Tag: Badminton

Saina Nehwal pulls out of selection trials for Asian Games 2023

London Olympic Games bronze medallist Saina Nehwal has pulled out of final selection trials for a place in the badminton competition for the Asian Games 2023.

May 2, 2023

Badminton; Sindhu, Prannoy to lead Indian challenge at the Sudirman Cup

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and World no 9 HS Prannoy will lead the Indian challenge at Sudirman Cup to be played in Suzhou, China from May 14-21,

April 19, 2023

Badminton Asia Mixed Team C’ships: India confirm first-ever medal, reach semifinal after defeating Hong Kong 3-2

The Indian badminton team made history as it advanced to the semifinals of the ongoing Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships and confirmed its first-ever medal in the tournament's history after defeating Hong Kong 3-2 in their quarterfinal tie in Dubai on Friday.

February 18, 2023

Badminton: Marin to meet Se Young An in women’s final at Indonesia Masters; China in three finals

Spain's former Olympic champion Carolina Marin will take on South Korea's Se Young An in the women's singles final at the Indonesia Masters on Sunday.

January 29, 2023

India Open: Tough draw as Srikanth, Sen, Prannoy bunched in ‘quarter of death’ with Axelsen, and Momota

Indian men's singles players were handed a tough draw in the Yonex Sunrise India Open 2023 as Srikanth Kidambi, Lakshya Sen and H.S. Prannoy are all bunched together in one quarter while former world champion P.V. Sindhu faces her last edition's nemesis Supanida Katethong in the opening round.

December 30, 2022

National Games: Injured Sindhu to attend Opening Ceremony, to miss badminton competition in Surat

Two-time Olympic Games medallist PV Sindhu will attend the Opening Ceremony of the 36th National Games in Ahmedabad on September 29, despite pulling out of the Games because of an injury.

September 24, 2022

BWF World Championships: Prannoy stuns Kento Momota to set up pre-quarters clash against Lakshya, Srikanth bows out

Prannoy, who hadn't beaten the Japanese ace in their previous seven meetings, won the clash 21-17, 21-16 in Momota's backyard.

August 25, 2022

BWF World Championships: Lakshya Sen storms into R16; Kidambi Srikanth crashes out

Lakshya was tested in the first game but was dominant in the second to register a 21-17, 21-10 win over Luis Penalver. Indian won seven straight points after trailing 4-6 to take a healthy lead to the interval.

August 24, 2022

BWF World Championships: Srikanth, Prannoy, Sen advance on a mixed day for India

Prannoy and Srikanth both won their matches in straight games as they faced off in the semifinals of the 2021 competition.

August 23, 2022

BWF World Championships 2022: Lakshya, Srikanth lead India’s challenge in Sindhu’s absence

Lakshya, who was seeded ninth, won the bronze medal at Huelva's hosting of the competition in 2021.

August 22, 2022

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty win gold medal in badminton men’s doubles

Through their straight-sets victory in the gold-medal match, Satwik and Chirag added another Commonwealth Games medal to their kitty after the silver medal in the last Games in 2018 Gold Coast.

August 9, 2022

Lakshya Sen gets India’s 20th gold medal after beating Ng Tze Yong in men’s singles badminton

In his debut outing in the multi-nation event, Lakshya, 20, came back incredibly well after losing the first set to become the fourth Indian shuttler to win a gold medal in men's singles category after Prakash Padukone (1978), Syed Modi (1982) and Parupalli Kashyap (2014).

August 9, 2022

CWG 2022: PV Sindhu clinches maiden Commonwealth Games singles gold of her career, defeats Canada’s Michelle Li in final

Sindhu was a dominant figure in the match, though her opponent competed well. The Indian won the match in straight two games by 21-15, 21-13.

August 8, 2022

CWG 2022: India eyes more gold medals on final day; men’s hockey, badminton, TT finals today

Players will be eyeing gold medal across the last few matches they will be playing to end the campaign on a positive note. Shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen would play their respective gold medal matches in the singles badminton event.

August 8, 2022

CWG 2022: Kidambi Srikanth wins bronze in men’s singles; Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand clinch bronze in women’s doubles

Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand of India won bronze in the badminton women's singles after defeating Australia's Chen Hsuan-Yu Wendy and Gronya Somerville in straight games 21-15, 21-19.

August 8, 2022

CWG 2022: PV Sindhu reaches round of 16 in women’s singles competition, defeats Maldives’ Fathimath Nabaaha

Sindhu was on fire as she swung her racquet on her way to victory within just two games. She captured the match 21-4, 21-11.

August 4, 2022

Dubai to host Badminton Asia Championships for next five years

The two organisations inked the deal last month in Singapore for the hosting of the event in the UAE from 2023 until 2027, according to the report. Manila held the most recent Championships in April 2022.

July 25, 2022