Indian women team withdraws from Badminton Asia Championships due to coronavirus threat
4 years, 11 months ago

Indian women team withdraws from Badminton Asia Championships due to coronavirus threat

India TV News  

India on Friday withdrew its women badminton team from the upcoming Badminton Asia Championships in the wake of fast-spreading coronavirus but the men's team will compete at the event in Manila. The Badminton Association of India had named a second-string women team for the tournament to be held from February 11 to 16 but a full-strength men's side which features World Championship bronze medallist B Sai Praneeth. "Unforeseen health hazard apprehension due to the Corona Virus outbreak has resulted in withdrawal of the women's team for the upcoming Badminton Asian Championships, which is starting from Feb 11-16, 2020 in Manila, Philippines," the BAI said in a statement. India had fielded a full-strength men's team while the upcoming group of shuttlers have been given a chance to showcase their prowess in the women's section of the Badminton Asia Team Championships.

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Irwansyah Adi Pratama: All you need to know about new Indian women’s singles badminton coach
1 day, 15 hours ago

Irwansyah Adi Pratama: All you need to know about new Indian women’s singles badminton coach

The Hindu  

Former Indonesian shuttler and renowned coach Irwansyah Adi Pratama has taken charge of the Indian women’s singles players and been coaching PV Sindhu and others at the national camp in Bengaluru this month. Irwansyah, a long-term men’s singles head coach of Indonesia, is credited for the rise of former Asian champion Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and reigning All England champion Jonatan …

India Open 2025: Last-minute withdrawals across the board force organisers to shuffle draw
2 days, 10 hours ago

India Open 2025: Last-minute withdrawals across the board force organisers to shuffle draw

The Hindu  

The last time an Indian shuttler won the India Open, it was a Level 3 Super 500 event, played behind closed doors as the world struggled with COVID fallout and the likes of Ajay Jayaram and Parupalli Kashyap were still active on the professional circuit. While Lakshya continued to struggle for form with a first-round exit at the Malaysia Open …

Malaysia Open: HS Prannoy overcomes Brian Yang and delay, Malvika Bansod advances
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1 week, 1 day ago

Malaysia Open: HS Prannoy overcomes Brian Yang and delay, Malvika Bansod advances

India Today  

India's badminton campaign at the Malaysia Open began on a high note as HS Prannoy and Malvika Bansod advanced to the pre-quarterfinals in the men's and women's singles categories, respectively, after securing victories in their opening matches on Wednesday. Adding to the Indian camp's joy, mixed doubles pairs Tanisha Crasto/Dhruv Kapila and Sathish Kumar Karunakaran/Aadya Variyath also sailed into the …

2024 Year in Sport, Badminton: Misses at the Olympics, medal haul at Paralympics, civil war and calls for change
2 weeks, 2 days ago

2024 Year in Sport, Badminton: Misses at the Olympics, medal haul at Paralympics, civil war and calls for change

The Hindu  

Badminton’s exclusion from the upcoming 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland was perhaps the biggest news coming from the sport this year. India’s Anmol Kharb celebrates after winning against Thailand’s Pornpicha Choeikeewong in their women’s singles final match at the 2024 Badminton Asia Team Championships in Shah Alam, Selangor, on February, 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: Getty Images April - …

Six of Senior National Women’s Ball Badminton Championship winning team are from Alva’s
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Six of Senior National Women’s Ball Badminton Championship winning team are from Alva’s

The Hindu  

Six ball badminton players of the Karnataka Senior Women’s Badminton team that emerged champions in the 70th Senior National Ball Badminton Tournament for Women which concluded on Sunday, at Kamothe in Raigad district, Maharashtra, were from Alva’s College, Moodbidri. The Maharashtra Ball Badminton Association in coordination with the Ball Badminton Federation of India had organised the tournament at Kamothe from …

Badminton Senior Nationals 2024: Haryana – the newest nursery for India’s champion women shuttlers
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Badminton Senior Nationals 2024: Haryana – the newest nursery for India’s champion women shuttlers

The Hindu  

Haryana accounts for a lion’s share of India’s Olympians and Olympic medallists. There are now a clutch of formidable players, including Anmol Kharb – who, as a 17-year-old, helped India women win their first Badminton Asia title in 2024 – and Unnati Hooda, who have had their games shaped in Haryana. The evidence was at the recently concluded Senior National …

110 teams from across Karnataka participate in state-level badminton tournament for Vipras
3 weeks, 3 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 beats Railways to clinch men’s title, Haryana wins women’s final
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Badminton Senior Nationals: Karnataka beats Railways to clinch men’s title, Haryana wins women’s final

The Hindu  

Karnataka and Haryana emerged the men’s and women’s team winners respectively at the 2024 Senior National Badminton Championship at the KBA courts here on Thursday. Karnataka Badminton Association later confirmed 1977 as the year and the body duly announced an additional cash prize of ₹6.5 lakh. Karnataka’s success came courtesy two outstanding results from S. Bhargav and the young doubles …

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

Badminton star PV Sindhu set to tie the knot in Udaipur this month. Details here
1 month, 1 week ago

Badminton star PV Sindhu set to tie the knot in Udaipur this month. Details here

Live Mint  

PV Sindhu will tie the knot with Hyderabad-based Venkata Datta Sai this month in Udaipur. Pre-wedding festivities will begin two days earlier — with a reception slated to take place on December 24 in Hyderabad. Sindhu is regarded as one of India's greatest athletes with five world championship medals — including a gold in 2019. The 29-year-old former world champion …

Parupalli Kashyap: We have superstars and money but badminton as a sport hasn’t grown
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Parupalli Kashyap: We have superstars and money but badminton as a sport hasn’t grown

The Hindu  

Parupalli Kashyap was a star during his playing days. He wasn’t as hopeful about Indian badminton, though, in an exclusive chat with Sportstar: On Shriyanshi’s loss Shriyanshi Valishetty, coached by Parupalli Kashyap, lost in the quarterfinals of the Syed Modi India International, in Lucknow on Friday. READ | Syed Modi International 2024: Unnati Hooda, PV Sindhu set to face off …

Syed Modi International: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen storm into Round 2
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Syed Modi International: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen storm into Round 2

India Today  

Top seeds PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen advanced to the second round of the women's and men's singles respectively at the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton tournament after registering straight-game victories here on Wednesday. Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu defeated rising shuttler Anmol Kharb 21-17, 21-15, while Lakshya, 2021 world championships bronze medallist, powered past Malaysian qualifier Sholeh Aidil 21-12, …

Sindhu, Lakshya top singles draws in Syed Modi badminton
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sindhu, Lakshya top singles draws in Syed Modi badminton

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: Changes is the topic of discussion in Indian badminton, especially the future of women’s singles since two-time Olympic medallist and former world champion PV Sindhu’s exit in the Paris Olympics last 16 stage. 19, Sindhu will seek home comfort as she chases a third title in the Syed Modi India International starting on Tuesday at the Uttar Pradesh Badminton …

China Masters 2024: Sindhu exits in second round, Treesa-Gayatri bow out; Lakshya, Satwik-Chirag enter quarterfinals
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China Masters 2024: Sindhu exits in second round, Treesa-Gayatri bow out; Lakshya, Satwik-Chirag enter quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu’s campaign at the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament came to an end in the second round after she lost to Singapore’s Yeo Jia Min in a hard-fought three game women’s singles contest in China on Thursday. The world number 18 India duo, which is currently at eight spot in the BWF World Tour rankings, …

China Masters 2024: Satwik and Chirag return to action after injury setback; Sindhu, Lakshya hope to regain form
1 month, 4 weeks ago

China Masters 2024: Satwik and Chirag return to action after injury setback; Sindhu, Lakshya hope to regain form

The Hindu  

India’s premier men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will make a highly-anticipated return to action at the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament, starting here on Tuesday, following a disappointing Paris Olympics campaign. The former world number one duo had been sidelined from competitive action post the Paris Olympics due to Satwik’s shoulder injury. Fresh off a …

Is Tanvi Patri the next big thing in Indian women’s badminton?
2 months, 1 week ago

Is Tanvi Patri the next big thing in Indian women’s badminton?

The Hindu  

A sport is healthy if it can constantly replenish itself. While there have been fleeting successes, a solid green shoot seems to have emerged in young Tanvi Patri, the 13-year-old who won the Asian U-15 title in Chengdu, China, in August. “Indians have won the Asian title before,” Vimal tells The Hindu, alluding to Samiya Imad Farooqui’s and Tasnim Mir’s …

HS Prannoy takes a break from badminton to regain full fitness after Chikungunya battle: 'Persistent pains make it…'
4 months, 2 weeks ago

HS Prannoy takes a break from badminton to regain full fitness after Chikungunya battle: 'Persistent pains make it…'

Hindustan Times  

Ace India badminton star HS Prannoy has withdrawn his name from the upcoming tournaments as he has decided to take a break from the sport to fully recover from the effects of Chikungunya. Prannoy, who recently represented India in the Paris Olympics, said that the battle with Chikungunya has taken a toll on his body, and he is not in …

'Battle with Chikungunya...' - India's badminton star set to be out of action for next few months
4 months, 3 weeks ago

'Battle with Chikungunya...' - India's badminton star set to be out of action for next few months

India TV News  

India's badminton star HS Prannoy has ruled himself out of the upcoming tournaments. Prannoy has confirmed the development with a post on X stating that chikungunya has taken a toll on his body and that he has withdrawn his name from the next few badminton competitions. For the unversed, Super 500 Korea Open, Super 300 Taipei Open, Super 500 Hong …

BAI seeking more depth in national team with future Olympics in mind
4 months, 3 weeks ago

BAI seeking more depth in national team with future Olympics in mind

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Like boxing, badminton was a major disappointment for India at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The sport that had fetched a medal at all Olympics since Saina Nehwal's bronze in the 2012 London Olympics failed to deliver in Paris. It was so disheartening that India legend and coach Prakash Padukone couldn't help but say that even the players should take …

Olympics: Shuttling hope on the badminton courts
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympics: Shuttling hope on the badminton courts

Hindustan Times  

PV Sindhu in Saarbrucken. India’s flag-bearer in Paris, the only one among 117 athletes participating in Paris to own two Olympic medals, the only Indian badminton world champion – the 29-year-old’s repertoire has led Indian sports aficionados to anticipate more laurels from her. Four finals this year – Malaysia Open, India Open, French Open and Thailand Open, including titles at …

Saina backs Satwik-Chirag to deliver Olympics medal
6 months, 1 week ago

Saina backs Satwik-Chirag to deliver Olympics medal

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Saina Nehwal would not want to put a number on the probable medal count that the Indian badminton contingent can come up with at the Paris Olympics, but there was one she had no qualms in announcing. For Paris, she felt, India’s strong seven-member squad is capable of continuing the trend started by Saina herself in 2012 of shuttlers …

Indian women blanked 0-5 by China in Uber Cup
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian women blanked 0-5 by China in Uber Cup

The Hindu  

Teenage sensation Anmol Kharb left the badminton court in tears owing to an ankle injury as an under-strength Indian women's team suffered a 0-5 defeat to the mighty China in its final group A fixture of the Uber Cup here on Tuesday. Olympic champion and world no.2 Chen Yu Fei started off the proceedings for China with an easy 21-12 …

Young Indian women’s team seals Uber Cup quarterfinal spot
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Young Indian women’s team seals Uber Cup quarterfinal spot

The Hindu  

Isharani Baruah and Anmol Kharb shone bright as the Indian women's team entered the quarterfinals of the Uber Cup badminton tournament with a lopsided 4-1 win over Singapore in the second tie of group A, in Chengdu on April 28. Asian champions India, who had defeated Canada 4-1 in the opening tie, produced another fine show as they recovered from …

Uber Cup 2024: Indian women’s team beats Singapore in second group match, confirms quarterfinal spot
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Uber Cup 2024: Indian women’s team beats Singapore in second group match, confirms quarterfinal spot

The Hindu  

The Indian women’s badminton team won their second Uber Cup 2024 encounter against Singapore with a commanding 4-1 victory on Sunday in Chengdu, China. WD1: Priya Konjengbam and Shruti Mishra bt Xiao En Heng and Jin Yu Jia: 21-15 21-16 In the women’s doubles category, young Indian pair of Priya Konjengbam and Shruti Mishra dominating the court. WS2: Isharani Baruah …

Badminton Asia Championships 2024: Sindhu, Prannoy progress; Lakshya, Srikanth bow out in singles
9 months ago

Badminton Asia Championships 2024: Sindhu, Prannoy progress; Lakshya, Srikanth bow out in singles

The Hindu  

Top Indian shuttlers are in action on Wednesday as the round of 32 of Badminton Asia Championships 2024 begins at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in the People’s Republic of China. Sindhu beat Goh Jin Wei of Malaysia 18-21, 14-21, 19-21 Aakarshi Kashyap lost to Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan 10-21, 11-21 Malvika Bansod lost to Sim Yu Jin of Korea …

Badminton Asia Championships 2024: Malvika, Panda sisters enter main draw
9 months ago

Badminton Asia Championships 2024: Malvika, Panda sisters enter main draw

The Hindu  

Rising Indian shuttler Malvika Bansod won both her matches to qualify for women’s singles main draw of the Badminton Asia Championships on Tuesday. READ | India announces Thomas and Uber Cup squad, Sindhu opts out to prepare for Paris 2024 Olympics The Panda sisters -- Rutaparna and Swetaparna -- also won both their doubles group A qualifying matches to make …

India women clinch Badminton Asia Team Championships title
10 months, 4 weeks ago

India women clinch Badminton Asia Team Championships title

Hindustan Times  

Social media posts of India's male shuttlers on reaching Malaysia for the Badminton Asia Team Championships were going viral a week back. Team India celebrates the Badminton Asia Team Championships title Led by PV Sindhu, the women too put out similar posts, but they never gained similar traction. China, who India beat 3-2 in the group stage, didn't have Olympic …

Badminton Asia Team Championship 2024 Final Highlights: India Women Beat Thailand 3-2 to Win Gold
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Badminton Asia Team Championship 2024 Final Highlights: India Women Beat Thailand 3-2 to Win Gold

News 18  

Badminton Asia Team Championship 2024 Final, India vs Thailand Highlights: Indian women’s team on Sunday scripted history after clinching their first-ever Badminton Asia Team Championships title, beating Thailand in the summit clash. Then the women’s pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand doubled India’s lead after registering a 21-16, 18-21, 21-16 win over Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai. But, the …

Indian women clinch historic gold in Badminton Asia Team Championships
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Indian women clinch historic gold in Badminton Asia Team Championships

The Hindu  

Anmol Kharb yet again performed when it mattered, winning the decisive fifth rubber to lead Indian women to a historic Badminton Asia Team Championships title with a tight 3-2 victory over a depleted Thailand, here Sunday. The young sprightly group of Indian women’s team, led by seasoned PV Sindhu, defied all expectations to come up trumps against two-time bronze medallists …

Badminton Asia Team Championships: Young guns steer India into final, set up title clash against Thailand
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Badminton Asia Team Championships: Young guns steer India into final, set up title clash against Thailand

Hindustan Times  

When PV Sindhu lost to Aya Ohori – for the first time in 14 meetings – most watching wouldn’t have bet on the Indian women’s badminton team after their spearhead went down in straight games in the opening rubber on Saturday. But India punched above their weight to beat Japan 3-2 and enter the final of the Badminton Asia Team …

Badminton Asia Team Championships: Indian women edge out Japan to qualify for maiden final
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Badminton Asia Team Championships: Indian women edge out Japan to qualify for maiden final

The Hindu  

Indian women shuttlers’ dream run continued as they progressed to their first-ever final at the Badminton Asia Team Championships after edging out two-time former champions Japan 3-2 in a thrilling semifinal on Saturday. 53 Ashmita Chaliha and the 17-year-old Anmol Kharb registered stunning wins in the first doubles and second and deciding singles to take India through to the summit …

Badminton Asia Team Championships: Indian Men go Down to Japan in Quarters, Women Advance to Semis
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Badminton Asia Team Championships: Indian Men go Down to Japan in Quarters, Women Advance to Semis

News 18  

Indian women shuttlers assured themselves of a historic first-ever Badminton Asia Team Championships medal by cruising to a 3-0 win over Hong Kong but their male counterparts failed to replicate the feat, going down narrowly 2-3 to Japan in the quarterfinals on Friday. The Indian men produced a gallant effort but a nervous Kidambi Srikanth imploded in the end, blowing …

Badminton Asia Team Championships: India go Down to China in Men's Group A Clash
11 months ago

Badminton Asia Team Championships: India go Down to China in Men's Group A Clash

News 18  

The Indian Men’s Team went down 2-3 to their Chinese counterparts on Thursday in their Group A clash at the Badminton Asia Team Championships in Shah Alam, Malaysia. Lakshya Sen though took the mantle next and ensured that India regain the upper hand as he breezed past Lei Lan Xi in two straight sets of 21-11, 21-16, and continued to …

Badminton Asia Team Championships: Sindhu-led India stun China in women's competition, men's team beats Hong Kong
11 months ago

Badminton Asia Team Championships: Sindhu-led India stun China in women's competition, men's team beats Hong Kong

Firstpost  

India clinched a stunning 3-2 win over China in the women’s contest of the Badminton Asia Team Championships on Wednesday as PV Sindhu made a winning return to the court after a four-moth injury layoff at Shah Alam in Malaysia. Though the doubles combination of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa and singles player Ashmita Chaliha put up a brave fight, …

Thailand Masters: Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand, Mithun Manjunath and Ashmita Chaliha Enter Quarters
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Thailand Masters: Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand, Mithun Manjunath and Ashmita Chaliha Enter Quarters

News 18  

Sixth seeds Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand entered the women’s doubles quarterfinals, but former world no.1 Kidambi Srikanth was upstaged by lower-ranked compatriot Mithun Manjunath on a mixed day for Indians at the Thailand Masters badminton tournament on Thursday. With the tough three-game win over Srikanth, Manjunath, along with Ashmita Chaliha in the women’s draw, progressed to the last-eight stage …

Thailand Masters | Treesa-Gayatri pair, Manjunath, Ashmita enter quarterfinals
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Thailand Masters | Treesa-Gayatri pair, Manjunath, Ashmita enter quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Sixth seeds Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand entered the women's doubles quarterfinals, but former world no.1 Kidambi Srikanth was upstaged by lower-ranked compatriot Mithun Manjunath on a mixed day for Indians at the Thailand Masters badminton tournament here on Thursday. With the tough three-game win over Srikanth, Manjunath, along with Ashmita Chaliha in the women's draw, progressed to the last-eight …

Treesa-Gayatri pair; Manjunath and Ashmita enter quarterfinals of Thailand Masters
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Treesa-Gayatri pair; Manjunath and Ashmita enter quarterfinals of Thailand Masters

The Hindu  

Sixth seeds Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand entered the women’s doubles quarterfinals, but former world no.1 Kidambi Srikanth was upstaged by lower-ranked compatriot Mithun Manjunath on a mixed day for Indians at the Thailand Masters badminton tournament here on Thursday. With the tough three-game win over Srikanth, Manjunath, along with Ashmita Chaliha in the women’s draw, progressed to the last-eight …

Indian Open badminton | Prannoy battles to maiden semifinals
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian Open badminton | Prannoy battles to maiden semifinals

The Hindu  

Backed by a vociferous crowd, H. S. Prannoy navigated past a testing phase in the decider against a speedy Wang Tzu Wei for a place in his maiden quarterfinals of the India Open badminton in New Delhi on January 19. I expected a tough match and I’m happy to come through.” The results : Men singles: 8-H. S. Prannoy bt …

Badminton Asia Team Championship | Prannoy and Sindhu lead the Indian challenge
1 year ago

Badminton Asia Team Championship | Prannoy and Sindhu lead the Indian challenge

The Hindu  

Double Olympic medallist P. V. Sindhu will make a come back to competitive circuit as she joins World No. Prannoy to lead a strong Indian challenge in the Badminton Asia Team Championships slated to be held in Shah Alam, Malaysia, from February 13 to 19. The 16-year-old senior national champion Anmol Kharb, Badminton Asia Junior Championships medallist Tanvi Sharma and …

PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy to Lead Indian Challenge at Badminton Asia Team Championships
1 year ago

PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy to Lead Indian Challenge at Badminton Asia Team Championships

News 18  

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and World No. The 16-year-old senior national champion Anmol Kharb, Badminton Asia Junior Championships medallist Tanvi Sharma and Ashmita Chaliha will provide backup to the former world champion in the women’s singles category. Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand, who helped the Indian team clinch a historic bronze medal last year at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships …

Badminton National Championships: Chirag, Anmol bag men’s and women’s singles title, respectively
1 year ago

Badminton National Championships: Chirag, Anmol bag men’s and women’s singles title, respectively

The Hindu  

It has been a productive three months for Chirag Sen of Indian Railways, beating higher-ranked players in International tournaments, starting with the Infosys International Challenge in Bengaluru where he reached the semifinals. It was fitting that he ended the season on a high, winning the men’s singles title of the 85th Senior National badminton championships here on Sunday, with a …

Senior National badminton championships: AAI, Maharashtra bag men’s and women’s titles
1 year ago

Senior National badminton championships: AAI, Maharashtra bag men’s and women’s titles

The Hindu  

Airports Authority of India and Maharashtra pulled off impressive and identical 3-0 wins over Karnataka and AAI to bag the men’s and women’s team titles respectively in the 76th Inter-State-Inter-Zonal and 85th Senior National badminton championships on Tuesday. While a comfortable victory for AAI men was expected, the abject surrender of its women wasn’t. In the first match of the …

Syed Modi badminton: Srikanth, Sai Praneeth lose in the first round
1 year, 1 month ago

Syed Modi badminton: Srikanth, Sai Praneeth lose in the first round

Hindustan Times  

Former world No.1 Kidambi Srikanth has endured a bleak 2023, not managing to shake off the foreboding start of three first round exits in January. Any hope of a change of fortune at home after three first-round exits in a row was dashed as he added a dubious fourth at the Syed Modi India International Badminton World Tour Super 300 …

Srikanth loses; Unnati Hooda, Priyanshi, Kiran win at Syed Modi International
1 year, 1 month ago

Srikanth loses; Unnati Hooda, Priyanshi, Kiran win at Syed Modi International

Hindustan Times  

India's Kidambi Srikanth bowed out with a straight-game loss in the opening round but young Unnati Hooda shocked compatriot Aakarshi Kashyap to make it to the second round of the Syed Modi International badminton tournament Lucknow on Wednesday. The young shuttler from Rohtak will next face Japan's former world champion Nozomi Okuhara, who prevailed 18-21 21-17 21-10 over another Indian …

Prannoy, Sen to lead Indian charge at China Masters Super 750
1 year, 1 month ago

Prannoy, Sen to lead Indian charge at China Masters Super 750

The Hindu  

Indian shuttlers, including comeback man HS Prannoy, will eye a good show at the China Masters - the season’s last BWF Super 750 event - beginning here on Tuesday in pursuit of valuable ranking points in the race to the Paris Olympics. Prannoy, who lost in the second round at the Japan Open Super 500 after returning to action following …

BADMINTON | Prannoy looking at a long-term association with the TNBA
1 year, 2 months ago

BADMINTON | Prannoy looking at a long-term association with the TNBA

The Hindu  

It’s only a matter of time before India’s badminton star H.S. The Tamil Nadu Badminton Association has received the No Objection Certificate from Kerala Badminton Association, and it is expected to hold a press meet soon to announce the good news. The 31-year-old Prannoy, the Hangzhou Asian Games bronze medallist, is looking at a long-term association with TNBA. Looking to …

Bornil clinches U-15 gold in Badminton Asia Junior Championships
1 year, 2 months ago

Bornil clinches U-15 gold in Badminton Asia Junior Championships

The Hindu  

Bornil Aakash Changmai on Sunday became only the second Indian shuttler to win a gold medal in the U15 boys' singles category at the Badminton Asia Junior Championships in Chengdu, after defeating a Chinese rival in the title showdown. Bornil, who hails from Assam, became the second junior badminton player after Siril Verma in 2013 to bag the top podium …

Indian badminton: Srikanth, Kiran enter second round of Arctic Open 2023
1 year, 3 months ago

Indian badminton: Srikanth, Kiran enter second round of Arctic Open 2023

The Hindu  

Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Kiran George progressed to the men’s singles prequarterfinals but it was curtains for Mithun Manjunath at the Arctic Open Super 500 badminton tournament, here on Wednesday. Former world number one Srikanth, who was a part of India’s silver medal winning team at the Asian Games, sailed into the second round after his German opponent Max …

BADMINTON | Saina feels that India needs more attacking women players
1 year, 3 months ago

BADMINTON | Saina feels that India needs more attacking women players

The Hindu  

London Olympics bronze medallist and ace shuttler Saina Nehwal said that India now needed a lot more attacking players with all-round skills in the women’s section. We really need players who can attack right through a match like myself and Sindhu do,” the 33-year-old Saina said after being named mentor for Badminton Pros launched by Vijay Lancy and Anup Sridhar …

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