It was India’s second consecutive defeat after losing the Sudirman Cup Group A opener to Thailand. Vantaa: Competing without its star players, the Indian badminton team’s chances to qualify for the knockout stage of the Sudirman Cup ended after suffering a heavy 0-5 defeat against formidable China on Monday. The absence of double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, London Games bronze …
Competing without its star players, the Indian badminton team's chances to qualify for the knockout stage of the Sudirman Cup ended after suffering a heavy 0-5 defeat against formidable China on Monday. The absence of double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu, London Games bronze medallist Saina Nehwal and men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy also hurt India's …
Just how dominant the Chinese were at this tournament could be judged by the fact that they dropped just one match in five ties leading up to the title What had promised to be a genuine firecracker of a final turned out to be a damp squib as China, bolstered by magnificent displays from their singles exponents, Chen Yufei and …
In a late development, the Indian Open badminton championship suffered a serious loss of sheen when World No. 2 and top seeds in singles, Shi Yuqi and Chen Yufei withdrew citing medical grounds. Shi Yuqi, the 2018 World championship runner-up, is also the defending men’s champion. In the absence of the highest world-ranked Chinese singles players, P. V. Sindhu becomes …
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