The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has named a balanced squad combining experienced stars and promising youngsters for the upcoming Thomas Cup and Uber Cup, scheduled to be held in Horsens from April 24 to May 3.
Having qualified second in Group C behind Japan, India depended on their singles strength against Korea in the men's quarterfinal in the absence of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Lakshya Sen
Former India Open champion Kidambi Srikanth’s run at the BWF India Open came to an end on Thursday after he was beaten by France’s Christo Popov in the round of 16 at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex here.
One of the marquee events on the BWF World Tour, the India Open shifts this year from the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium to the larger multi-purpose hall at the Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex.
Former World No.1 Kidambi Srikanth will lead India’s challenge in men’s singles.
Sindhu will now take on the winner of the clash between world No. 1 An Se-young o Korea and Chinese Taipei’s Hsu Wen-chi.
World No. 17 Lakshya Sen lost to 44th ranked Arnaud Merkle 15-21, 18-21 in 54 minutes. while world No. 22 Kidambi Srikanth lost to 25th-ranked Toma Junior Popov 17-21,15-21 in 44 minutes.
World no 12 Sindhu won 21-14, 18-21, 21-10 against the world No. 28 Scottish shuttler. Sindhu's compatriot Aakarshi Kashyap, who secured a late entry to the tournament, also made it to the next round.
Men’s team enters maiden final with 3-2 win over South Korea
Srikanth and World no 10 Prannoy will face each other in the pre-quarterfinals of the BWF Super 750 tournament on Wednesday.
