Bangkok: India’s Kiran George scripted a stunning straight-game win over world number 9 Shi Yuqi of China but double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu made an opening round exit from the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament in Bangkok on Wednesday. On a day when Kidambi Srikanth and B Sai Praneeth also failed to cross the opening hurdle, 2022 Odisha Open winner …
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 …
Since beating China clearly appears beyond the capabilities of the Indians, it would be best for them to concentrate on their match against Malaysia, so that they can at least be sure of their play-off quarter-final berth Thirty-one teams, divided into four groups on the basis of their intrinsic strength and past record, and vying amongst themselves for the symbol …
Lin Dan’s 21-19, 16-21, 21-12 win against Shi Yuqi was only his second triumph in seven meetings, and came after four successive losses, including three last year alone Saturday at the Malaysian Open was as much a day of retribution as of resurrection. Later in the day, China’s living legend Lin Dan sent hard-core badminton-lovers into a frenzy of delight …
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