King Cup International: Lakshya Sen sails into semifinals, beats Ng Ka Long with a comeback win
1 week, 5 days ago

King Cup International: Lakshya Sen sails into semifinals, beats Ng Ka Long with a comeback win

The Hindu  

India’s Lakshya Sen came up with a spirited performance to overcome Hong Kong China’s Angus Ng Ka Long in three games and sail into the semi-finals of the inaugural King Cup International Badminton Open here on Friday. It was a slow start for Lakshya, but once he got things going against the 17th-ranked opponent, he won the next two games with ease to beat Long for the first time in four attempts. The 23-year-old from Almora, who ended a title drought with his triumph at the Syed Modi Super 300 tournament in Lucknow earlier this month, is among eight leading shuttlers in the world competing for the top prize in the three-day event. Other notable players include former World Champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore and Frenchman Alex Lanier.

China  semifinals  sails  king  international  world  opponent  long  zi  players  olympics  win  lakshya  ka  sen  tournament  cup  champion  games

History of this topic

King Cup International 2024: Lakshya Sen beats Alex Lanier to finish third
1 week, 3 days ago

King Cup International 2024: Lakshya Sen beats Alex Lanier to finish third

The Hindu  

India’s Lakshya Sen delivered a dominant performance, outplaying rising French star Alex Lanier in straight games to finish third at the inaugural King Cup International Badminton Open here on Sunday. Lakshya had earlier lost to reigning world junior champion Hu Zhe’an of China in the semifinals, going down 19-21, 19-21, in a closely contested match on Saturday. In the third …

Lakshya Sen loses in semifinals of King Cup International
1 week, 4 days ago

Lakshya Sen loses in semifinals of King Cup International

The Hindu  

India’s Lakshya Sen bowed out in the semifinals of the inaugural King Cup International Badminton Open, suffering a straight-game loss to reigning world junior champion Hu Zhe’an of China in the men’s singles here on Saturday. The 18-year-old Hu, who made his international debut in 2022, continued to press on and clinched the opening game when Lakshya hit wide. Lakshya …

King Cup International Badminton Open: Lakshya Sen enters semis after clinching thriller
1 week, 5 days ago

King Cup International Badminton Open: Lakshya Sen enters semis after clinching thriller

Hindustan Times  

India's Lakshya Sen came up with a spirited performance to overcome Hong Kong China's Angus Ng Ka Long in three games and sail into the semi-finals of the inaugural King Cup International Badminton Open on Friday. It was a slow start for Lakshya, but once he got things going against the 17th-ranked opponent, he won the next two games with …

King Cup International: Lakshya Sen set to compete in new tournament launched by Chinese legend Lin Dan
1 week, 6 days ago

King Cup International: Lakshya Sen set to compete in new tournament launched by Chinese legend Lin Dan

The Hindu  

India’s Lakshya Sen will look to end his season on a high when he competes in a star-studded field at the inaugural King Cup International Badminton Open, beginning in Shenzhen, China, on Friday. The 23-year-old from Almora, who ended a title-drought with his triumph at the Syed Modi Super 300 tournament in Lucknow earlier this month, will face some of …

China Masters 2024: Sindhu, Lakshya and Bansod progress to second round; Satwik-Chirag earn comeback win
1 month, 2 weeks ago

China Masters 2024: Sindhu, Lakshya and Bansod progress to second round; Satwik-Chirag earn comeback win

The Hindu  

PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen progressed to the women’s and men’s singles second round respectively after comfortable victories while the doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty notched a hard-fought win in their first match after the Paris Olympics at the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament here on Wednesday. Returning to action after a break following the Paris …

Lakshya Sen loses bronze play-off to Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia, India’s badminton campaign over
5 months ago

Lakshya Sen loses bronze play-off to Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia, India’s badminton campaign over

The Hindu  

Serving 3-1 up in the opening game of his Olympic bronze medal encounter against Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia, Lakshya Sen attempted a high serve against his Malaysian opponent. While Lakshya’s error had come at a critical time against Axelsen, the one against Lee had come very early on. Before the Olympic bronze medal match, Lakshya Sen had played Lee five …

Lakshya Sen loses bronze playoff to Lee Zii Jia
5 months ago

Lakshya Sen loses bronze playoff to Lee Zii Jia

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: For the first time since 2008, India’s badminton squad failed to win an Olympic medal as Lakshya Sen lost in three games to Malaysian seventh seed Lee Zii Jia in the men’s singles bronze playoff at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena in Paris on Monday. Lakshya Sen in action against Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia on Monday. Lee …

Billie Jean King Cup | Indian women beat Korea, one step away from qualification
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Billie Jean King Cup | Indian women beat Korea, one step away from qualification

The Hindu  

The Indian team continued with its strong performance and beat Korea 2-1 in the penultimate league match of the Asia-Oceania group-1 Billie Jean King Cup women’s tennis tournament on the clay courts of Changsha, China, on Friday. India had won a thriller doubles against Taiwan on Thursday, surviving three match points, to keep its hopes alive of qualifying to the …

Lakshya Sen stuns ex-world champ, Satwik-Chirag in semis, fighting Sindhu loses epic battle against Chen in French Open
10 months ago

Lakshya Sen stuns ex-world champ, Satwik-Chirag in semis, fighting Sindhu loses epic battle against Chen in French Open

Hindustan Times  

Lakshya Sen recorded a fine win, while Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also stayed on course for the men's doubles title but a fighting PV Sindhu fell short in the women's singles quarterfinals at the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament in Paris on Friday. While the Chinese kept targeting Sindhu's body, the Indian managed to gather points with some …

BWF China Open 2023: India's challenge ends after Satwik-Chirag bow out in opening round
1 year, 4 months ago

BWF China Open 2023: India's challenge ends after Satwik-Chirag bow out in opening round

Firstpost  

This is the second time Fikri-Bagas have beaten the Satwik-Chirag pair this year. They had defeated the Indian duo at the Thailand Open Commonwealth Games men’s doubles champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered an opening-round defeat in the China Open Super 1000 tournament, going down in three games to Indonesia’s Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Maulana Bagas on Wednesday. The …

Krishna-Vishnu win, Kashyap out of Canada Open
1 year, 6 months ago

Krishna-Vishnu win, Kashyap out of Canada Open

The Hindu  

Indian men's doubles pair of Krishna Prasad Garaga and Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala entered the second round with a straight-game win but former Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap exited from the Canada Open badminton tournament here. World number 37 pair of Krishna and Vishnuvardhan, who had finished runners-up at 2021 Orleans Masters and 2022 Syed Modi International, registered a 21-14 21-16 …

Thailand Open: South Korea’s An Se-young beats He Bingjiao to click title
1 year, 7 months ago

Thailand Open: South Korea’s An Se-young beats He Bingjiao to click title

Firstpost  

Bangkok: Badminton women’s singles world number two An Se-young smashed home victory at the final of the Thailand Open in Bangkok on Sunday, overcoming China’s He Bingjiao. In the men’s final, Kunlavut Vitidsarn triumphed to take Thailand’s first gold medal of the day by dominating Hong Kong’s Lee Cheuk-Yiu, 21-12, 21-10 in just 38 minutes. He said the energy in …

Thailand Open: Lakshya Sen moves into the semis, Kiran George loses
1 year, 7 months ago

Thailand Open: Lakshya Sen moves into the semis, Kiran George loses

Hindustan Times  

The two Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy boys playing the quarter-finals of the $420,000 Thailand Open experienced contrasting results at the Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok on Friday. India's Lakshya Sen in action While Lakshya Sen entered his first semi-final since winning the Commonwealth Games gold in Birmingham last year, Kiran George’s fine run at the Super 500 competition finally came …

Thailand Open: George, Lakshya reach quarterfinals; Satwik-Chirag, Saina knocked out
1 year, 7 months ago

Thailand Open: George, Lakshya reach quarterfinals; Satwik-Chirag, Saina knocked out

The Hindu  

India’s Kiran George and Lakshya Sen booked their spots in the quarterfinals of the Thailand Open, a BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament, in Bangkok on Thursday. Odisha Open champion George will next face Frenchman Toma Junior Popov in the quarterfinals on Friday. Commonwealth Games gold medallist Lakshya Sen reached the quarterfinals of an event for only the second time …

India loses to Korea; finishes fourth in Billie Jean King Cup Asia-Oceania Qualifiers
1 year, 8 months ago

India loses to Korea; finishes fourth in Billie Jean King Cup Asia-Oceania Qualifiers

The Hindu  

India lost its last league match to Korea 1-2 but managed to finish fourth ahead of Thailand in the Asia-Oceania Billie Jean King Cup women’s tennis tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Saturday. India and Thailand were tied with two wins each, but India took the fourth place behind Japan, Korea and China, on the basis of having beaten Thailand in …

Swiss Open: Lakshya Sen Makes First Round Exit; Kidambi Srikanth, Mithun Manjunath Through
1 year, 9 months ago

Swiss Open: Lakshya Sen Makes First Round Exit; Kidambi Srikanth, Mithun Manjunath Through

News 18  

Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen’s woeful run continued as he made a first round exit at the Swiss Open badminton tournament, even as senior compatriot Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the next round of the BWF World Tour Super 300 event, here on Wednesday. The 2021 World Championships silver medallist Srikanth had to dig deep to get the better of China’s …

Asia Mixed Team Badminton Championships: India Reach Semifinals to Ensure First Medal in Continental Event
1 year, 10 months ago

Asia Mixed Team Badminton Championships: India Reach Semifinals to Ensure First Medal in Continental Event

News 18  

India staged a remarkable comeback to down Hong Kong 3-2 and qualify for the semifinals of the Asia Mixed Team Badminton Championships and ensure a first-ever medal in the continental tournament on Friday. Down 0-2, the Indians showed great fighting spirit as the doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Chirag Shetty and PV Sindhu levelled the scores after reverses in …

Thailand Open: B Sai Praneeth advances to quarter-finals; Kiran George, Ashmita Chaliha knocked out
1 year, 11 months ago

Thailand Open: B Sai Praneeth advances to quarter-finals; Kiran George, Ashmita Chaliha knocked out

Firstpost  

Bangkok: India’s B Sai Praneeth defeated Korean qualifier Hyeok Jin Jeon in a tough three-game contest to enter the quarter-finals of the Thailand Open Super 300 badminton tournament in Bangkok on Thursday. Earlier in the day, Kiran George and Ashmita Chaliha put up gallant fights before going down in three games in the second round of their respective events. While …

Thailand Masters: Sai Praneeth, Ishaan-Tanisha advance; Priyanshu goes down fighting
1 year, 11 months ago

Thailand Masters: Sai Praneeth, Ishaan-Tanisha advance; Priyanshu goes down fighting

The Hindu  

Priyanshu Rajawat, a member of India’s Thomas Cup winning team, went down fighting against Korea’s Heo Kwang Hee in a three-game contest in the Thailand Masters Super 300 in Bangkok on Wednesday. Earlier, Indian women’s doubles pairing of Simran Singh and Ritika Thaker made a first-round exit, losing in straight games to China’s Liu Sheng Shu and Zhang Shu Xian. …

Lakshya Sen Crashes Out of Hylo Open Badminton Tournament in First Round
2 years, 2 months ago

Lakshya Sen Crashes Out of Hylo Open Badminton Tournament in First Round

News 18  

Top Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen suffered a straight-game defeat at the hands of Ng Ka Long Angus of Hong Kong in the men’s singles to make a first-round exit from the Hylo Open badminton tournament on Tuesday. The 21-year-old Sen, a world championships bronze winner and a Commonwealth Games champion, lost 12-21 5-21 in the opening round match that lasted …

Hylo Open: Lakshya Sen suffers straight-game loss to Ng Ka Long Angus in first round
2 years, 2 months ago

Hylo Open: Lakshya Sen suffers straight-game loss to Ng Ka Long Angus in first round

The Hindu  

Top Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen suffered a straight-game defeat at the hands of Ng Ka Long Angus of Hong Kong in the men’s singles to make a first-round exit from the Hylo Open badminton tournament here on Tuesday. The 21-year-old Sen, a world championships bronze winner and a Commonwealth Games champion, lost 12-21 5-21 in the opening round match that …

Denmark Open: Kidambi Srikanth beats Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus to reach second round
2 years, 2 months ago

Denmark Open: Kidambi Srikanth beats Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus to reach second round

Firstpost  

Coming into the match with a 3-3 head-to-head record, Kidambi Srikanth found the going tough against Ng Ka Long Angus and soon fell behind as the Hong Kong player eked out a 11-8 lead at the mid-game interval. Odense: Former champion Kidambi Srikanth staved off a spirited challenge from Hong Kong’s Ng Ka Long Angus to progress to the second …

Singapore Open: World Champion Loh Kean Yew Defeats Beat Li Shi Feng, Reaches Semi-Finals
2 years, 5 months ago

Singapore Open: World Champion Loh Kean Yew Defeats Beat Li Shi Feng, Reaches Semi-Finals

News 18  

Reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew convincingly defeated China’s Li Shi Feng 21-15, 21-18 in the Singapore Open quarter-finals on Friday, in front of a roaring home crowd. Loh faces world number six Anthony Ginting in the semi-final after the Indonesian defeated Malaysia’s Ng Tze Yong 21-15, 21-12 in just 35 minutes. World number 43 Kodai Naraoka of Japan, who …

Indonesia Open: Kidambi Srikanth Follows Lakshya Sen in First Round Exit
2 years, 6 months ago

Indonesia Open: Kidambi Srikanth Follows Lakshya Sen in First Round Exit

News 18  

India’s top-ranked badminton players Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth crashed out in the first round of the men’s singles event at the Indonesia Open 2022 BWF Super1000 tournament, here on Wednesday. The 36-year-old Leverdez took the former world No 1 Srikanth by a complete surprise in the second game and sealed his first win against Indian shuttler in six attempts. …

Indonesia Masters: Lakshya Sen Sails Into Quarterfinals
2 years, 7 months ago

Indonesia Masters: Lakshya Sen Sails Into Quarterfinals

News 18  

World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen progressed to the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament with a straight-game win over Denmark’s Rasmus Gemke on Thursday. The 20-year-old from Almora, who was part of the Indian team that claimed a historic Thomas Cup title triumph in Bangkok, prevailed 21-18 21-15 over world number 13 Gemke in 54 minutes. …

Asia Badminton Championship: Wang Zhiyi stuns world champion Akane Yamaguchi to clinch title
2 years, 8 months ago

Asia Badminton Championship: Wang Zhiyi stuns world champion Akane Yamaguchi to clinch title

The Hindu  

Unseeded Wang Zhiyi withstood a late fightback from world champion Akane Yamaguchi to record a stunning victory in the women's singles final of the Badminton Asia Championships on Sunday. The Chinese world number 16 needed treatment on a back injury before hanging on to beat the Japanese top seed and defending champion Yamaguchi 15-21, 21-13, 21-19 in just under an …

Korea Open: An Se-young Clinches Home Court Victory
2 years, 8 months ago

Korea Open: An Se-young Clinches Home Court Victory

News 18  

An Se-young clinched victory at the Korea Open Badminton Championships on Sunday, becoming the first home player to win the women’s singles at the event in seven years. IPL FULL COVERAGE | SCHEDULE | RESULTS | ORANGE CAP | PURPLE CAP The 20-year-old defeated Thailand’s unseeded Pornpawee Chochuwong 21-17, 21-18 in a tightly fought final in Suncheon. “I think it …

All England Open: Lakshya Sen Beats Lee Zii Jia, Storms Into Final
2 years, 9 months ago

All England Open: Lakshya Sen Beats Lee Zii Jia, Storms Into Final

News 18  

World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen reached the final of the 2022 All England Open Badminton Championships after beating Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia 21-13, 12-21, 21-19 in the semifinal on Saturday. With this win, Sen became the fifth Indian shuttler to reach the final of the All England Open Badminton Championships. The 20-year-old from Almora, who had a great start …

Indian men lose 0-5 to Korea in Badminton Asia Team Championships
2 years, 10 months ago

Indian men lose 0-5 to Korea in Badminton Asia Team Championships

The Hindu  

The young Indian men's team, led by world championship bronze medallist Lakshya Sen, suffered an embarrassing 0-5 defeat against Korea in the opening group A match of the Badminton Asia Team Championships here on Tuesday. A lot was expected from India Open winner Lakshya, but the world number 13 Indian went down 11-21 19-21 to Jeon Hyeok Jin in 42 …

Badminton Asia Team Championships: Indian Men Lose 0-5 to South Korea
2 years, 10 months ago

Badminton Asia Team Championships: Indian Men Lose 0-5 to South Korea

News 18  

The young Indian men’s team, led by world championship bronze medallist Lakshya Sen, suffered an embarrassing 0-5 defeat against Korea in the opening group A match of the Badminton Asia Team Championships, here on Tuesday. A lot was expected from India Open winner Lakshya but the world number 13 Indian went down 11-21 19-21 to Jeon Hyeok Jin in 42 …

Lakshya Sen, Malvika Bansod and Other Young Indian Shuttlers Eye Glory at Badminton Asia Team Championships
2 years, 10 months ago

Lakshya Sen, Malvika Bansod and Other Young Indian Shuttlers Eye Glory at Badminton Asia Team Championships

News 18  

India’s young badminton brigade, led by world championship bronze medallist Lakshya Sen and in-form Malvika Bansod, will aim to put up a good show in the Badminton Asia Team championships starting here on Tuesday. Kiran George and Mithun Manjunath are also likely to play pivotal roles in the tournament where the men’s team has been clubbed with three-time defending champions …

Lakshya Sen on beating world badminton champ: This is just the beginning
2 years, 11 months ago

Lakshya Sen on beating world badminton champ: This is just the beginning

Hindustan Times  

Winner of the men’s singles at the India Open 2022, Lakshya Sen recently scripted history by defeating world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore. Badminton player Lakshya Sen recently defeated world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in men’s singles final at India Open 2022 in New Delhi. Terming his smashing victory as “the biggest world tournament that won” so …

BWF World Championships | Srikanth loses to Loh Kean Yew, bags silver
3 years ago

BWF World Championships | Srikanth loses to Loh Kean Yew, bags silver

The Hindu  

K. Srikanth’s fine run at the BWF World badminton championship ended with a silver-medal finish after he lost the men’s singles summit clash to Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew 15-21, 20-22 here on Sunday. Nevertheless, Srikanth still etched his name in the history books by becoming the first Indian man to reach the final of the championships after his come-from-behind win …

Kidambi Srikanth Reaches Semi-final of HYLO Open in Germany
3 years, 2 months ago

Kidambi Srikanth Reaches Semi-final of HYLO Open in Germany

News 18  

India’s Kidambi Srikanth has reached the semi-finals of the HYLO Open 2021 badminton championships, defeating Hong Kong’s third seed Angus Ng Ka Long in three sets on Friday. Srikanth, the sixth seed here, defeated his rival 21-11, 12-21, 21-19, coming back after losing the second game to reach the semi-finals by winning a match that lasted just over an hour. …

Lovlina assures India of first boxing medal at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

Lovlina assures India of first boxing medal at Tokyo Olympics

Deccan Chronicle  

Tokyo: Debutant Lovlina Borgohain assured India of their first boxing medal at the ongoing Olympic Games when she upstaged former world champion Nien-Chin Chen of Chinese Taipei to enter the semifinals here on Friday. The 23-year-old Assam boxer prevailed 4-1 to make the last-four where she will square off against reigning world champion Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey, who hammered Anna …

Badminton World Tour Finals: Tai Tzu Ying to Face Carolina in Women's Singles Final
3 years, 11 months ago

Badminton World Tour Finals: Tai Tzu Ying to Face Carolina in Women's Singles Final

News 18  

Chinese Taipei world No.1 Tai Tzu Ying will face Spanish Olympic champion Carolina Marin in the women’s singles final of the BWF World Tour Finals in Bangkok on Sunday. Tai beat South Korea’s An Se Young 21-18, 21-12 while Marin beat Thailand’s Pornapwee Chochuwong 21-13, 21-13 in their respective semi-final matches on Saturday. Defending champions Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan …

Hong Kong’s Ng Ka-long nabs Thailand Masters from Japan’s Nishimoto
4 years, 11 months ago

Hong Kong’s Ng Ka-long nabs Thailand Masters from Japan’s Nishimoto

The Hindu  

Hong Kong shuttler Ng Ka-long snatched the men’s Thailand Masters title Sunday after a shaky start against Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto, whose compatriot Akane Yamaguchi beat Korea’s An Se-young in a hard-fought women’s final. His win in the $150,000 tournament is his first in a long time -- Ng’s last victory was at the Malaysia Masters in 2017 and the Hong …

Asia Badminton Junior Championships: Tasnim Mir enters U-15 women's singles quarter-finals; Varun Kapur eliminated
5 years ago

Asia Badminton Junior Championships: Tasnim Mir enters U-15 women's singles quarter-finals; Varun Kapur eliminated

Firstpost  

Mir has been steadily showing promise for the past few months as validated by her title win at the Dubai Junior International Series in September. Displaying the same confidence and conviction in her abilities, the youngster needed just 20 minutes to get the better of Malaysia’s Wen Tse Chan 21-6, 21-16 India’s Tasnim Mir entered the quarter-finals of U-15 women’s …

Lin Dan to push for Tokyo 2020 Olympics qualification
5 years, 2 months ago

Lin Dan to push for Tokyo 2020 Olympics qualification

The Hindu  

Lin Dan on Wednesday scotched reports that he is set to retire and said he will not give up on his unlikely bid for a third Olympic gold. It was another blow to his fading chances of reaching next summer's Tokyo Olympics, but Lin vowed afterwards to carry on despite Chinese media saying Fuzhou could be his farewell tournament. READ| …

Lin Dan’s China Open exit new blow to fading Olympic hopes
5 years, 2 months ago

Lin Dan’s China Open exit new blow to fading Olympic hopes

Hindustan Times  

Lin Dan’s unlikely bid for a third Olympic gold suffered another blow on Wednesday when he lost in the first round of the Fuzhou China Open to Chen Long. But Chen, the 2016 Rio Olympics gold medallist, came back to win the next two 21-12, 21-12 and send a wilting Lin home early. Lin, a five-time world champion and the …

Dutch Open badminton: Lakshya Sen beats Japan's Yusuke Onodera in summit clash to clinch maiden BWF World Tour title
5 years, 2 months ago

Dutch Open badminton: Lakshya Sen beats Japan's Yusuke Onodera in summit clash to clinch maiden BWF World Tour title

Firstpost  

The 18-year-old Indian rallied from a game deficit to defeat his world no. Almere : Rising Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen on Sunday clinched his maiden BWF World Tour title by winning the Dutch Open men’s singles title after beating Yusuke Onodera of Japan in the summit clash here on Sunday. The Dutch Open is a BWF World Tour Super 100 …

Lakshya Sen wins Belgium International Badminton title
5 years, 3 months ago

Lakshya Sen wins Belgium International Badminton title

The Hindu  

Rising Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen stunned second seed Victor Svendsen of Denmark in straight games to clinch the men’s singles title at the Belgian International Challenge here on Saturday. The 18-year-old from Almora had earlier beaten Denmark’s Kim Bruun 21-18 21-11 win in a 48-minute semifinal clash on Friday night. Read: Sindhu presented with BMW car by movie star Akkineni …

G Sathiyan qualifies for World Cup despite losing in positions 5-8 match against Lin Yun-Ju at ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup
5 years, 9 months ago

G Sathiyan qualifies for World Cup despite losing in positions 5-8 match against Lin Yun-Ju at ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup

Firstpost  

Sathiyan could have taken a game from the Taipei’s No 2 paddler as he had two game points in the fourth set, but the wily teenager pocketed it to push the Indian to the sixth spot Yokohama: India’s G Sathiyan booked a berth at the World Cup after finishing sixth in the ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup in positions 5-8 match on …

Discover Related