Tag: Kidambi Srikanth

Indonesia Open: Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen knocked out in first round

World championships silver medallist Srikanth, 11th in the badminton rankings, lost to 41st-ranked Brice Leverdez of France 21-23, 10-21 in 42 minutes at the Istora Stadium.

June 16, 2022

PM Modi lauds Kidambi Srikanth for leading Team India to historic Thomas Cup win

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth for successfully leading Team India to their historic Thomas Cup victory.

May 22, 2022

Our Thomas Cup title triumph all about pure resilience and mental strength: Kidambi Srikanth

In a heartfelt letter posted on twitter on Monday, the 29-year-old World Championship silver medallist, who won the deciding third rubber against world No. 9 Jonatan Christie 21-15, 23-21 to earn a historic maiden title for India in the prestigious team event

May 16, 2022

Swiss Open: Srikanth beats second seed Antonsen in nail-biting encounter to enter SF

With a 21-19 19-21 22-20 win in a quarter-final match that lasted for one hour and 19 minutes seventh seed Kidambi Srikanth will now face World No.8 Jonatan Christie of Indonesia for a place in the final.

March 26, 2022

Saina Nehwal bows out of Thailand Open; Kidambi Srikanth pulls out due to leg injury

The 30-year-old Saina Nehwal lost 23-21, 14-21, 16-21 in a match that lasted for 68 minutes to bow out of the Super 1000 tournament

January 14, 2021

Kidambi Srikanth moves to second round of Thailand Open; Parupalli Kashyap retires

Srikanth will now face either compatriot H.S. Prannoy or Malaysian Lee Zii Jia, who play their first round fixture later in the day.

January 13, 2021

Kidambi Srikanth advances to Denmark Open quarterfinals

Kidambi Srikanth, seeded fifth, defeated Ho-Shue 21-15, 21-14 in just 33 minutes to make it to the last eight of the Super 750 tournament.

October 15, 2020

Kidambi Srikanth apologises to Badminton Authority of India, recommended for Khel Ratna

Former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy had left the squad at Asian Badminton Championship in Manila in February, despite being advised not to.

June 19, 2020

COVID-19: Utilize the lockdown period, says Kidambi Srikanth

Srikanth on April 1 had urged the people to extend support to the needy ones by donating towards the PM-CARES Fund.

April 6, 2020

COVID-19: Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, Parupalli Kashyap slam BWF for going ahead with tournaments

The coronavirus outbreak severely impacted some of the most high profile sporting events worldwide be it the Indian Premier League (IPL) or Serie A and La  Liga matches.

March 13, 2020

B Sai Praneeth to lead Indian challenge for Asia Team meet

B Sai Praneeth will lead the men's squad of former World No.1 Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, Subhankar Dey and Lakshya Sen.

January 31, 2020

Have gone through a tough phase, but Olympics on mind: Kidambi Srikanth

When asked about the Khelo India University Games, Kidambi Srikanth said the tournament will start a new sporting culture in India.

January 30, 2020

Thailand Masters 2020: Kidambi Srikanth, Sameer Verma crash out from opening round

Saina and Srikanth are placed at the 22nd and 23rd spots in BWF's rankings as April 26 has been set as the deadline date for Tokyo Olympics qualification.

January 22, 2020

Thailand Masters: Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth hope to keep Olympic dream alive

Owing to their inconsistent outings in 2019, Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth are placed at the 22nd and 23rd spots in BWF's Race to Tokyo rankings.

January 21, 2020

BWF making 12 tournaments from 10 tough call on players: Kidambi Srikanth

In 2018, BWF decided to re-structure the tour that year and made it mandatory for the top players to compete in at least 12 events -- it had been ten mandatory tournaments before.

January 17, 2020

Indonesia Masters: Kidambi Srikanth, Sourabh Verma crash out in opening round

Kidambi Srikanth went down to local favourite Shesar Hiren Rhustavito 21-18, 12-21, 14-21 in a match lasting one hour and three minutes.

January 15, 2020

Malaysia Masters: Praneeth, Srikanth, Kashyap make early exits, Saina, Sindhu keep Indian hopes alive

Sindhu raced into the second round of the competition after winning a first-round match which lasted 35 minutes.

January 8, 2020