World Championships: Prannoy stuns Lin Dan to enter pre-quarters, Sai Praneeth advances
5 years, 4 months ago

World Championships: Prannoy stuns Lin Dan to enter pre-quarters, Sai Praneeth advances

The Hindu  

Prannoy stunned multiple-time Olympic and world champion Lin Dan in a hard-fought match while Sai Praneeth outplayed Lee Dong Keun to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the World Championships on Tuesday. Prannoy, unseeded in the tournament, beat the highly-decorated Chinese 21-11, 13-21, 21-7 in a second round match that lasted one hour and two minutes. The Indian reserved the best for the last and just like the first game, Prannoy left Lin far behind after 4-4 and won the deciding game easily to wrap up the match. READ: Badminton World Championships: Srikanth, Praneeth, Prannoy make winning start “I started and ended well but the strategy in the second game went completely opposite for me.

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Malaysia Open: HS Prannoy overcomes Brian Yang and delay, Malvika Bansod advances
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2 days, 5 hours 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 …

Viktor Axelsen emulates Lin Dan in retaining Olympic badminton title
5 months ago

Viktor Axelsen emulates Lin Dan in retaining Olympic badminton title

The Hindu  

Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen retained his Olympic badminton title on August 5 by demolishing Thailand’s world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn in less than an hour in the men’s singles final in Paris. The lanky Dane became the first man to retain his Olympic men’s singles title since Chinese legend Lin Dan, who won in 2008 and 2012. “I was so focused on …

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Highlights: Prannoy to face Sen; boxers one win away
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Highlights: Prannoy to face Sen; boxers one win away

Hindustan Times  

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Highlights: HS Prannoy staved off a scare from Vietnam's Le Duc Phat and won his final group game 16-21, 21-11, 21-12. With Lakshya Sen earlier beating the formidable Jonatan Christie in his last group stage match, it means that it will be an all-Indian round of 16 between Prannoy and Sen in badminton men's singles. …

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Highlights: Prannoy to face Sen; boxers one win away
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Highlights: Prannoy to face Sen; boxers one win away

Hindustan Times  

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Highlights: HS Prannoy staved off a scare from Vietnam's Le Duc Phat and won his final group game 16-21, 21-11, 21-12. With Lakshya Sen earlier beating the formidable Jonatan Christie in his last group stage match, it means that it will be an all-Indian round of 16 between Prannoy and Sen in badminton men's singles. …

Australian Open: Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia crowned champion
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Australian Open: Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia crowned champion

The Hindu  

Malaysian Lee Zii Jia outlasted Japan’s Kodai Naraoka in the men’s singles final to be crowned Australian Open badminton champion Sunday, while Aya Ohori of Japan clinched the women’s title. Ohori triumphed with a gutsy 17-21, 21-19, 21-16 comeback beating 35th-ranked Indonesian teenager Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo. In the men’s doubles final, China’s He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu …

Chinese shuttlers claim 4 golds at Singapore Open
7 months, 1 week ago

Chinese shuttlers claim 4 golds at Singapore Open

China Daily  

China's Shi Yuqi and Li Shifeng pose on the podium after finishing as winner and runner-up at the Singapore Open on Sunday. The badminton powerhouse had a chance to win every event, but Olympic champion Chen Yufei was defeated by world No 1 An Se-young of South Korea 21-19, 16-21, 21-12 in the women's singles final. In the 90-minute men's …

Chinese shuttlers claim 4 golds at Singapore Open
7 months, 1 week ago

Chinese shuttlers claim 4 golds at Singapore Open

China Daily  

China's Shi Yuqi and Li Shifeng pose on the podium after finishing as winner and runner-up at the Singapore Open on Sunday. The badminton powerhouse had a chance to win every event, but Olympic champion Chen Yufei was defeated by world No 1 An Se-young of South Korea 21-19, 16-21, 21-12 in the women's singles final. In the 90-minute men's …

Singapore Open 2024: World No. 1 An gets Olympics boost with dominating win
7 months, 1 week ago

Singapore Open 2024: World No. 1 An gets Olympics boost with dominating win

The Hindu  

World number one An Se-young received a timely confidence boost ahead of the Olympic Games by beating China’s Chen Yufei to retain her Singapore Badminton Open women’s singles title on Sunday. The match was a repeat of last year’s Asian Games final, where An also prevailed against the Olympic gold medallist, and the 22-year-old again met stiff resistance from Chen. …

China's young pair wins mixed doubles title at badminton's Thailand Open
7 months, 3 weeks ago

China's young pair wins mixed doubles title at badminton's Thailand Open

China Daily  

BANGKOK -- Newly grouped pair Chen Boyang and Chen Fanghui underlined China's dominance in the mixed doubles by winning badminton's 2024 Thailand Open here on Sunday. The young shuttlers came back from behind to beat home favorites Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai 12-21, 21-12, 21-18 in a grueling final, winning the title for China despite the absence of Zheng Siwei/Huang …

Badminton: Satwik-Chirag, Meiraba enter quarterfinals of Thailand Open
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Badminton: Satwik-Chirag, Meiraba enter quarterfinals of Thailand Open

The Hindu  

Continuing their splendid run, young Indian shuttler Maisnam Meiraba Luwang and star men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the quarterfinal of the Thailand Open Super 500 here on Thursday. A day after his upset win over compatriot HS Prannoy, the 21-year-old Meiraba, who trains at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, eliminated Denmark’s Mads Christophersen 21-14 and …

Badminton Asia Championships conclude in Ningbo
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Badminton Asia Championships conclude in Ningbo

China Daily  

The curtains closed on the 2024 Badminton Asia Championships in Ningbo, Zhejiang province on April 14 after a thrilling final showdown. With Chinese athletes competing across all five categories, the Chinese badminton team emerged triumphant, securing gold medals in the women's singles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles events. The action-packed day commenced with the women's singles final, where Chinese player …

Badminton Asia Championships final: Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie sees off Li Shi Feng in straight sets to clinch crown
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Badminton Asia Championships final: Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie sees off Li Shi Feng in straight sets to clinch crown

The Hindu  

Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie cliched the Badminton Asia Championships crown on Sunday, seeing off Li Shi Feng in two sets in China. Earlier China’s Wang Zhi Yi swatted aside compatriot Chen Yu Fei 21-19, 21-7 to claim the women’s singles title. The men’s doubles title was claimed on Sunday by Chinese pair Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang, who dispatched Malaysian …

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 Team Championships: Young guns steer India into final, set up title clash against Thailand
10 months, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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
10 months, 3 weeks 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
10 months, 3 weeks 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, …

Indonesian Masters Super 500: Prannoy to lead Indian charge after Satwik-Chirag pulls out
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Indonesian Masters Super 500: Prannoy to lead Indian charge after Satwik-Chirag pulls out

The Hindu  

Singles ace HS Prannoy will spearhead the Indian challenge at the Indonesian Masters Super 500 badminton tournament beginning here on Tuesday after the pull-out of crack doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Ran­kireddy and Chirag Shetty Having finished runners-up in back-to-back tournaments of Malaysia Super 1000 and India Open Super 750, the reigning Asian Games champions have given the tournament a miss …

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 …

India Open Badminton: Prannoy defeats Wang Tzu Wei to enter semis
11 months, 3 weeks ago

India Open Badminton: Prannoy defeats Wang Tzu Wei to enter semis

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 semifinals of the India Open badminton here on Friday. In a tense third game, Prannoy bridged a 5-10 deficit to catch up at 14, surged ahead at 17-16 and converted a second …

Prannoy beats Priyanshu in battle of generations
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Prannoy beats Priyanshu in battle of generations

Hindustan Times  

HS Prannoy's celebration act at the end of a match can sometimes be reminiscent of football players celebrating their goals. While Priyanshu is grateful for whatever he has been able to learn from Prannoy -- “Bhaiyya is always ready to teach me” -- the World Championships bronze medallist hails Priyanshu as Indian badminton’s next big thing. He used his experience …

Malaysia Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty advance; HS Prannoy loses in opening round
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Malaysia Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty advance; HS Prannoy loses in opening round

Hindustan Times  

The Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty began the new season on a winning note, advancing to the second round, while Asian Games bronze medallist HS Prannoy bit the dust in his opening-round match at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament here on Wednesday. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty at the 19th Asian Games, in …

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 …

China Masters: Satwik-Chirag Enter Semifinal, Error-Prone Prannoy Exits
1 year, 1 month ago

China Masters: Satwik-Chirag Enter Semifinal, Error-Prone Prannoy Exits

News 18  

India’s HS Prannoy made unforced errors galore to make an exit but Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the men’s doubles semifinal at the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament here on Friday. The Brothers of Destruction, SAT-CHI are into the Semis now Update: #ChinaMasters2023 #Badminton The talented #TOPSchemeAthletes defeated ‘s Carnando & Marthin 21-16 & 21-14 to book …

Prannoy, Satwik-Chirag enter quarterfinals of China Masters
1 year, 1 month ago

Prannoy, Satwik-Chirag enter quarterfinals of China Masters

The Hindu  

Ace Indian shuttler HS Prannoy and Asian Games gold winning pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty entered the quarterfinals in their respective events at the China Masters badminton tournament here on Thursday. World championship bronze medallist Prannoy, the only surviving Indian in the men's singles event, registered a comfortable 21-12 21-18 win over Magnus Johannesen of Denmark in the …

Badminton | Prannoy loses in Japan Masters, Indian challenge ends
1 year, 1 month ago

Badminton | Prannoy loses in Japan Masters, Indian challenge ends

The Hindu  

Indian shuttler HS Prannoy lost a closely-fought second round match against Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei to bow out of the Japan Masters Super 500 badminton tournament here on Thursday. The Asian Games bronze medallist Indian, who returned to action after recovering from a back injury, squandered an opening game advantage to lose 21-19 16-21 19-21 to world no. …

Japan Masters: HS Prannoy Loses in Second Round to End Indian Challenge
1 year, 1 month ago

Japan Masters: HS Prannoy Loses in Second Round to End Indian Challenge

News 18  

Indian shuttler HS Prannoy lost a closely-fought second round match against Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei to bow out of the Japan Masters Super 500 badminton tournament on Thursday. The Asian Games bronze medallist Indian, who returned to action after recovering from a back injury, squandered an opening game advantage to lose 21-19 16-21 19-21 to world no. Follow …

Badminton | Prannoy lone Indian survivor at Japan Masters
1 year, 1 month ago

Badminton | Prannoy lone Indian survivor at Japan Masters

The Hindu  

Returning to action after recovering from a back injury, star India shuttler H.S. Prannoy emerged as the lone Indian survivor at the Japan Masters, advancing to the second round with a gritty win here on Wednesday. The 31-year-old, who played with back pain en route to Asian Games bronze medal in his last outing, outsmarted Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong …

Prannoy in no mood to rush back from back injury as toughest job of Olympic qualification awaits
1 year, 2 months ago

Prannoy in no mood to rush back from back injury as toughest job of Olympic qualification awaits

Hindustan Times  

Recovering from a back injury, star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy says he doesn't want to force his way back as he knows the "toughest" job of sealing an Olympic berth awaits him next year. 8 feels Olympic qualification system in badminton is a "big issue" as players can't pick and choose tournaments, making the next few months crucial as they …

Asian Games bronze medallist and India’s top shuttler Prannoy could represent Tamil Nadu in Nationals
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games bronze medallist and India’s top shuttler Prannoy could represent Tamil Nadu in Nationals

The Hindu  

CHENNAI Tamil Nadu Badminton Association is keen to have India’s top shuttler and world No. TNBA has also invited the Hangzhou Asian Games men’s singles bronze medallist to Chennai for a meeting next week to get a clear picture. A few days ago, Prannoy had expressed his decision to represent Tamil Nadu—he had later spoken to TNBA—and his disappointment with …

Asian Games 2023: Satwik-Chirag of India win country’s first-ever badminton gold in Asiad at Hangzhou
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Satwik-Chirag of India win country’s first-ever badminton gold in Asiad at Hangzhou

The Hindu  

At the Binjiang Gymnasium in China, 30 kilometres away from India’s controversy-laden Kabaddi match, a pair in their twenties was writing their own story into the history books. Ending a 61-year-old wait for India’s first badminton gold at the Asian Games, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirat Shetty finished on top of the podium in a sport China considers its own. Satwiksairaj …

HS Prannoy ends India's 41-year wait, signs off Asian Games 2023 with historic bronze
1 year, 3 months ago

HS Prannoy ends India's 41-year wait, signs off Asian Games 2023 with historic bronze

Hindustan Times  

HS Prannoy's terrific campaign at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou came to a heartbreaking end on Friday after he went down in straight games against China’s Li Shi Feng in badminton men’s singles semifinal. The loss implied that Prannoy had to be content with a bronze, but it was a historic feat for the star shuttler as he ended …

Asian Games 2023: HS Prannoy, Satwik-Chirag doubles pair reach semifinal to assure medals for India
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: HS Prannoy, Satwik-Chirag doubles pair reach semifinal to assure medals for India

The Hindu  

Prannoy beat Malaysia Lee Zii Jia 21-16, 21-23, 23-21 before Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty thrashed the Singaporean pair of Joo Jie Nge and Prajogoto Johann 21-7, 21-9 to confirm a spot in the badminton semifinals at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou on Thursday. The Indian was on course to finish things off in the second game, but Zii …

Prannoy battles his way to Asian Games medal, Sindhu bows out in quarterfinals
1 year, 3 months ago

Prannoy battles his way to Asian Games medal, Sindhu bows out in quarterfinals

Hindustan Times  

A valiant HS Prannoy battled his way to the semifinals, becoming only the first Indian in 41 years to win a badminton medal in men's singles at the Asian Games but it was curtains for PV Sindhu in women's singles here on Thursday. India's HS Prannoy in action against Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia during the Men's Singles Quarterfinal badminton match …

Hangzhou Asian Games badminton | Satwiksairaj-Chirag secure quarterfinal berth; Sindhu, Prannoy in last eight; Srikanth out
1 year, 3 months ago

Hangzhou Asian Games badminton | Satwiksairaj-Chirag secure quarterfinal berth; Sindhu, Prannoy in last eight; Srikanth out

The Hindu  

Kidambi Srikanth bowed out but top men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty came up with a smashing performance to enter the quarterfinals as India had a mixed day in office in badminton competition of the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday. Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and world championships bronze medallist HS Prannoy also sailed into the …

Asian Games badminton: India go down to China, clinch historic silver
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games badminton: India go down to China, clinch historic silver

Hindustan Times  

India were 2-0 up, Kidambi Srikanth was leading 18-14 in the first game against Li Shifeng and the men's team looked all set to win a first-ever gold medal in badminton at the Asian Games. India signed off with a silver, their first in the men’s team event and second overall after PV Sindhu claimed the first in women’s singles …

Asian Games: Indian Women's Badminton Team Bows Out After 0-3 Loss to Thailand
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games: Indian Women's Badminton Team Bows Out After 0-3 Loss to Thailand

News 18  

The Indian women’s team, led by PV Sindhu, failed to put up a fight against Thailand, going down 0-3 in the quarterfinals to crash out of the Asian Games on Friday. India at Asian Games: FULL COVERAGE | MEDAL TALLY | RESULTS | SCHEDULE However, India couldn’t produce a fight with two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu being the only one to …

Prannoy climbs to sixth in BWF World Rankings, P.V. Sindhu ranked 14th
1 year, 4 months ago

Prannoy climbs to sixth in BWF World Rankings, P.V. Sindhu ranked 14th

The Hindu  

Prannoy achieved his career-best world ranking as the ace shuttler climbed to the No.6 spot in the latest rankings released by the Badminton World Federation on Tuesday. Prannoy, who won his maiden World Championships bronze medal moved three places up the ladder following his impressive performance and has amassed 72437 points. Disappointed not to get gold but bronze means a …

Disappointed not to get gold but bronze means a lot: Prannoy
1 year, 4 months ago

Disappointed not to get gold but bronze means a lot: Prannoy

The Hindu  

Star Indian shuttler H. S. Prannoy was a tad disappointed to miss out on a BWF World Championships gold medal but said the bronze meant a lot to him, calling it the “first starting step” on the way to the coveted title. Prannoy’s dream run at the World Championships ended after he lost 21-18 13-21 14-21 to world number 3 …

Prannoy signs off with maiden World Championships bronze medal after losing semifinal to Vitidsarn
1 year, 4 months ago

Prannoy signs off with maiden World Championships bronze medal after losing semifinal to Vitidsarn

The Hindu  

Prannoy's dream run at the World Championships ended after he lost in three games to world number 3 Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand in the men's singles semifinal to sign off with a bronze, extending India's record of having at least one medallist in the showpiece since 2011. The 31-year-old Prannoy squandered an opening game advantage and a 5-1 lead in …

World badminton: Prannoy’s brave run halted by Thai Vitidsarn
1 year, 4 months ago

World badminton: Prannoy’s brave run halted by Thai Vitidsarn

Hindustan Times  

Leading 21-18, 5-1, HS Prannoy looked in sublime touch to enter what would have been his maiden final in the World Championships. Prannoy H. S. of India during his quarter final single match against Viktor Axelsen of Denmark at the BWF World Championship Prannoy’s legs started tiring from the second game onwards against Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn, nine years his junior. …

Prannoy beats Axelsen in three-game thriller to secure first World Championship medal
1 year, 4 months ago

Prannoy beats Axelsen in three-game thriller to secure first World Championship medal

The Hindu  

India’s highest-ranked men’s singles player HS Prannoy surged back from a game down to overpower defending champion Viktor Axelsen in the quarterfinals to assure himself his first BWF World Championships medal in Copenhagen, Denmark on Friday. The 13-21, 21-15, 21-16 win makes Prannoy the fifth Indian men’s singles player to win a World Championships medal and also extends India’s record …

Badminton Worlds: Prannoy finds his 'zone' to beat Axelsen
1 year, 4 months ago

Badminton Worlds: Prannoy finds his 'zone' to beat Axelsen

Hindustan Times  

Thirteen thousand people had turned up the Royal Arena in Copenhagen to witness their local stars, especially Viktor Axelsen, to come out victorious on Friday. India's Prannoy HS hits a return against Denmark's Viktor Axelsen The reigning world and Olympic champion, world No.1 and top seed, the 29-year-old was the favourite to lift his third world title, that too in …

World championships: Slow starter Prannoy, Lakshya Sen enter 2nd round
1 year, 4 months ago

World championships: Slow starter Prannoy, Lakshya Sen enter 2nd round

Hindustan Times  

HS Prannoy, carrying high hopes of winning his first medal at the BWF World Championships, was made to work hard before winning his opening round at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen on Monday. Lakshya Sen of India hits a return against Jonatan Christie The 31-year-old had to save five game points before he won the contest 24-22, 21-10 in 43 …

Prannoy, Lakshya advance to second round of World Championships; Srikanth exits
1 year, 4 months ago

Prannoy, Lakshya advance to second round of World Championships; Srikanth exits

The Hindu  

Star Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen progressed to the men’s singles second round of the World Championships with straight-game wins over Finland’s Kalle Koljonen and Mauritius’ Georges Julien Paul respectively here on Monday. The match between Prannoy and Koljonen turned into a tight battle in the opening game with the Finnish player quick to open up a 8-4 …

How badminton ace HS Prannoy rebooted to soar again
1 year, 4 months ago

How badminton ace HS Prannoy rebooted to soar again

Hindustan Times  

So much of modern sport is about the highlight reel. Many fans don’t have the time to sit and watch an entire game, so they fall back on the curated highlights reel – the best moments, the best shots, the best points. Rather it is about the smaller moments – the set-up, the long rallies, the hustle, the points that …

Badminton | Prannoy focussing on ‘short-term targets’
1 year, 5 months ago

Badminton | Prannoy focussing on ‘short-term targets’

The Hindu  

He may be one of the front-runners in the Olympic race but star Indian shuttler H.S. Prannoy doesn’t want to think about Paris right now and is instead focusing on “short-term targets” like breaking into the world’s top three. “Last couple of years, I have been consistently able to play quarterfinals and semifinals and now I am trying to make …

Despite loss, HS Prannoy savours run to the Australian Open final
1 year, 5 months ago

Despite loss, HS Prannoy savours run to the Australian Open final

Hindustan Times  

History will only show that China’s Weng Hongyang won the 2023 Australian Open badminton title. Badminton player HS Prannoy with coach P Gopichand and others poses for pictures with silver medal after the Australian Open men's singles final at the State Sports Centre in Sydney The adrenaline was high, emotions were pumped but it was eventually nerves that decided the …

Australian Open Super 500 badminton championship: H.S. Prannoy misses out on title, bows out in final
1 year, 5 months ago

Australian Open Super 500 badminton championship: H.S. Prannoy misses out on title, bows out in final

The Hindu  

India's ace shuttler H.S. Prannoy fell short in the finals match of the Australia Open 2023 men's singles title on Sunday in a dramatic fashion. Prannoy found it hard to claim points and ended up losing the first game by 21-9. The drastic difference in the first game indicated that the Chinese shuttler would walk away with an easy victory …

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