the Slovenia Open recently, beat Malaysia's Yeoh Seng Zoe 21-12, 21-17 after getting two walkovers
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty achieve career-best world ranking in men's doubles
The Satwik-Chirag pair, which claimed the Commonwealth Games gold medal and French Open Super 750 crown last year and won the Swiss Open Super 300 title this season, now has 74,651 points from 12 tournaments.
Malaysia Masters: HS Prannoy beats China's Weng Hong Yang to clinch title
HS Prannoy showed great composure and resolve during a 94-minute battle to notch a 21-19 13-21 21-18 victory against China’s world number 34 Weng Hong Yang.
French Open 2023: Aryna Sabalenka shrugs off ‘hate’ and jeers to make second round
World number two Sabalenka came through 6-3, 6-2 in a match for which the build-up had been overshadowed by the continuing sporting fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Malaysia Masters: HS Prannoy enters final, PV Sindhu loses in semis
World number 9 Prannoy was leading 19-17 when Indonesia's Christian Adinata lost his footing while landing after a jump return and his left knee buckled, leaving the Indonesian shuttler grimacing in pain
Malaysia Masters: PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy advance to semifinals, Srikanth out
While double Olympic medallist Sindhu, seeded sixth in the tournament, beat lower ranked Yi Man Zhang, Prannoy earned a win over Kenta Nishimoto.
Malaysia Masters: Sindhu, Srikanth enter second round, Prannoy, Sen beat higher-ranked opponents
Sindhu, seeded sixth, had to toil for one hour and two minutes to get the better of Christophersen 21-13 17-21 21-18 and maintain her superiority over the world No 33 Dane, whom the Indian had defeated four times earlier.
Sudirman Cup: China claim record 13th title with 3-0 win over South Korea
China's Chen Yufei defeated world number two South Korea's An Se Young 21-16, 22-20 in the women's singles to seal victory
China’s Olympic gold medallist shuttler Chen Long calls it quits at 34
The former world number one won the Olympic crown at Rio 2016 and followed it up with silver at the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics in 2021
Sudirman Cup: India end campaign with 4-1 win over Australia
With nothing at stake, India fielded Anupama Upadhyaya in the women's singles in place of PV Sindhu and the youngster didn't disappoint, scoring a 21-16 21-18 win over Tiffany Ho
BWF Rankings: HS Prannoy climbs to career-best seventh place; Treesa-Gayatri grab 15th spot
Prannoy has 66,147 points to his kitty from 17 tournaments and remains the best placed Indian singles player, followed by double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, who improved a spot to be at 11th position in women's singles.
Sudirman Cup: India's campaign ends after 0-5 defeat to Malaysia in second group match
While Srikanth was too erratic in men's singles contest, Sindhu showed great fightback in the decider after squandering an opening game advantage only to go down in the end to world no. 30 Goh Jin Wei.
Thailand Para Badminton: Pramod Bhagat bags two gold; Suhas Yathiraj too wins
Pramod defeated England's Daniel Bethell in the men's singles SL3 final to secure gold before pairing up with fellow Indian Sukant Kadam to claim the yellow metal in men's doubles SL3-SL4 category.
Sudirman Cup: India lose to Chinese Taipei 1-4 in opening match
World Number 9 HS Prannoy couldn’t find his ‘A’ game, going down 19-21 15-21 to world no. 5 Chou Tien Chen as India lagged 0-2 after the first two matches.
Sudirman Cup: New-look India eye elusive medal at team tournament
India have been placed with Malaysia, Chinese Taipei and Australia in Group C with the two top teams qualifying for the knockouts.