All England Open Badminton Championships 2019 LIVE: Results, commentary, updates, scores, statistics - Saina, Srikanth through; Sindhu, Sameer fall at first hurdle
5 years, 10 months ago

All England Open Badminton Championships 2019 LIVE: Results, commentary, updates, scores, statistics - Saina, Srikanth through; Sindhu, Sameer fall at first hurdle

The Hindu  

Welcome to Sportstar's live blog of the All England Open Badminton Championships. 9.42 pm: Ashwini and Sikki have taken the first point in the third game but Shiho Tanaka and Koharu Yonemoto have equalised in no time. 9.16 pm: At the mid-game break in the second game, the Japanese duo of Shiho Tanaka and Koharu Yonemoto open up a 3 point lead at 11-8. 6.01 pm: Sindhu saves one of the seven match points when Sung goes long, at the baseline. 5.34 pm: Sung goes wide and Sindhu saves one match point.

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India Open badminton | Chirag-Satwik fall at the final hurdle, again
11 months, 3 weeks ago

India Open badminton | Chirag-Satwik fall at the final hurdle, again

The Hindu  

January 21, 2024 09:59 pm | Updated 09:59 pm IST - NEW DELHI Notwithstanding a sound start, Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj finished second best to Koreans Kang Min Kyuk and Seo Seung Jae in three games and fell short of regaining the India Open title won here in 2022. But they played very cleverly and never took the pressure.” Earlier, …

All England Badminton Championships 2023: Indian shuttlers face uphill task in Birmingham
1 year, 10 months ago

All England Badminton Championships 2023: Indian shuttlers face uphill task in Birmingham

Firstpost  

Birmingham: Returning from injuries and battling indifferent form, Indian shuttlers will have to play out of their skins to end the country’s agonising wait for a title at the All England Championships beginning here on Tuesday. While Lakshya Sen came close to securing the crown when he reached the final in the last edition and Saina Nehwal was runners-up in …

All England Open 2023: Players to watch out for, top seeds, venue, when and where to watch
1 year, 10 months ago

All England Open 2023: Players to watch out for, top seeds, venue, when and where to watch

The Hindu  

All England Open, one of badminton’s most prestigious events, gets underway in Birmingham, England, from March 14-19. On the other hand, women’s singles in 2023 continue to be dominated by Akane Yamaguchi and An Se Young, with the duo playing three finals since January, the latest being the German Open. With two Super Series titles each to their credit in …

Sindhu exits 2023 India Open in first round
1 year, 11 months ago

Sindhu exits 2023 India Open in first round

The Hindu  

Fifth-seeded P V Sindhu went down 14-21, 20-22 to Thailand’s Supanida Katethong in the opening round of the India Open, a BWF World Tour Super 750 event, in New Delhi on Tuesday. In a rematch of last year’s semifinal, Sindhu got off to a poor start and trailed the Thai shuttler 4-11 at the halfway stage in the opening game. …

India Open: Srikanth, Sen, Prannoy handed tough draw
2 years ago

India Open: Srikanth, Sen, Prannoy handed tough draw

The Hindu  

Indian men’s singles players were handed a tough draw with Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy -- all clubbed together in the same quarter at the Yonex Sunrise India Open badminton tournament, scheduled to be held here from January 17 to 22. Former world champion and double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will face her last edition’s nemesis Supanida Katethong …

75 years of independence, 75 iconic moments from Indian sports: No 49 - 2019: P.V. Sindhu wins Badminton World Championships
2 years, 5 months ago

75 years of independence, 75 iconic moments from Indian sports: No 49 - 2019: P.V. Sindhu wins Badminton World Championships

The Hindu  

India will complete 75 years of Independence this year. August 25, 2019: PV Sindhu wins the badminton World Championships In 2019, P.V. Sindhu ended India’s long wait for a badminton World Champion when she won the world crown beating Nozomi Okuhara in Basel. Even the head-to-head record stood at 8-7 in favour of Sindhu, who defeated Okuhara 21-14, 21-7 in …

Singapore Open badminton | Sindhu beats Han in thriller, makes semis; Saina, Prannoy crash out
2 years, 6 months ago

Singapore Open badminton | Sindhu beats Han in thriller, makes semis; Saina, Prannoy crash out

The Hindu  

Double Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu pulled off a thriller to advance into the semifinal, but her teammates Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy suffered heartbreaking defeats in their respective events in the Singapore Open Super 500 Tournament in Singapore on Friday. Third seed Sindhu overcame a strong challenge from Han Yue before getting the better of her Chinese rival 17-21 …

Thailand Open: PV Sindhu Reaches Quarters, Kidambi Srikanth Pulls Out
2 years, 7 months ago

Thailand Open: PV Sindhu Reaches Quarters, Kidambi Srikanth Pulls Out

News 18  

Former world champion P.V Sindhu advanced to the women’s singles quarter-finals of the Thailand Open 2022 while world championships silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth pulled out from the Round of 16 on Thursday. IPL 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | SCHEDULE | RESULTS | ORANGE CAP | PURPLE CAP | POINTS TABLE Sindhu, seeded sixth, took 37 minutes to defeat world No …

All England Open 2022 Final: Lakshya Sen Scripts History, Becomes Third Indian To Win Prestigious All England Open Championships
2 years, 9 months ago

All England Open 2022 Final: Lakshya Sen Scripts History, Becomes Third Indian To Win Prestigious All England Open Championships

ABP News  

New Delhi: World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen's superb run in the All England Open Championships ended with a 10-21, 15-21 loss to reigning Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the men's singles final in Birmingham on Sunday. The 20-year-old Almora Lad could have become the third Indian shuttler to win the prestigious final of the world's oldest badminton …

India Open: PV Sindhu Into Semis after Beating Compatriot Ashmita Chaliha in Straight Games
3 years ago

India Open: PV Sindhu Into Semis after Beating Compatriot Ashmita Chaliha in Straight Games

News 18  

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu progressed to the women’s singles semifinals after defeating fellow Indian Ashmita Chaliha in straight games at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open badminton tournament here on Friday. Top seed Sindhu, a former world champion, took 36 minutes to get the better of 21-year-old Chaliha 21-7 21-18 and set up a last-four clash with Thailand’s Supanida Katethong, seeded …

India Open badminton gets backing of players, officials amid Covid surge
3 years ago

India Open badminton gets backing of players, officials amid Covid surge

Hindustan Times  

The national capital has been recording approximately 20,000 Covid-19 cases daily with the positivity rate touching 25%. The new men’s world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in action during training In spite of the surge and restrictions, the India Open—the country’s biggest badminton tournament—will go ahead as planned with first round matches starting Tuesday morning at the Indira Gandhi …

All England Badminton 2021: P.V. Sindhu crashes out in semifinal
3 years, 9 months ago

All England Badminton 2021: P.V. Sindhu crashes out in semifinal

The Hindu  

Ace India shuttler P.V. Sindhu lost to Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong in the semifinal of the All England Badminton Championship on Saturday. Overall, I should've controlled my unforced errors, maybe things could've been different," Sindhu said. I don't have a tournament for another month so I have time to prepare and come back stronger," Sindhu, the Olympic silver medallist, said. She's …

All England Open 2021: PV Sindhu’s never-say-die spirit lands her quarter-final win over Akane Yamaguchi
3 years, 9 months ago

All England Open 2021: PV Sindhu’s never-say-die spirit lands her quarter-final win over Akane Yamaguchi

Firstpost  

Good players find a way to lose when they are playing great. Drawing on the final, fading reserves of mental strength and resolution that she has shown several times in the past to possess, the willowy Indian shuttler rallied from a one-game deficit to pip the ultra-fit, never-say die Japanese No 3 seed Akane Yamaguchi by a 16-21, 21-16, 21-19 …

All England Open 2021: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen into quarters; Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Ashwini Ponnappa lose
3 years, 9 months ago

All England Open 2021: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen into quarters; Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Ashwini Ponnappa lose

Firstpost  

Sindhu, the reigning world champion, recorded a dominant 21-8, 21-8 win over Denmark’s Line Christophersen in a completely lop-sided second-round match. Birmingham: Lakshya Sen on Thursday became the youngest Indian male shuttler to reach the All England Championship quarter-finals, where Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu joined him with an easy win at the Super 1000 tournament. Lakshya, who had claimed …

All England Open 2021: PV Sindhu cruises past Soniia Cheah; Kidambi Srikanth, Parupalli Kashyap suffer early exits
3 years, 9 months ago

All England Open 2021: PV Sindhu cruises past Soniia Cheah; Kidambi Srikanth, Parupalli Kashyap suffer early exits

Firstpost  

The Indian women’s duo of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy and men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also progressed to the second round with straight game wins. Birmingham: World champion PV Sindhu made an impressive start at the All England Badminton Championships but compatriots Kidambi Srikanth and Parupalli Kashyap suffered early exits after losing their respective …

All England Championships: Sindhu wins, unseeded Nguyen knocks Srikanth out in first round
3 years, 9 months ago

All England Championships: Sindhu wins, unseeded Nguyen knocks Srikanth out in first round

The Hindu  

World champion P. V. Sindhu made an impressive start at the All England Badminton Championships while Kidambi Srikanth lost the first round to 20-year-old Nhat Nguyen on Wednesday. The Indian women's duo of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy and men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also progressed to the second round with straight game wins. Olympic …

All England Open 2021: 'Significant' COVID positive results force delayed start to badminton's showpiece event
3 years, 9 months ago

All England Open 2021: 'Significant' COVID positive results force delayed start to badminton's showpiece event

Firstpost  

“The Badminton World Federation and Badminton England can confirm that a significant number of COVID-19 tests conducted for participating teams at the All England Championships were deemed ‘inconclusive’ and as a result, the samples will be rerun,” said a BWF statement. London: The start of badminton’s prestigious All England Open Championships was delayed for several hours after a number of …

All England Badminton Championships 2021: Live Streaming, Draw and All You Need to Know
3 years, 9 months ago

All England Badminton Championships 2021: Live Streaming, Draw and All You Need to Know

News 18  

The 113th edition of the All England Badminton Championships is set to go underway from March 17 to March 21 at the Arena Birmingham and is going to be highly competitive with the Japanese team including world number one Kento Momota participating in the tournament. However, Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen and Spain’s Carolina Marin, who have both been in top form …

All England Championships: Sindhu and Co. chase elusive title, Marin pulls out
3 years, 9 months ago

All England Championships: Sindhu and Co. chase elusive title, Marin pulls out

The Hindu  

World champion P. V. Sindhu will look to shrug off her demoralising Swiss Open final defeat and take advantage of a depleted field when she spearheads India's challenge at the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships, beginning here on Wednesday. Among other Indians, former number one Kidambi Srikanth and young men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, currently …

All England Open 2021: Sindhu and Co chase elusive title in depleted field
3 years, 9 months ago

All England Open 2021: Sindhu and Co chase elusive title in depleted field

Firstpost  

Birmingham: World champion PV Sindhu will look to shrug off her demoralising Swiss Open final defeat and take advantage of a depleted field when she spearheads India’s challenge at the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships, beginning here on Wednesday. Among other Indians, former number one Kidambi Srikanth and young men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, currently …

Sindhu and Co. chase elusive title at All England Championships
3 years, 10 months ago

Sindhu and Co. chase elusive title at All England Championships

Hindustan Times  

World champion P V Sindhu will look to shrug off her demoralising Swiss Open final defeat and take advantage of a depleted field when she spearheads India's challenge at the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships, beginning here on Wednesday. Among other Indians, former number one Kidambi Srikanth and young men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, currently …

All England Championships 2021: PV Sindhu gets easy passage to quarters, tough draw for Saina Nehwal
3 years, 10 months ago

All England Championships 2021: PV Sindhu gets easy passage to quarters, tough draw for Saina Nehwal

Firstpost  

According to the draw released by the Badminton World Federation on Tuesday, Olympic silver medallist Sindhu will kick off her campaign in the women’s singles with a clash against Malaysia’s Soniia Cheah. New Delhi: Reigning world champion PV Sindhu has got an easy passage to the quarter-finals but her compatriot Saina Nehwal was not as fortunate, drawing a tougher first-round …

Thailand Open 2021: PV Sindhu, B Sai Praneeth eliminated in opening round defeats
4 years ago

Thailand Open 2021: PV Sindhu, B Sai Praneeth eliminated in opening round defeats

Firstpost  

Months after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the international calendar, Sindhu, seeded sixth, returned to action with a 21-16, 24-26, 13-21 defeat to world no 18 Blichfeldt in a 74-minute battle. Bangkok: World champion PV Sindhu suffered a shock defeat on her return to international badminton, losing in three games to Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt in the opening round of YONEX Thailand …

All England Championships 2020: PV Sindhu goes down fighting to Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in quarter-final to end India's campaign
4 years, 10 months ago

All England Championships 2020: PV Sindhu goes down fighting to Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in quarter-final to end India's campaign

Firstpost  

Sindhu squandered a sparkling start as Okuhara produced a rearguard action to outwit Sindhu 12-21 21-15 21-13 in a 68-minute last eight encounter at the Arena Birmimgham. The 24-year-old Indian squandered a sparkling start as Okuhara produced a rearguard action to outwit Sindhu 12-21 21-15 21-13 in a 68-minute last eight encounter at the Arena Birmimgham. The Japanese narrowed the …

All England: PV Sindhu reaches quarters, Lakshya Sen is out
4 years, 10 months ago

All England: PV Sindhu reaches quarters, Lakshya Sen is out

The Hindu  

Sindhu cruised into the quarterfinals of the 2020 All England Championships with a straight-game win over Sung Ji Hyun of South Korea in the women's singles in Birmingham on Thursday. Sindhu next meets fourth-seed Nozomi Okuhara of Japan who beat Denmark's Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt 21-12, 21-16 in another second-round outing. READ| Earlier, Lakshya Sen bowed out of the tournament after …

PV Sindhu advances at All England Open, Kidambi Srikanth bows out
4 years, 10 months ago

PV Sindhu advances at All England Open, Kidambi Srikanth bows out

India TV News  

Indian badminton star PV Sindhu made a confident start at the All England Open, beating American Beiwin Zhang in straight games, but Kidambi Srikanth bowed out with a first round defeat here on Wednesday. The sixth seed and world number six Sindhu got the better of the American, ranked eight places below her, 21-14, 21-17 in 42 minutes. However, in …

All England Open: PV Sindhu advances, Kidambi Srikanth falters
4 years, 10 months ago

All England Open: PV Sindhu advances, Kidambi Srikanth falters

The Hindu  

Indian badminton star P.V. Sindhu made a confident start at the All England Open, beating American Beiwen Zhang in straight games, but Kidambi Srikanth bowed out with a first round defeat to reigning Olympic champion Chen Long in Birmingham on Wednesday. The sixth seed Sindhu got the better of the American, ranked eight places below her, 21-14 21-17 in 42 …

India Open to go ahead as planned, may be held behind closed doors
4 years, 10 months ago

India Open to go ahead as planned, may be held behind closed doors

India TV News  

In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak which is spreading its footprint across the country, the India Open, scheduled to be played from March 24 to 29 in the national capital, might be played behind closed doors without spectators. This includes the likelihood of the tournament being staged behind closed doors without spectators," BAI said. So far, five tournaments on …

All England Championships 2020: Tough draws for PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal amidst reduced participation in tournament with coronavirus threat
4 years, 10 months ago

All England Championships 2020: Tough draws for PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal amidst reduced participation in tournament with coronavirus threat

Firstpost  

Reigning world champion PV Sindhu will lead a substantially truncated Indian squad to the prestigious All England Badminton Championships that get under way at the Arena Birmingham on Wednesday. The lissome 24-year-old Indian carries a wafer-thin 5-4 head-to-head advantage against Zhang, whom she had beaten comprehensively by a 21-14, 21-6 scoreline in Basel on her way to the world title, …

All England Championships: Top shuttlers pull out, vacate Gopichand academy
4 years, 10 months ago

All England Championships: Top shuttlers pull out, vacate Gopichand academy

Hindustan Times  

Seven Indian players, including the doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, have pulled out of the upcoming All England Open in Birmingham due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. “Those who are still confirmed to compete are PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, B Sai Praneeth, Kidambi Srikanth, Ashwini Ponnappa, Sikki Reddy and Pranav Jerry Chopra,” said Badminton Association of …

BWF China Open 2019: PV Sindhu will need to overcome 'subtle and not-so-subtle handicaps' to reign victorious again
5 years, 3 months ago

BWF China Open 2019: PV Sindhu will need to overcome 'subtle and not-so-subtle handicaps' to reign victorious again

Firstpost  

Sindhu faces an additional handicap of not having her charismatic coach in her corner. It can be safely said that, once the redoubtable Taiwanese, Tai Tzu Ying, had been conquered in the quarter-finals of the World Badminton Championships in Basel last month, India’s Pusarla Venkata Sindhu was veritably in the “zone” during her last two encounters against China’s Chen Yufei …

BWF China Open 2019: PV Sindhu eyes World Championship redux, Indian contingent looks to turn around dismal season
5 years, 4 months ago

BWF China Open 2019: PV Sindhu eyes World Championship redux, Indian contingent looks to turn around dismal season

Firstpost  

For India, PV Sindhu remains the best bet for a podium finish as both HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth have withdrawn due to injuries The build-up to next year’s Tokyo Olympics toughens up this month with the China Open, which runs from 17 to 22 September, followed by the Korea Open, which will start two days later on 24 September. …

World Badminton Championships 2019: PV Sindhu storms into third final; B Sai Praneeth's promising run ends in bronze
5 years, 4 months ago

World Badminton Championships 2019: PV Sindhu storms into third final; B Sai Praneeth's promising run ends in bronze

Firstpost  

Sindhu, who had claimed successive silver in the last two editions of the prestigious tournament beside two bronze, was a picture of perfection as she outclassed World No 3 Chen of China 21-7, 21-14 in a 40-minute semi-final. Basel: India’s PV Sindhu is one win away from an elusive World Championships gold medal after storming into her third successive final …

BWF World Championships 2019: PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth enter semifinals
5 years, 4 months ago

BWF World Championships 2019: PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth enter semifinals

The Hindu  

Welcome to Sportstar's live coverage of Day 4's action from the BWF Badminton World Championships in Basel, Switzerland. Sindhu assured herself of a fifth medal at the BWF World Championships after reaching the semifinals with a come-from-behind win over Asian Games gold medallist Tai Tzu Ying of Chinse Taipei on Friday. If you have logged in now, here's a quick …

World Badminton Championships: Praneeth enter quarters, Prannoy loses
5 years, 4 months ago

World Badminton Championships: Praneeth enter quarters, Prannoy loses

The Hindu  

India’s B. Sai Praneeth dished out a superlative performance to stun world no 8 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and progress to the quarterfinals but H. S. Prannoy’s fight ended with a narrow loss at the BWF World Championships here on Thursday. World No 19 Praneeth, who had reached the finals at Swiss Open this year, took just 42 minutes to dispatch …

Badminton World Championships: Sindhu, Saina, Srikanth enter round of 16
5 years, 4 months ago

Badminton World Championships: Sindhu, Saina, Srikanth enter round of 16

The Hindu  

Two-time silver medallist P.V. BWF World Championships | As it Happened The fifth seeded Indian, who received a bye in the opening round, is likely to face USA’s Beiwen Zhang, seeded ninth, in the pre-quarterfinals. Saina makes positive start Eighth seed Saina Nehwal also made a positive start to her campaign, defeating Netherlands’ Soraya De Visch Eijbergen 21-10, 21-11 to …

2019 BWF Badminton World Championships: Sindhu, Saina, Srikanth register wins to enter pre-quarters
5 years, 4 months ago

2019 BWF Badminton World Championships: Sindhu, Saina, Srikanth register wins to enter pre-quarters

The Hindu  

Welcome to Sportstar's live coverage of Day 3's action from the BWF Badminton World Championships in Basel, Switzerland. Meanwhile, after losing the first game, Srikanth went on to win the second and in the decider has taken a solid five-point lead against Misha Zilberman. In the men's singles, Srikanth has entered the break with a four point lead 11-7 against …

Japan Open 2019: Sai Praneeth advances to semis; Sindhu, Rankireddy-Shetty pair crash out
5 years, 5 months ago

Japan Open 2019: Sai Praneeth advances to semis; Sindhu, Rankireddy-Shetty pair crash out

The Hindu  

Olympic silver-medallist P V Sindhu crashed out of the Japan Open badminton tournament after a second successive defeat to local favourite Akane Yamaguchi while B Sai Praneeth continued his good form to advance to the semifinals on Friday. Sindhu was leading 12-7 in the first game but she squandered the advantage as her reigning Asian champion opponent clawed her way …

Japan Open 2019: Sindhu, Sai Praneeth march into quarterfinals
5 years, 5 months ago

Japan Open 2019: Sindhu, Sai Praneeth march into quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu and B Sai Praneeth moved into the quarterfinals of Japan Open badminton tournament after registering contrasting wins but it was curtains for H S Prannoy here on Thursday. While fifth seed Sindhu had to toil hard in an hour-long battle to get the better of unseeded Japanese Aya Ohori 11-21 21-10 21-13 in a …

Indonesia Open 2019: PV Sindhu aims to end season's title drought; Kidambi Srikanth hopes to test form and fitness
5 years, 6 months ago

Indonesia Open 2019: PV Sindhu aims to end season's title drought; Kidambi Srikanth hopes to test form and fitness

Firstpost  

Indian badminton ace PV Sindhu has not won a medal since capturing gold at the World Tour Finals last December. Jakarta: Rejuvenated after a month’s break, Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu will look to produce the goods and break this season’s title drought when she spearheads the Indian campaign at the USD 1,250,000 Indonesia Open BWF World Tour Super 1000 …

Australian Open Badminton 2019: As Indian challenge ends in Sydney, time to reflect at what went wrong in last six months
5 years, 7 months ago

Australian Open Badminton 2019: As Indian challenge ends in Sydney, time to reflect at what went wrong in last six months

Firstpost  

Not one of the four Indian singles exponents and one men’s doubles pair that made a bid for a quarter-final slot in the $150,000 prize money Australian Open championships could achieve their objective. Admittedly, considering the huge gap in their respective Badminton World Federation rankings, there was not a vast amount of surprise in 24th ranked Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth’s meek …

Australian Open Badminton 2019: Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu, Sameer Verma and B Sai Praneeth bow out in second round
5 years, 7 months ago

Australian Open Badminton 2019: Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu, Sameer Verma and B Sai Praneeth bow out in second round

Firstpost  

Olympic and world championship silver medallist PV Sindhu made a second-round exit from the Australian Open, suffering a straight-game loss in what turned out to be a dismal day for Indian shuttlers. Sydney: Olympic and world championship silver medallist PV Sindhu made a second-round exit from the Australian Open, suffering a straight-game loss in what turned out to be a …

Singapore Open 2019: PV Sindhu edges past Cai Yanyan to set up semis clash with Nozomi Okuhara; Saina Nehwal ousted
5 years, 9 months ago

Singapore Open 2019: PV Sindhu edges past Cai Yanyan to set up semis clash with Nozomi Okuhara; Saina Nehwal ousted

Firstpost  

PV Sindhu survived a scare before making the semifinals but Saina Nehwal was thoroughly outplayed in her straight-game quarterfinal loss on a mixed day for India at the Singapore Open badminton tournament on Friday Singapore: PV Sindhu survived a scare before making the semi-finals but Saina Nehwal was thoroughly outplayed in her straight-game quarterfinal loss on a mixed day for …

Malaysia Open 2019: PV Sindhu's capitulation against unseeded Sung Ji-hyun leaves Kidambi Srikanth as sole remaining Indian
5 years, 9 months ago

Malaysia Open 2019: PV Sindhu's capitulation against unseeded Sung Ji-hyun leaves Kidambi Srikanth as sole remaining Indian

Firstpost  

Sindhu opened quite brightly, and led all the way until 14-12 in the opening game, but then collapsed after a string of unforced errors, conceding the crucial 20th point after a brief fightback to 18-19 The spectre of disappointment continued to hover around the Indian camp on Thursday, the third day of the Malaysia Open badminton championships, as fifth-seeded Pusarla …

India Open 2019 takeaways: Kidambi Srikanth shows he is yet to hit top gear; PV Sindhu stumbles in crucial final
5 years, 9 months ago

India Open 2019 takeaways: Kidambi Srikanth shows he is yet to hit top gear; PV Sindhu stumbles in crucial final

Firstpost  

From Kidambi Srikanth’s loss in the final to PV Sindhu’s stumble in semis, here are some key takeaways from the just-concluded India Open. Following are some of the key takeaways from India Open 2019 Kidambi Srikanth back, but not there yet The World No 7 was the top-seeded Indian man in the competition and lived up to his billing by …

India Open 2019: PV Sindhu slips up twice as spirited He Bingjiao snatches final spot after remarkable comebacks
5 years, 9 months ago

India Open 2019: PV Sindhu slips up twice as spirited He Bingjiao snatches final spot after remarkable comebacks

Firstpost  

New Delhi: A slew of net errors and stunning double comeback from He Bingjiao meant that India’s representation at the India Open women’s singles ended at the semi-final stage on Saturday. Bingjiao, who came into Saturday’s semi-final with an 8-5 win-loss record over Sindhu, started well, her left-handed angles putting the World No 6 in awkward positions. Struggling to get …

India Open 2019: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth through to semis with contrasting results; vintage Parupalli Kashyap wins
5 years, 9 months ago

India Open 2019: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth through to semis with contrasting results; vintage Parupalli Kashyap wins

Firstpost  

Former champions PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth stayed on course to reclaim titles while a vintage Parupalli Kashyap too regained some form. New Delhi: Former champions PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth stayed on course to reclaim titles while a vintage Parupalli Kashyap too regained some form, sealing his place in the men’s singles semi-finals of the $350,000 India Open on …

Indian Open Badminton: China's Shi Yuqi and Chen Yufei pull out on medical grounds, P.V. Sindhu and Viktor Axelsen new favourites
5 years, 9 months ago

Indian Open Badminton: China's Shi Yuqi and Chen Yufei pull out on medical grounds, P.V. Sindhu and Viktor Axelsen new favourites

The Hindu  

In a late development, the Indian Open badminton championship suffered a serious loss of sheen when World No. 2 and top seeds in singles, Shi Yuqi and Chen Yufei withdrew citing medical grounds. Shi Yuqi, the 2018 World championship runner-up, is also the defending men’s champion. In the absence of the highest world-ranked Chinese singles players, P. V. Sindhu becomes …

All England Open Badminton Championships 2019 LIVE: Results, scores, commentary, updates, statistics; Tai Tzu Ying vs Akane Yamaguchi
5 years, 10 months ago

All England Open Badminton Championships 2019 LIVE: Results, scores, commentary, updates, statistics; Tai Tzu Ying vs Akane Yamaguchi

The Hindu  

Welcome to Sportstar's live blog of the All England Open Badminton Championships. 6.56 pm: At the mid-game interval, it is a 11-3 lead for Tai Tzu Ying over Akane Yamaguchi. 6.35 pm: At 4-2 Tai Tzu Ying has the early lead in the second game as well. Tai Tzu Ying wins the first game 21-13 over Akane Yamaguchi. 6.10 pm: …

All England Open Badminton Championships 2019 LIVE: Kidambi vs Momota; Results, commentary, updates, scores, statistics
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All England Open Badminton Championships 2019 LIVE: Kidambi vs Momota; Results, commentary, updates, scores, statistics

The Hindu  

Welcome to Sportstar's live blog of the All England Open Badminton Championships. 23.10: Not for the first time tonight Srikanth fails to return Momota's drop shot. 23.08: Forehand return from Momota goes into Srikanth's body and he increases his lead to 10-4. 23.06: Momota's drop shot forces Srikanth to react quickly but his return doesn't clear the net. 22.53: A …

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