Copenhagen (Denmark), Aug 21 (Ians) It was a mixed day for India at the 2023 Bwf Badminton World Championships here on Monday with top stars H.S Prannoy and Lakshya Sen advancing to the second round while former silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth crashed out the first round.
Prannoy, the highest-ranked Indian male player at World No. 9, defeated Kalle Koljonen, the world No.57 from Finland, 24-22, 21-10 in a Round of 64 match.
Lakshya Sen, who won a bronze medal in the 2021 edition of the World Championship, had an even easier time on the court, beating world No. 111 Georges Julien Paul of Mauritius 21-12, 21-7 in his first-round encounter.
However, India suffered a setback when Kidambi Srikanth, winner of the silver medal in the 2021 edition played at Huelva, Spain, crashed out in the first round, losing to Japan’s World No.15 Kenta Nishimoto in straight games.
Former World No.1 Srikanth, who has now slipped to No.
Prannoy, the highest-ranked Indian male player at World No. 9, defeated Kalle Koljonen, the world No.57 from Finland, 24-22, 21-10 in a Round of 64 match.
Lakshya Sen, who won a bronze medal in the 2021 edition of the World Championship, had an even easier time on the court, beating world No. 111 Georges Julien Paul of Mauritius 21-12, 21-7 in his first-round encounter.
However, India suffered a setback when Kidambi Srikanth, winner of the silver medal in the 2021 edition played at Huelva, Spain, crashed out in the first round, losing to Japan’s World No.15 Kenta Nishimoto in straight games.
Former World No.1 Srikanth, who has now slipped to No.
- 8/21/2023
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Kuala Lumpur, Aug 10 (Ians) Ace Indian shuttler Pv Sindhu and star men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have been awarded a first-round bye as the draw for the Bwf World Championships was announced on Thursday.
The draw ceremony for the 28th edition of the World Championships, scheduled to be held between August 21 to 27 in Copenhagen, Denmark, was held at the Badminton World Federation headquarters in the Malaysian capital.
Former world champion Sindhu has been seeded 16th in the women’s singles draw. The five-time medallist will begin her campaign in the second round where she will be taking on either Vietnam’s Thuy Linh Nguyen or familiar foe Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara.
Notably, Okuhara beat Sindhu in the 2017 world badminton championships final but the Indian ace emerged on top in the 2019 final at Basel.
In the men’s doubles, second seeds and bronze medallists of the previous edition,...
The draw ceremony for the 28th edition of the World Championships, scheduled to be held between August 21 to 27 in Copenhagen, Denmark, was held at the Badminton World Federation headquarters in the Malaysian capital.
Former world champion Sindhu has been seeded 16th in the women’s singles draw. The five-time medallist will begin her campaign in the second round where she will be taking on either Vietnam’s Thuy Linh Nguyen or familiar foe Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara.
Notably, Okuhara beat Sindhu in the 2017 world badminton championships final but the Indian ace emerged on top in the 2019 final at Basel.
In the men’s doubles, second seeds and bronze medallists of the previous edition,...
- 8/10/2023
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Sydney, Aug 2 (Ians) Indian badminton ace Pv Sindhu advanced into the second round of the Australia Open after registering wins in their respective singles matches at the State Sports Centre, here on Wednesday.
Sindhu, who has been struggling for form this year, defeated compatriot Ashmita Chaliha 21-18, 21-13 to make the women’s singles round of 16.
She will face another compatriot Aakarshi Kashyap, who made it to the second round with a 21-15, 21-17 win over Malaysia’s world No. 34 Goh Jin Wei.
In the men’s singles, Srikanth beat world No. 14 Japanese shuttler Kenta Nishimoto of Japan 21-18, 21-7. He will play Su Li Yang of Chinese Taipei in the second round on Thursday.
Prannoy, India’s highest-ranked singles shuttler, fended off a challenge from world No. 15 Lee Cheuk Yiu from Hong Kong to win 21-18, 16-21, 21-15.
The world no. 9 Indian will next take on Chinese Taipei’s Chi Yu Jen.
Sindhu, who has been struggling for form this year, defeated compatriot Ashmita Chaliha 21-18, 21-13 to make the women’s singles round of 16.
She will face another compatriot Aakarshi Kashyap, who made it to the second round with a 21-15, 21-17 win over Malaysia’s world No. 34 Goh Jin Wei.
In the men’s singles, Srikanth beat world No. 14 Japanese shuttler Kenta Nishimoto of Japan 21-18, 21-7. He will play Su Li Yang of Chinese Taipei in the second round on Thursday.
Prannoy, India’s highest-ranked singles shuttler, fended off a challenge from world No. 15 Lee Cheuk Yiu from Hong Kong to win 21-18, 16-21, 21-15.
The world no. 9 Indian will next take on Chinese Taipei’s Chi Yu Jen.
- 8/2/2023
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Tokyo, July 25 (Ians) Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Hs Prannoy will face each other at the pre-quarterfinals of the men’s singles event at the Japan Open 2023 badminton tournament after winning their respective Round of 32 matches, here on Tuesday.
Former world No. 1 Srikanth, currently ranked 20th, defeated world No. 8 Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen 21-13, 21-13 in a round of 32 encounter, which lasted for 43 minutes. It was his second win over the Chinese Taipei shuttler in eight meetings.
Later, eighth seed Hs Prannoy, 10th in the badminton rankings, defeated world No. 7 and reigning All England champion Li Shi Feng of China 21-17, 21-13 in 49 minutes. It was the Indian’s third straight win over the Chinese shuttler.
Now, Srikanth and Prannoy will face each other in the pre-quarterfinals of the Bwf Super 750 tournament on Thursday.
In the women’s singles opening round, Aakarshi Kashyap, world No. 42, went down 17-...
Former world No. 1 Srikanth, currently ranked 20th, defeated world No. 8 Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen 21-13, 21-13 in a round of 32 encounter, which lasted for 43 minutes. It was his second win over the Chinese Taipei shuttler in eight meetings.
Later, eighth seed Hs Prannoy, 10th in the badminton rankings, defeated world No. 7 and reigning All England champion Li Shi Feng of China 21-17, 21-13 in 49 minutes. It was the Indian’s third straight win over the Chinese shuttler.
Now, Srikanth and Prannoy will face each other in the pre-quarterfinals of the Bwf Super 750 tournament on Thursday.
In the women’s singles opening round, Aakarshi Kashyap, world No. 42, went down 17-...
- 7/25/2023
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Tokyo, July 25 (Ians) Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth got the better of Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen to enter the Round of 16 at the ongoing Japan Open 2023 badminton tournament, here on Tuesday.
Former world no. 1 Srikanth beat Chou Tien Chen 21-13, 21-13 in a round of 32 encounter, which lasted for 43 minutes.
The world championship silver medallist will face the winner between compatriot Prannoy Hs and All England 2023 champion China’s Li Shi Feng in round of 16 on Thursday.
However, Aakarshi Kashyap lost 17-21, 17-21 to top seed Akane Yamaguchi in the women’s singles opening round.
In mixed doubles, Rohan Kapoor and Sikki Reddy lost 21-18, 9-21, 18-21 to Chinese Taipei’s Ye Hong Wei and Lee Chia Hsin.
Later, Hs Prannoy will be in action against All England Open champion Li Shi Feng of China.
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Former world no. 1 Srikanth beat Chou Tien Chen 21-13, 21-13 in a round of 32 encounter, which lasted for 43 minutes.
The world championship silver medallist will face the winner between compatriot Prannoy Hs and All England 2023 champion China’s Li Shi Feng in round of 16 on Thursday.
However, Aakarshi Kashyap lost 17-21, 17-21 to top seed Akane Yamaguchi in the women’s singles opening round.
In mixed doubles, Rohan Kapoor and Sikki Reddy lost 21-18, 9-21, 18-21 to Chinese Taipei’s Ye Hong Wei and Lee Chia Hsin.
Later, Hs Prannoy will be in action against All England Open champion Li Shi Feng of China.
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- 7/25/2023
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Yeosu (S Korea), July 19 (Ians) Ace Indian shuttlers Pv Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth made an early exit from Korea Open, a Super 500 badminton tournament, after suffering losses in their respective opening-round matches, here on Wednesday.
Two-time Olympic medallist Pv Sindhu lost 18-21, 21-10, 13-21 to Pai Yu Po of Chinese in the women’s singles in her first official match under new coach Muhammad Hafiz Hashim. The Malaysian coach’s appointment was formally announced on Tuesday.
This was Sindhu’s sixth opening-round ouster in 12 Bwf World Tour tournament appearances this season.
In other women’s singles matches, Malvika Bansod lost 17-21, 7-21 to world no 4 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei. Ashmita Chaliha, meanwhile, succumbed 13-21, 12-21 to the reigning Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei of China.
Aakarshi Kashyap suffered a 12-21, 17-21 loss at the hands of Chinese shuttler Zhang Yi Man while Tasnim Mir fell 11-21, 18-21 to local player Kim Ga Yun.
Two-time Olympic medallist Pv Sindhu lost 18-21, 21-10, 13-21 to Pai Yu Po of Chinese in the women’s singles in her first official match under new coach Muhammad Hafiz Hashim. The Malaysian coach’s appointment was formally announced on Tuesday.
This was Sindhu’s sixth opening-round ouster in 12 Bwf World Tour tournament appearances this season.
In other women’s singles matches, Malvika Bansod lost 17-21, 7-21 to world no 4 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei. Ashmita Chaliha, meanwhile, succumbed 13-21, 12-21 to the reigning Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei of China.
Aakarshi Kashyap suffered a 12-21, 17-21 loss at the hands of Chinese shuttler Zhang Yi Man while Tasnim Mir fell 11-21, 18-21 to local player Kim Ga Yun.
- 7/19/2023
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Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), July 18 (Ians) Two-time Olympic medallist Pv Sindhu, who has struggled for form this season, dropped down to world No. 17 in the latest women’s singles Bwf rankings, released on Tuesday.
This is Sindhu’s lowest ranking in over a decade. The last time she was ranked 17th in the women’s singles category was in January, 2013. The 28-year old shuttler was world No. 12 in the standings last week.
Sindhu, who achieved a career-best ranking of world No. 2 back in April 2017, started the 2023 season as the world No. 7 women’s singles player but has slipped down the list after enduring a poor run of form in the few months.
Since making her comeback after a long injury lay-off following the gold medal win at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, the ace Indian has struggled to find consistency this season. Sindhu returned to action at the Malaysian Open and...
This is Sindhu’s lowest ranking in over a decade. The last time she was ranked 17th in the women’s singles category was in January, 2013. The 28-year old shuttler was world No. 12 in the standings last week.
Sindhu, who achieved a career-best ranking of world No. 2 back in April 2017, started the 2023 season as the world No. 7 women’s singles player but has slipped down the list after enduring a poor run of form in the few months.
Since making her comeback after a long injury lay-off following the gold medal win at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, the ace Indian has struggled to find consistency this season. Sindhu returned to action at the Malaysian Open and...
- 7/18/2023
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Taipei, June 22 (Ians) India’s mixed results at the Taipei Open 2023 continued with top singles star H.S Prannoy advancing to the quarterfinals while former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Parupalli Kashyap and women’s singles player Tanya Hemanth were ousted in the second round on Thursday.
The mixed doubles pair of Rohan Kapoor and Sikki Reddy also went out in the second round, losing to a local pair on Thursday.
Prannoy defeated Indonesia’s Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia 21-9, 21-17 in 36 minutes in the men’s singles Round of 16 while Kashyap went down to Li Yang Su of Chinese Taipei 21-16, 21-17 in a second-round clash at the Court 1 in Tian-Mu Arena.
In the women’s singles, Tanya Hemanth went down to World No.4 and top seed Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei, 21-11, 21-6 in 29 minutes. Tanya had defeated Hungary’s Agnes Korosi 21-7, 21-17 in the first round.
The mixed doubles pair of Rohan Kapoor and Sikki Reddy also went out in the second round, losing to a local pair on Thursday.
Prannoy defeated Indonesia’s Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia 21-9, 21-17 in 36 minutes in the men’s singles Round of 16 while Kashyap went down to Li Yang Su of Chinese Taipei 21-16, 21-17 in a second-round clash at the Court 1 in Tian-Mu Arena.
In the women’s singles, Tanya Hemanth went down to World No.4 and top seed Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei, 21-11, 21-6 in 29 minutes. Tanya had defeated Hungary’s Agnes Korosi 21-7, 21-17 in the first round.
- 6/22/2023
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New Delhi, May 7 (Ians) Former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth and left-hander Ashmita Chaliha made it to the Indian squad for the upcoming Asian Games in men’s and women’s singles while Lakshya Sen, national champions Mithun Manjunath, Anupama Upadhyaya will be part of team championship line-up.
Srikanth and Chaliha topped the men’s and women’s singles trials respectively at the Jwala Gutta Badminton Academy in Hyderabad to join Pv Sindhu and Hs Prannoy for the individual competitions as the selectors announced a 19-member squad for the continental event.
According to the selection trials format announced by the Badminton Association of India (Bai), three men’s and women’s singles spots along with one each in men’s and women’s doubles and two in mixed doubles were up for grabs from the trials with the top-ranked singles players also getting an opportunity to compete in the individual events...
Srikanth and Chaliha topped the men’s and women’s singles trials respectively at the Jwala Gutta Badminton Academy in Hyderabad to join Pv Sindhu and Hs Prannoy for the individual competitions as the selectors announced a 19-member squad for the continental event.
According to the selection trials format announced by the Badminton Association of India (Bai), three men’s and women’s singles spots along with one each in men’s and women’s doubles and two in mixed doubles were up for grabs from the trials with the top-ranked singles players also getting an opportunity to compete in the individual events...
- 5/7/2023
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Dubai, April 28 (Ians) India’s top men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty assured a men’s doubles medal at the Badminton Asia Championships after 52 years after they beat Indonesia’s experienced duo Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the quarterfinals, here on Friday.
The Indian duo of Rankireddy and Shetty won by 21-11 21-12. They now face Chinese Taipei’s Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin in the last four encounters.
However, former world champion Pv Sindhu crashed out of the Championships after losing to world No. 2 An Se Young in her women’s singles quarter-final match.
World No 11 Sindhu suffered her sixth straight defeat against the South Korean shuttler by going down 21-18, 5-21, 9-21. Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, began well and won the first game despite trailing 13-16 at one stage. The Indian had never won a game against An Se Young in their previous five meetings.
The Indian duo of Rankireddy and Shetty won by 21-11 21-12. They now face Chinese Taipei’s Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin in the last four encounters.
However, former world champion Pv Sindhu crashed out of the Championships after losing to world No. 2 An Se Young in her women’s singles quarter-final match.
World No 11 Sindhu suffered her sixth straight defeat against the South Korean shuttler by going down 21-18, 5-21, 9-21. Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, began well and won the first game despite trailing 13-16 at one stage. The Indian had never won a game against An Se Young in their previous five meetings.
- 4/28/2023
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Dubai, April 27 (Ians) Two-time Olympian P.V Sindhu and top men’s singles player H.S. Prannoy kept the Indian flag flying in the singles section even as former World No.1 Kidambi Srikanth crashed out of the Badminton Asia Championships 2023 at the pre-quarterfinals stage here on Thursday.
Sindhu, who won a silver at the Rio Olympic Games in 2016 and bronze in Tokyo 2020, defeated China’s Han Yue 21-12, 21-15 to storm into the quarterfinals.
Prannoy, the highest-ranked Indian in men’s singles ranking, defeated Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo of Indonesia 21-16, 5-21, 21-18 in a Round of 16 clash. Srikanth on the other hand, lost to fourth seed Kodai Naraoka of Japan 21-14, 20-22, 21-9 in another second-round encounter in the 32-player draw.
Meanwhile, the top men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the men’s doubles quarterfinals with a straight games win against Jin Yong and...
Sindhu, who won a silver at the Rio Olympic Games in 2016 and bronze in Tokyo 2020, defeated China’s Han Yue 21-12, 21-15 to storm into the quarterfinals.
Prannoy, the highest-ranked Indian in men’s singles ranking, defeated Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo of Indonesia 21-16, 5-21, 21-18 in a Round of 16 clash. Srikanth on the other hand, lost to fourth seed Kodai Naraoka of Japan 21-14, 20-22, 21-9 in another second-round encounter in the 32-player draw.
Meanwhile, the top men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the men’s doubles quarterfinals with a straight games win against Jin Yong and...
- 4/27/2023
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Orleans (France), April 3 (Ians) Former World No 1 and London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal will lead the Indian challenge in the women’s main draw of Orleans Masters 2023 to be played here from April 4 to 9.
Saina, who has dropped to 31 in the Bwf Rankings, is the highest-ranked Indian woman player in the fray as two-time Olympic medallist P.V Sindhu, who lost in the final of the Madrid Masters 2023 on Sunday, has decided to give the event a miss. Men’s singles players Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and Hs Prannoy will also skip the Bwf Super 300 tournament.
However, the Indian fans’ focus will be on the Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who has been given the top seeding in the main draw.
Satwik and Chirag are ranked sixth in the latest Bwf Rankings and are returning to action after missing the Madrid Spain Masters, following...
Saina, who has dropped to 31 in the Bwf Rankings, is the highest-ranked Indian woman player in the fray as two-time Olympic medallist P.V Sindhu, who lost in the final of the Madrid Masters 2023 on Sunday, has decided to give the event a miss. Men’s singles players Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and Hs Prannoy will also skip the Bwf Super 300 tournament.
However, the Indian fans’ focus will be on the Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who has been given the top seeding in the main draw.
Satwik and Chirag are ranked sixth in the latest Bwf Rankings and are returning to action after missing the Madrid Spain Masters, following...
- 4/3/2023
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Basel (Switzerland), March 23 (Ians) Indian badminton players Pv Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and Hs Prannoy advanced to the second round of Swiss Open 2023 but compatriot Lakshya Sen crashed out in the opening round of the tournament, here.
Double Olympic medallist Sindhu, the reigning champion, defeated Switzerland’s Jenjira Stadelmann 21-9, 21-16 in a 32-minute affair on Wednesday night. She will play Indonesia’s Putri Kusuma Wardani next.
On the other hand, former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the next round with a hard-fought 21-16, 15-21, 21-18 win over China’s Weng Hong Yang and set up a second round clash against Cheuk Yiu Lee.
In another men’s singles match, fifth-seeded Hs Prannoy beat China’s Shi Yu Qi with a 21-17, 19-21, 21-17 win in a closely-fought tie which lasted for an hour.
Another Indian player, Mithun Manjunath registered a 21-8, 21-17 win over Joran Kweekel of the Netherlands...
Double Olympic medallist Sindhu, the reigning champion, defeated Switzerland’s Jenjira Stadelmann 21-9, 21-16 in a 32-minute affair on Wednesday night. She will play Indonesia’s Putri Kusuma Wardani next.
On the other hand, former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the next round with a hard-fought 21-16, 15-21, 21-18 win over China’s Weng Hong Yang and set up a second round clash against Cheuk Yiu Lee.
In another men’s singles match, fifth-seeded Hs Prannoy beat China’s Shi Yu Qi with a 21-17, 19-21, 21-17 win in a closely-fought tie which lasted for an hour.
Another Indian player, Mithun Manjunath registered a 21-8, 21-17 win over Joran Kweekel of the Netherlands...
- 3/23/2023
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Basel (Switzerland), March 22 (Ians) The Indian women’s double pair of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly crashed out in the first round while Malvika Bansod qualified for the women’s singles main draw at the Swiss Open 2023 badminton tournament, here
Gayatri and Treesa, who reached the semi-finals at All England Open in Birmingham last week, lost 14-21, 14-21 to second seeds Apriyani Rahayu and Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti of Indonesia on Tuesday.
On the other hand, Malvika Bansod beat USA’s Lauren Lam 21-17, 21-7 in the women’s singles qualifiers to advance to the main draw. In another qualifying match, Aakarshi Kashyap got a bye into the main draw of the Bwf Super 300 event, which is the eighth tournament of the 2023 Bwf World Tour.
Meanwhile, India’s veteran doubles player Ashwini Ponnappa lost both her mixed doubles and women’s doubles qualification matches.
In the mixed doubles qualifier, Ashwini,...
Gayatri and Treesa, who reached the semi-finals at All England Open in Birmingham last week, lost 14-21, 14-21 to second seeds Apriyani Rahayu and Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti of Indonesia on Tuesday.
On the other hand, Malvika Bansod beat USA’s Lauren Lam 21-17, 21-7 in the women’s singles qualifiers to advance to the main draw. In another qualifying match, Aakarshi Kashyap got a bye into the main draw of the Bwf Super 300 event, which is the eighth tournament of the 2023 Bwf World Tour.
Meanwhile, India’s veteran doubles player Ashwini Ponnappa lost both her mixed doubles and women’s doubles qualification matches.
In the mixed doubles qualifier, Ashwini,...
- 3/22/2023
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Rajkot, Oct 7 (Ians) Madhya Pradesh’s Advait Page and Kerala’s Sajan Prakash came up with an awe-inspiring performance to win their third gold medal each even as Gujarat’s Maana Patel bagged her second gold for Gujarat in the 36th National Games at the Sardar Patel Aquatics Complex here on Friday.
While they are engaged in a keen gold medal hunt, West Bengal recurve archer Atanu Das also captured attention when he won the Men’s Individual gold, beating Gurcharan Besra (Services) 6-4 at the Sanskardam Sports Complex near Ahmedabad.
Despite winning only one gold till the time of writing on Thursday, Services remained on top of the table with 41 gold, 28 silver and 26 bronze for a total of 95 medals. Haryana won four of the five gold medals in Archery to consolidate their second place with 29 gold. Maharashtra (24) closed in on Services as far as total medals are concerned with 93 so far.
While they are engaged in a keen gold medal hunt, West Bengal recurve archer Atanu Das also captured attention when he won the Men’s Individual gold, beating Gurcharan Besra (Services) 6-4 at the Sanskardam Sports Complex near Ahmedabad.
Despite winning only one gold till the time of writing on Thursday, Services remained on top of the table with 41 gold, 28 silver and 26 bronze for a total of 95 medals. Haryana won four of the five gold medals in Archery to consolidate their second place with 29 gold. Maharashtra (24) closed in on Services as far as total medals are concerned with 93 so far.
- 10/7/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Surat, Oct 6 (Ians) Ever since she broke into the big league, lissom Ashwini Ponnappa is used to being in the spotlight. But when she stepped into the badminton court earlier this week at the Pddu Indoor Stadium, she knew that the attention from the Indian badminton community would be even more intense.
After all, the Women’s Doubles’ specialist was embarking on a new journey as a Mixed Doubles player. Her first partner: her own Karnataka statemate K Sai Prateek in the 36th National Games here.
On Thursday, she took a successful first step, beating Delhi’s Rohan Kapoor and Kanika Kanwal in straight games to win the gold.
“I am very happy that we started with the National Games title,” 33-year-old Ashwini said after wrapping up their victory. “Incidentally, this is my first gold in the National Games,” she pointed out.
Ashwini has without doubt been one of the finest doubles players in India,...
After all, the Women’s Doubles’ specialist was embarking on a new journey as a Mixed Doubles player. Her first partner: her own Karnataka statemate K Sai Prateek in the 36th National Games here.
On Thursday, she took a successful first step, beating Delhi’s Rohan Kapoor and Kanika Kanwal in straight games to win the gold.
“I am very happy that we started with the National Games title,” 33-year-old Ashwini said after wrapping up their victory. “Incidentally, this is my first gold in the National Games,” she pointed out.
Ashwini has without doubt been one of the finest doubles players in India,...
- 10/6/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Surat, Oct 6 (Ians) Ever since she broke into the big league, lissom Ashwini Ponnappa is used to being in the spotlight. But when she stepped into the badminton court earlier this week at the Pddu Indoor Stadium, she knew that the attention from the Indian badminton community would be even more intense.
After all, the Women’s Doubles’ specialist was embarking on a new journey as a Mixed Doubles player. Her first partner: her own Karnataka statemate K Sai Prateek in the 36th National Games here.
On Thursday, she took a successful first step, beating Delhi’s Rohan Kapoor and Kanika Kanwal in straight games to win the gold.
“I am very happy that we started with the National Games title,” 33-year-old Ashwini said after wrapping up their victory. “Incidentally, this is my first gold in the National Games,” she pointed out.
Ashwini has without doubt been one of the finest doubles players in India,...
After all, the Women’s Doubles’ specialist was embarking on a new journey as a Mixed Doubles player. Her first partner: her own Karnataka statemate K Sai Prateek in the 36th National Games here.
On Thursday, she took a successful first step, beating Delhi’s Rohan Kapoor and Kanika Kanwal in straight games to win the gold.
“I am very happy that we started with the National Games title,” 33-year-old Ashwini said after wrapping up their victory. “Incidentally, this is my first gold in the National Games,” she pointed out.
Ashwini has without doubt been one of the finest doubles players in India,...
- 10/6/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Surat, Oct 6 (Ians) World Championship bronze medallist and top seed B. Sai Praneeth of Telangana and second seed Aakarshi Kashyap of Chhattisgarh grabbed the men’s and women’s singles badminton gold medals respectively in the 36th National Games at Pddu Indoor stadium here on Thursday.
Praneeth had to work hard for his 21-11, 12-21, 21-16 victory over Karnataka’s Mithun Manjunath in the men’s singles while Aakarshi packed off top seed Malvika Bansod of Maharashtra 21-8, 22-20 in the women’s singles final.
Thirty-year-old Sai Praneeth’s success meant that Telangana grabbed three gold medals in badminton. They had won the mixed team and women’s doubles titles earlier.
Sai Praneeth dominated the opening game, jumping to an 8-2 lead and never looking back. However, Mithun came back stronger in the second game but eventually could do nothing but acknowledge that he was outplayed.
“Once the game started to drift away from me,...
Praneeth had to work hard for his 21-11, 12-21, 21-16 victory over Karnataka’s Mithun Manjunath in the men’s singles while Aakarshi packed off top seed Malvika Bansod of Maharashtra 21-8, 22-20 in the women’s singles final.
Thirty-year-old Sai Praneeth’s success meant that Telangana grabbed three gold medals in badminton. They had won the mixed team and women’s doubles titles earlier.
Sai Praneeth dominated the opening game, jumping to an 8-2 lead and never looking back. However, Mithun came back stronger in the second game but eventually could do nothing but acknowledge that he was outplayed.
“Once the game started to drift away from me,...
- 10/6/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Surat, Oct 5 (Ians) Former national champion B Sai Praneeth of Telangana will face Karnataka’s Mithun Manjunath in the Men’s Singles badminton final of the 36th National Games here on Thursday.
Top-seed Malvika Bansod of Maharashtra will take on second-seed Aakarshi Kashyap of Chhattisgarh in the Women’s Singles summit clash, offering a potentially exciting encounter.
In the Men’s semifinals, played at the Pddu Indoor Stadium here on Wednesday, Sai Praneeth downed M Raghu of Karnataka 21-12, 21-19 while Mithun was clearly the dominant player in his 21-9, 21-11 victory over Gujarat’s Aryamann Tandon.
“I felt happy with the way I played my strokes. They came off nicely,” Sai Praneeth said, after his victory.
Aryamann Tandon, who became the first Gujarat badminton player to win a National Games medal, could not find a way past Mithun on Wednesday.
“I had no answers to his shots,” admitted Aryamann,...
Top-seed Malvika Bansod of Maharashtra will take on second-seed Aakarshi Kashyap of Chhattisgarh in the Women’s Singles summit clash, offering a potentially exciting encounter.
In the Men’s semifinals, played at the Pddu Indoor Stadium here on Wednesday, Sai Praneeth downed M Raghu of Karnataka 21-12, 21-19 while Mithun was clearly the dominant player in his 21-9, 21-11 victory over Gujarat’s Aryamann Tandon.
“I felt happy with the way I played my strokes. They came off nicely,” Sai Praneeth said, after his victory.
Aryamann Tandon, who became the first Gujarat badminton player to win a National Games medal, could not find a way past Mithun on Wednesday.
“I had no answers to his shots,” admitted Aryamann,...
- 10/5/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Surat, Oct 5 (Ians) Former national champion B Sai Praneeth of Telangana will face Karnataka’s Mithun Manjunath in the Men’s Singles badminton final of the 36th National Games here on Thursday.
Top-seed Malvika Bansod of Maharashtra will take on second-seed Aakarshi Kashyap of Chhattisgarh in the Women’s Singles summit clash, offering a potentially exciting encounter.
In the Men’s semifinals, played at the Pddu Indoor Stadium here on Wednesday, Sai Praneeth downed M Raghu of Karnataka 21-12, 21-19 while Mithun was clearly the dominant player in his 21-9, 21-11 victory over Gujarat’s Aryamann Tandon.
“I felt happy with the way I played my strokes. They came off nicely,” Sai Praneeth said, after his victory.
Aryamann Tandon, who became the first Gujarat badminton player to win a National Games medal, could not find a way past Mithun on Wednesday.
“I had no answers to his shots,” admitted Aryamann,...
Top-seed Malvika Bansod of Maharashtra will take on second-seed Aakarshi Kashyap of Chhattisgarh in the Women’s Singles summit clash, offering a potentially exciting encounter.
In the Men’s semifinals, played at the Pddu Indoor Stadium here on Wednesday, Sai Praneeth downed M Raghu of Karnataka 21-12, 21-19 while Mithun was clearly the dominant player in his 21-9, 21-11 victory over Gujarat’s Aryamann Tandon.
“I felt happy with the way I played my strokes. They came off nicely,” Sai Praneeth said, after his victory.
Aryamann Tandon, who became the first Gujarat badminton player to win a National Games medal, could not find a way past Mithun on Wednesday.
“I had no answers to his shots,” admitted Aryamann,...
- 10/5/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Oct 1 (Ians) Indian shuttlers N. Sikki Reddy and Rohan Kapoor crashed out of the Vietnam Open 2022 after losing 16-21, 14-21 to Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto and Lisa Ayu Kusumawati of Indonesia in the mixed doubles semi-finals, here on Saturday.
In the opening game, N. Sikki and Rohan trailed from the first point and failed to get any sort of foothold. On the other hand, the Indonesians were clinical and converted their first game point to take the lead.
The second game was more competitive in the opening stages as both pairs exchanged points before Rehan and Lisa took a 7-4 lead. Reddy and Rohan Kapoor fought back to level the game at 9-9 but the Indonesians took an 11-9 lead into the mid-game break.
Rehan and Lisa kept their noses ahead for the remainder of the game and after a brief comeback at 15-14, the Indian...
In the opening game, N. Sikki and Rohan trailed from the first point and failed to get any sort of foothold. On the other hand, the Indonesians were clinical and converted their first game point to take the lead.
The second game was more competitive in the opening stages as both pairs exchanged points before Rehan and Lisa took a 7-4 lead. Reddy and Rohan Kapoor fought back to level the game at 9-9 but the Indonesians took an 11-9 lead into the mid-game break.
Rehan and Lisa kept their noses ahead for the remainder of the game and after a brief comeback at 15-14, the Indian...
- 10/1/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Sep 30 (Ians) Indian shuttlers N. Sikki Reddy and Rohan Kapoor advanced to the Vietnam Open 2022 mixed doubles semi-finals after beating Malaysia’s Cheah Yee See and Chan Peng Soon, here on Friday.
The Indian pair, which came into the Bwf Super 100 badminton event winning the India Chhattisgarh International Challenge 2022 last week, took 39 minutes to defeat their higher-ranked opponents 21-19, 21-17 in the quarterfinals.
Until the first break, there was little that separated the two teams. From the scores 11-11, the Malaysians stepped up to build a three-point at 17-14. Thereafter, N. Sikki and Rohan won seven of the following nine points to make it 1-0.
The second game continued to be a close contest with the Indian pair trailing 11-10 at the break. However, like the first game, a series of consecutive points from Sikki and Rohan ultimately helped them seal the contest.
The Indian...
The Indian pair, which came into the Bwf Super 100 badminton event winning the India Chhattisgarh International Challenge 2022 last week, took 39 minutes to defeat their higher-ranked opponents 21-19, 21-17 in the quarterfinals.
Until the first break, there was little that separated the two teams. From the scores 11-11, the Malaysians stepped up to build a three-point at 17-14. Thereafter, N. Sikki and Rohan won seven of the following nine points to make it 1-0.
The second game continued to be a close contest with the Indian pair trailing 11-10 at the break. However, like the first game, a series of consecutive points from Sikki and Rohan ultimately helped them seal the contest.
The Indian...
- 9/30/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Fanatics, help a girl out because she is confused.
What is there to say about New Amsterdam Season 4 Episode 14? We got brief cameos by the beloved supporting characters we lost, said goodbye to Kapoor (again), Veronica's devious arse returned, and oh, yeah, Floyd became a snitch a** b*tch.
If that wasn't enough, Lauren hit a dark place, and now Max is staying in NYC to fight for New Amsterdam with Helen's blessing, which essentially pushes us back to where we were, like, eight episodes ago?
We've hit a confusing era of New Amsterdam where everyone acts their hineys off, but virtually nothing makes sense anymore. The season is more than halfway over, and not only is there a lot to process, but a girl's wary of what the rest of the season will consist of now.
It's unfathomable that the Fuentes arc is something that's still lingering, and it's...
What is there to say about New Amsterdam Season 4 Episode 14? We got brief cameos by the beloved supporting characters we lost, said goodbye to Kapoor (again), Veronica's devious arse returned, and oh, yeah, Floyd became a snitch a** b*tch.
If that wasn't enough, Lauren hit a dark place, and now Max is staying in NYC to fight for New Amsterdam with Helen's blessing, which essentially pushes us back to where we were, like, eight episodes ago?
We've hit a confusing era of New Amsterdam where everyone acts their hineys off, but virtually nothing makes sense anymore. The season is more than halfway over, and not only is there a lot to process, but a girl's wary of what the rest of the season will consist of now.
It's unfathomable that the Fuentes arc is something that's still lingering, and it's...
- 1/26/2022
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
Hyderabad, Dec 30 (Ians) Second seed Malvika Bansod and eighth seed Mithun Manjunath registered convincing straight games victories to clinch the womens and mens singles titles respectively while the mixed doubles combination of Rohan Kapoor and Sanjana Santosh bagged their second straight All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament crown here on Thursday. In the women’s […]...
- 12/30/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
May 5, 2010: Legendary singers Mohammad Rafi and Mahendra Kapoor have only ever sung one song together in their entire career.
Audiences were enthralled by their number, ‘Kaisi haseen aaj bahaaron ki raat hai’, in the 1986 film Aadmi, which featured Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman and Manoj Kumar.
After 24 years, their sons – Rohan Kapoor and Shahid Rafi, will be coming together to sing that same song together. The music for Aadmi had been composed by the legendary Naushad Ali. Rohan and Shahid will be performing this song at a concert to be held in Naushad’s memory today. Rohan states that every year on May.
Audiences were enthralled by their number, ‘Kaisi haseen aaj bahaaron ki raat hai’, in the 1986 film Aadmi, which featured Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman and Manoj Kumar.
After 24 years, their sons – Rohan Kapoor and Shahid Rafi, will be coming together to sing that same song together. The music for Aadmi had been composed by the legendary Naushad Ali. Rohan and Shahid will be performing this song at a concert to be held in Naushad’s memory today. Rohan states that every year on May.
- 5/5/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
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