Badminton
Indonesia Masters: Lakshya advances to quarterfinals, Saina bows out
Sen, seeded seventh, came from a game down to win 19-21, 21-8, 21-17 against Malaysia's NG Tze Yong in the round of 16, a rematch of the Commonwealth Games final. Both the shuttlers were evenly matched in the early exchanges and were tied at 13-all in the first game before Malaysian took the lead and clinched the opening game. But Lakshya bounced back and dominated the second game to draw level game-all.
India Open 2023: Kunlavut Vitidsarn, An Se Young upset top seeds Axelsen, Yamaguchi to clinch titles
Vitidsarn, who had lost all six men's singles matches against top seed Axelsen before Sunday, engaged the tall Dane in long rallies in the decider before prevailing 22-20, 10-21, 21-12 in an hour and four minutes before Young got the better of Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 15-21, 21-16, 21-12 in just over an hour at the BWF World Tour Super 750 event organised by the Badminton Association of India.
Availability of good equipment made huge difference in Indian shuttlers performance: Pullela Gopichand
Speaking at the announcement event of opening Yonex-Sunrise's manufacturing unit in Bengaluru for making high-quality graphite racquets, the legendary player recalled the time of his career when the shuttlers used to face challenges due to non-availability of the equipment.
India Open 2023: Vitidsarn upsets Loh Kean Yew to reach semis; Yamaguchi, An Se-Young also advance
Vitidsarn adopted a slow and steady game plan to defeat Loh 21-12, 21-17 while Ginting fought back from a 6-10 deficit in the decider to beat Li 21-11, 17-21, 21-18. Top seed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark also advanced to the semi-finals after his opponent Rasmus Gemke had to be taken off the court on a wheelchair following a fall.
India Open 2023: Lakshya Sen crashes out in second round; Axelsen, Loh Kean Yew advance
Sen won the opening game but Gemke fought back by engaging the Indian in long rallies to win 16-21, 21-15, 21-18 in the BWF World Tour Super 750 event, organised by the Badminton Association of India. Gemke will now face top seed and compatriot Viktor Axelsen, who got the better of China's Shi Yu Qi 21-16, 16-21, 21-9 earlier in the day.
India Open: Injury forces Chirag-Satwik pair to withdraw from the second-round clash
"India's top men's doubles pair #SatChi has unfortunately pulled out of the tournament due to an injury. A sad moment for all of us!" the BAI tweeted. The star duo withdrew from the match against the Chinese pair Liu Yu Chen and Ou Xuan Yi due to Satwik's groin injury.
India Open: Lakshya beats Prannoy; Chirag-Satwik pair advances
Lakshya prevailed 21-14, 21-15 over Prannoy in a match that lasted for 45 minutes. This was the pair's seventh meeting in BWF tournaments and Lakshya took the lead 4-3 in the head-to-head record. Defending men's doubles champion pair Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy began their title defence with an easy 21-13, 21-15 opening-round win over Scotland's Christopher Grimley and Mathew Grimley in just 41 minutes.
India Open: Lakshya, Satwik-Chirag pair eye title defence in Delhi
With a galaxy of badminton stars gracing the prestigious tournament, defending champions Lakshya Sen and men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have their eyes set on retaining their title in front of the home crowd.
From Yamaguchi to PV Sindhu, top-10 women stars to watch out for at India Open 2023
Distinguished names from all over the world will be gracing the prestigious tournament with their dynamic performances, making the event a one-of-a-kind spectacle for the country's sports enthusiasts. Here are Top-10 women shuttlers to keep an eye on at the biggest badminton event of India-organised by the Badminton Association of India.
Malaysia Open: Axelsen, Yamaguchi win singles titles; Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong bags mixed doubles crown
It was Axelsen's record ninth consecutive final in the BWF Super 1000 tournaments and eighth in the top-tier level series. The Dane defended his title by beating Naraoka Kodai of Japan in straight sets, 21-6, 21-15 in the final here at Axiata Arena. Carrying her scintillating form from 2022, Yamaguchi outplayed number two seed An Se Young of Korea 12-21, 21-19, 21-11 for the women's singles title in the opening World Tour event of 2023.
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