Badminton

Lakshya Sen enters the semi-finals of the Japan Open 2023

Tokyo, July 28: India’s Lakshya Sen defeated Japan’s Koki Watanabe in straight games to reach the Japan Open 2023 men’s singles semifinal on Friday (July 28) at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. The recent Canada Open champion Sen beat the unseeded Japanese shuttler 21-15, 21-19 in the quarterfinal match that lasted 47 minutes […]

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Buoyant Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Eyeing Another Title

Fresh from their Korea Open triumph, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will look to continue their dream run in Japan Open Fresh from their Korea Open triumph, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will look to continue their dream run, even as the focus will be on the struggling PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy in the […]

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Badminton Short-News

HS Prannoy Loses To Ng Ka Long In Taipei Open Quarterfinals

Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy suffered a straight-game loss to Hong Kong’s Ng Ka Long Angus in the quarterfinals to end his country’s campaign at the Taipei Open Super 300 tournament on Friday. The world No. 9 Indian didn’t find his rhythm and lost 19-21 8-21 to fifth seed Ka Long in a lop-sided contest. […]

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Another loss for Indian shuttlers at the Sudirman Cup

India was knocked out of the Sudirman Cup after a 0-5 defeat by Malaysia in their second group C match in Suzhou, China on Monday. PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy – Chirag Shetty came up short as India failed to qualify in the third consecutive edition. India reached the finals only in 2011 […]

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Participation of the Indian Shuttlers’ in the Sudirman Cup is uncertain

India’s participation in the prestigious Sudirman Cup lingers in mistrust with the visa operations of the entire 23-member crew, including PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy. The Chinese delegacy has to confirm the same in Delhi. They have scheduled the 2023 Sudirman Cup from the 14th to the 21st of May in Suzhou, China. As per […]

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Saina Nehwal will skip the Asian Games trials because of health issues

NEW DELHI: Due to fitness concerns, Saina Nehwal, a two-time winner at the Commonwealth Games, will not take part in the national badminton selection trials for the forthcoming Asian Games. At the Jwala Gutta Academy of Excellence in Telangana, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) will hold a trial from May 4 to May 7 […]

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P V Sindhu and HS Prannoy will lead India in the Sudirman Cup

World No.9 H.S. Prannoy and two-time Olympic quarter-finalist P. V. Sindhu will lead the Indian challenge at the 2023 Sudirman Cup, starting in Suzhou, China, from May 14 to 21. The Senior National Selection Committee related to badminton has named a ‘balanced’ team. The goal of winning the first-ever medal in a mixed team championship. […]

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Badminton Short-News

Saina Nehwal goes down in orleans masters tourney

London Olympics Bronze medal winner quarterfinalist Saina Nehwal is out of the Orleans Masters Super 300. It was a straight-game and first-round loss to Turkey’s Neslihan Yigit then moment. Still, Mithun Manjunath, Priyanshu Rajawat, Aakarshi Kashyap, and Tanya Hemanth progressed to the alternate round. Returning to the court after missing many events, Nehwal went down […]

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