Top badminton stars set to launch Grand Prix Badminton League
2 years, 7 months ago

Top badminton stars set to launch Grand Prix Badminton League

The Hindu  

A plethora of Indian badminton stars including P V Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Sai Praneeth, Jwala Gutta, Ashwini Ponnappa and Chirag Shetty will take part in the launch of the Grand Prix Badminton League, Karnataka's own version of Premier Badminton League, on Saturday. The mega event has the blessings of the Karnataka Badminton Association, a statement said on Friday. The eight teams are -- Bengaluru Lions, Mangalore Sharks, Mandya Bulls, Mysore Panthers, Malnad Falcons, Bandipur Tuskers, KGF Wolves and Kodagu Tigers -- with each team comprising 10 players including a minimum of five Karnataka players, two foreign players and three female shuttlers. Meanwhile, the Karnataka Badminton Association will be felicitating Sindhu, Srikanth, Sen and coach U Vimal Kumar here on Saturday.

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110 teams from across Karnataka participate in state-level badminton tournament for Vipras
2 weeks, 4 days ago

110 teams from across Karnataka participate in state-level badminton tournament for Vipras

The Hindu  

Vipra Sangama and Rising Star, Puttur, organised SMASHIT, a State-level badminton tournament for Vipra community members under different categories, here on Sunday. Akhila Karnataka Brahmana Maha Sabha Vice President and advocate Mahesh Kaje, District Dharmika Parishat Member Subrahmanya Prasada, District Nirmithi Kendra Director Rajendra Kalbavi and others were present. 200 games On the occasion, Karnataka Rajyotsava awardee and South Canara …

Badminton Senior Nationals: Karnataka sets up men’s title clash against Railways, Gujarat vs Haryana in women’s final
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Badminton Senior Nationals: Karnataka sets up men’s title clash against Railways, Gujarat vs Haryana in women’s final

The Hindu  

Karnataka will take on Railways in the men’s team final on Thursday at the Senior National Badminton Championship being held at the KBA courts here. In the semifinals on Wednesday, Karnataka men beat Chhattisgarh 3-1, with S. Bhargav and M. Raghu winning their singles matches and the pair of Nicholas Nathan Raj and Tushar Suveer the doubles. The other last-four …

National Badminton Championship: Cream of India’s second-rung talent to be in action
3 weeks, 2 days ago

National Badminton Championship: Cream of India’s second-rung talent to be in action

The Hindu  

Nearly a dozen years after last making a pit stop in the Garden City, the Senior National Badminton Championship will return to Bengaluru for its latest edition starting Wednesday. The cream of India’s second-rung talent will be in action in the seven-day long event which will see team championship matches on the first two days followed by the individual competitions. …

Inter-Zonal, Senior Badminton Nationals set to begin from December 18 in Bengaluru
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Inter-Zonal, Senior Badminton Nationals set to begin from December 18 in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

The Inter-Zonal and Senior National Badminton Championships will take place between December 18 and 24 at the Karnataka Badminton Association courts in Bengaluru. Defending men’s singles champion Chirag Sen and women’s singles winner Anmol Kharb will be looking to retain their respective crowns. In the team events, defending men’s and women’s champions, Airport Authority of India and Maharashtra, have failed …

Karnataka High Court directs Badminton Association of India to frame guidelines to sanction tournaments
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka High Court directs Badminton Association of India to frame guidelines to sanction tournaments

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka has directed the Badminton Association of India to frame guidelines for acceptance of application and sanctioning of tournaments, in consultation with the Badminton World Federation. The court said that care should be taken to make provision in the proposed guidelines to allow unseeded players and/or players ranked below 50 in the international circuit, in such …

Top Indian shuttlers pull out of Grand Prix Badminton League
1 year, 4 months ago

Top Indian shuttlers pull out of Grand Prix Badminton League

The Hindu  

In a major blow to Grand Prix Badminton League, a slew of India’s well-known badminton players, including the fast-rising Mithun Manjunath, have pulled out of the second season of the event which is scheduled to begin here from Sunday. The development has come despite the organisers securing legal relief from the Karnataka High Court on Friday where the conduct of …

Indian sports news wrap, August 11
1 year, 4 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, August 11

The Hindu  

BADMINTON BAI inaugurates ‘dream’ National Centre of Excellence in Guwahati In a major boost for the development of Indian badminton, Badminton Association of India on Friday inaugurated the state-of-the-art National Centre of Excellence in Guwahati, Assam. We also plan to expand this centre further to help train more players in future.” “This centre comes as testament to BAI’s vision of …

Prannoy, Srikanth headline Senior Badminton Nationals field
1 year, 10 months ago

Prannoy, Srikanth headline Senior Badminton Nationals field

The Hindu  

Top shuttlers HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth will hog the limelight at the Yonex-Sunrise Inter State-Inter Zonal Championships and Senior National Championships, beginning here on Wednesday. The tournament, which is returning after a COVID-induced break of two years, will have an increased prize money of Rs 50 lakh for individual championships and Rs 10 lakh for the Inter State-Inter Zonal …

India Open, now a Super 750 event and open to spectators, to kickstart new season of badminton
2 years, 1 month ago

India Open, now a Super 750 event and open to spectators, to kickstart new season of badminton

The Hindu  

Top badminton stars from around the world – including Chen Yufei, Akane Yamaguchi and Viktor Axelsen – will participate in the Yonex-Sunrise India Open to be held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi from January 17 to 22. The tournament, previously a Super 500 event, is now a Super 750 event. Organised by the Badminton Association of …

Grand Prix Badminton League: Top Karnataka shuttlers go under the hammer
2 years, 6 months ago

Grand Prix Badminton League: Top Karnataka shuttlers go under the hammer

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The auctions for the Grand Prix Badminton League saw eight of Karnataka’s most established badminton players go under the hammer as ‘icon players’. READ: Grand Prix Badminton League to commence from July 1; top stars to serve as mentors The GPBL will be held from July 1 to 10, at the Karnataka Badminton Association here. He also believes that this …

Grand Prix Badminton League to commence from July 1; P VSindhu, Kidambi Srikanth serve as mentors
2 years, 7 months ago

Grand Prix Badminton League to commence from July 1; P VSindhu, Kidambi Srikanth serve as mentors

The Hindu  

Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and Sai Praneeth are among the popular names who will serve as non playing team mentors for the Grand Prix Badminton League. It's always nice to support, encourage and inspire youngsters who are looking up to us.Badminton has to grow from grassroots levels like this," she said. “After co-owning a team in the Premier Badminton League and …

P V Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth among top badminton stars to launch Grand Prix Badminton League
2 years, 7 months ago

P V Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth among top badminton stars to launch Grand Prix Badminton League

Firstpost  

Badminton stars including P V Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Sai Praneeth and Jwala Guttawill will take part in the launch of the Grand Prix Badminton League, Karnataka’s own version of Premier Badminton League on Saturday. Bengaluru: A plethora of Indian badminton stars including P V Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Sai Praneeth, Jwala Gutta, Ashwini Ponappa and Chirag Shetty will take part in …

National ranking tournaments till March 2022 to be considered as selection events for trials, says BAI
3 years, 1 month ago

National ranking tournaments till March 2022 to be considered as selection events for trials, says BAI

Firstpost  

The domestic badminton season will start with two All India senior ranking tournaments in December after a gap of almost 20 months due to the coronavirus pandemic New Delhi: All the national ranking tournaments till March next year will be considered as selection events for trials for participation in the international competitions, Badminton Association of India said on Monday. The …

Premier Badminton League postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
4 years, 1 month ago

Premier Badminton League postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic

The Hindu  

The sixth-season of the Premier Badminton League, scheduled to be held during the December-January window, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. READ: How COVID-19 will affect Premier Badminton League “We have been trying our best to see that the PBL doesn’t suffer any break. But, because of the pandemic, we are left with no option but to postpone …

Premier Badminton League: A starry affair looking for financial stardust
4 years, 4 months ago

Premier Badminton League: A starry affair looking for financial stardust

The Hindu  

One of the most eagerly-awaited events in the Indian sporting calendar has been the high-profile Premier Badminton League, which in a way caught up with the IPL in terms of player participation and unearthing unknown talent. The teams still face financial challenges as the expenses like players’ salary, employee and travel cost keep going up every year, but the sponsorship …

Premier Badminton League: An uplifting experience!
4 years, 10 months ago

Premier Badminton League: An uplifting experience!

The Hindu  

The Premier Badminton League has been one of the most eagerly awaited sporting battles in the Indian calendar. Mission Tokyo “Ever since the first edition of the PBL I have felt that whenever I do well in it, it gives me a lot of confidence as I look ahead at the demanding season at the highest level,” says the 2019 …

PBL 2020: Despite big misses, organisers remain optimistic
4 years, 11 months ago

PBL 2020: Despite big misses, organisers remain optimistic

The Hindu  

“We saw it coming long back,” says Prasad Mangipudi, executive director of Sportzlive, which organises the Premier Badminton League under the aegis of the Badminton Association of India, when asked about the big names which gave the ongoing edition of the franchise-based sporting league a miss. It’s all the better because we had no marquee names on offer.” Mangipudi, who …

PBL 2020: Bengaluru Raptors express inability to host semis, final in city citing unavailability of venue
5 years ago

PBL 2020: Bengaluru Raptors express inability to host semis, final in city citing unavailability of venue

Firstpost  

Bengaluru Raptors on Thursday expressed their inability to host the final and semi-finals of the upcoming Premier Badminton League due to “unavailability” of venue. Bengaluru: Bengaluru Raptors on Thursday expressed their inability to host the final and semi-finals of the upcoming Premier Badminton League due to “unavailability” of venue. 1/5 Dear badminton players and Bengaluru Raptors fans, unfortunately it looks …

Bengaluru unlikely to host Premier Badminton League matches
5 years ago

Bengaluru unlikely to host Premier Badminton League matches

The Hindu  

Bengaluru is unlikely to host Premier Badminton League matches, due to the unavailability of the Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium. In the original schedule, Bengaluru was set to host two league stage matches, followed by the semifinals and the final. We are looking to shift the matches to Hyderabad,” Atul Pande, Managing Director, Sportzlive, the official license holder of PBL told …

Premier Badminton League: BAI keen to host opening ceremony in Chennai
5 years ago

Premier Badminton League: BAI keen to host opening ceremony in Chennai

The Hindu  

The opening ceremony and the first set of league matches of the Premier Badminton League 2020 have been scheduled at the Nehru Indoor Stadium here. The Badminton Association of India has written to the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu asking for permission to organise the inaugural function and the league matches from January 20 to 25 2020. READ| Sindhu, …

Premier Badminton League 2020 to begin from January 20
5 years, 1 month ago

Premier Badminton League 2020 to begin from January 20

The Hindu  

The fifth edition of the Premier Badminton League will start from January 20, 2020 and will continue till February 9. The league owned by Badminton Association of India and organized by Sportzlive -- the official license holders under the aegis of BAI -- will be hosted this time in four cities -- Chennai, Delhi, Lucknow, and Bangalore. The fifth season …

Galaxy of stars for PSPB badminton
5 years, 11 months ago

Galaxy of stars for PSPB badminton

The Hindu  

11 Sameer Verma, H.S. Prannoy, B. Sai Praneeth, Ajay Jayaram and defending champion Saurabh Verma are among the leading players taking part in the 39th PSPB inter-unit badminton tournament which begins here on Tuesday. Last year, ONGC won the men’s team event as well as the singles titles, with former National champions Saurabh and Rituparna Das emerging as the victors. …

Srikanth, Sindhu, Nehwal Shine at National Badminton Championship
7 years, 2 months ago

Srikanth, Sindhu, Nehwal Shine at National Badminton Championship

India TV News  

Top Indian shuttlers will be in action at the National Badminton Championship, which will take place from November 1 to 8 in Mankapur. The event features a strong field of players, including PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, and Srikanth. The men's singles tournament is a hot contest, with Sindhu and Saina likely to clash in some stage. The women's singles will …

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