Badminton
Indonesia Open: Satwiksairaj/Chirag Shetty seal maiden entry into final of BWF Super 1000 event
Satwik and Chirag, who are ranked sixth in the World but are seeded seventh here, defeated South Korea's Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae in three hard-fought games 17-21, 21-19, 21-18 in the first semifinal at the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Palace here on Saturday.
Indonesia Open: Satwik-Chirag, Prannoy enter semifinal; Srikanth crashes out
The duo of Satwik and Chirag registered an easy 21-13, 21-13 victory over the Indonesians in 41 minutes. Satwik and Chirag will play the winner of the quarterfinal between Korean duo of Min Hyuk Kang and Seung Jae Seo and Indonesia's Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin.
Indonesia Open: Prannoy, Srikanth reach quarters; Sindhu, Lakshya and Rajawat ousted
Srikanth defeated compatriot Lakshya Sen in straight games, while Prannoy, seeded seventh here, got the better of NG Ka Long Angus of Hong Kong, 21-18, 21-16 in 43 minutes. Former World Champion Sindhu, who won a silver medal in the Rio Olympics in 2016 and a bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, went down 18-21, 16-21 in the 29-minute encounter.
Indonesia Open: Lakshya stuns Lee Zii Jia to set second-round clash with Srikanth
Lakshya registered a 21-17, 21-13 win over world no 11 Malaysian in the round of 32. On the other hand, former world No. 1 Srikanth beat Chinese shuttler Lu Guang Zu 21-13, 21-19 in his opening round match. The 21-year old Sen and Lee engaged in a close battle in the first game. With the scores tied 17-all, the Indian won four consecutive points to take the lead in the match.
Indonesia Open: Sindhu, Prannoy advance to Round of 16; Treesa-Gayatri bow out in opener
PV Sindhu, ranked 13th in the world, secured a win 21-19, 21-15 over world no 9 Indonesian Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, whom she lost in the semifinal of the Malaysia Masters last month. The Indonesian shuttler had earlier denied Sindhu the Madrid Spain Masters title with a victory in the final.
Singapore Open: India's campaign ends with Srikanth's round of 16 loss
World no 23 Srikanth, who defeated Thailand's Kantaphon Wangcharoen in the first round, suffered 15-21, 19-21 straight games loss at the hands of the world no 42 Taipei shuttler, in what was the pair's first meeting. Earlier in the day, young singles' player Priyanshu Rajawat and the doubles duo of M.R. Arjun and Dhruv Kapila crashed out after their respective second round losses.
Singapore Open: Sindhu, Prannoy crash out in opener; Srikanth moves to second round
Coming into the tournament as the defending champion, Sindhu lost 21-18, 19-21,17-21 to the reigning world champion and No. 1 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the women's singles opening round BWF Super 750 event. This was Sindhu's tenth loss against Yamaguchi but she still leads the head-to-head tally against the Japanese 14-10.
Thailand Open 2023: India's challenge ends after Lakshya Sen bows out in semis
The Commonwealth Games 2022 champion Lakshya Sen lost 21-13, 17-21, 13-21 to world No. 5. Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand. Ranked No. 23 in the badminton rankings, Lakshya was aiming to make his first BWF World Tour final since reaching the All England Open 2022 title clash.
Thailand Open: Kiran George loses to France's Popov in quarterfinals
Kiran George had defeated third seed Shi Yu Qi of China in the first round and then got the better of another Chinese shuttler, Weng Hong Yang in the pre-quarters. Playing in a quarterfinal of a BWF World Tour Super 500 event for the first time, Kiran George, the Odisha Open 2022 winner, conceded an early lead as the French player surged to a 5-0 lead.
Thailand Open: Kiran George upsets World No 9 Shi Yu qi to enter pre-quarters
Earlier, Ashmita Chaliha and Malvika Bansod made the women's singles main draw at the tournament. Ashmita beat compatriot Unnati Hooda 21-16, 13-21, 21-19 in her first qualifier and then knocked out Kristin Kuuba of Estonia to seal a berth in the main draw.
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