Do Indian shuttlers have a chance at All England Open, and does it even matter?
The HinduAs the All England Open is getting underway on Tuesday, there are two questions of consequence. With the ‘official’ World Championships of the Badminton World Federation still in its early years, it was a hugely significant moment when Prakash Padukone became the first Indian to win the All England Open title in 1980. Lakshya lists the all-England silver medal below his gold medal at the Commonwealth Games and Thomas Cup but above his bronze at the World Championships last year. Indeed, it can be argued that it is harder to win the All England than last year’s World Championships and certainly the Tokyo Olympics. The pair broke new ground in 2022, winning two World Tour titles - the India Open Super 500 and French Open Super 750, securing the CWG gold, anchoring India’s epic Thomas Cup triumph, and bagging a maiden bronze at the World Championships.
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