Badminton
Pramod Bhagat storms into singles finals; doubles finals with Sukant Kadam
The Padma Shri Awardee won a hard-fought match with Japan's Daisuke Fujihara to book a place in the finals. The match lasted for 86 minutes and swung both ways with Fujihara taking the first set 21-19. Pramod made a strong comeback in the second set winning it 21-19 and pushing it to the third set, where Pramod showcased his exceptional gameplaying wrapping up the set 21-12. The final score read 19-21, 21-19 and 21-12, Fujihara threw everything he had in his armour, but Pramod had all the answers.
Monte Carlo Masters: Rune claws past Sinner to enter final; sets up summit clash with Rublev
With his 17th tour-level win of the season, Rune has improved to 2-0 in his ATP Head-to-Head series against Sinner. The Dane is up two spots to No. 7 in the ATP Live Rankings and can rise to a career-high No. 6 by claiming his eighth tour-level crown on Sunday.
Brazil Para-Badminton International: Pramod Bhagat, Sukant Kadam book semis spots
The Padma Shri Awardee Bhagat reached the semi-finals in singles and men's doubles event while Kadam has reached the semi-finals of men's singles and doubles. Pramod eased past Peru's Pedro Pablo De Vinatea 21-7, 21-12 in the men's single quarter final clash. It took him just 30 minutes to book a clash with Japan's Daisuke Fujihara in the semi-finals.
Brazil Para-Badminton International: Pramod Bhagat, Sukant Kadam enter quarterfinals
Bhagat has entered the singles, mixed doubles and men's doubles, on the other hand, Kadam reached the quarterfinals of singles and men's doubles. Bhagat, the Padma Shri Awardee, defeated Brazil's Raysson Ferreira De Abreu Silva, and Dominican Republic's Patricio Andres Echeverria Olave to make it to the singles quarterfinals where he will face Peru's Pedro Pablo De Vinatea, according to information received here.
Orleans Masters: Priyanshu Rajawat wins maiden BWF World Tour title
This is Rajawat's maiden BWF World Tour title and first Super 300 tournament final appearance. His only previous final on the BWF World Tour was at last year's Odisha Open Super 100 event. Moreover, Priyanshu's win was the first men's singles title on Tour for an Indian shuttler since January last year when Lakshya Sen won the India Open.
Orleans Masters: Priyanshu Rajawat marches to his maiden BWF Super 300 final
Priyanshu's only previous final on the BWF World Tour was at last year's Odisha Open -- a Super 100 event, where he lost to compatriot Kiran George at Cuttack. In the semi-finals against Nhat Nguyen, the world No. 35 in the latest badminton rankings, Priyanshu looked second-best in the early exchanges and fell 5-2 behind.
Orleans Masters: India's Priyanshu Rajawat stuns Chi Yu Jen to storm into semifinals
Rajawat, who had stunned top seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan in the second round, defeated Chi Yu Jen 21-18, 21-18 in a 44-minute quarterfinal clash at the Palais Des Sports in the French city. Rajawat, currently 58th in the world badminton rankings, had defeated world No. 12 Nishimoto 21-8, 21-16 to seal a place in the last eight of the BWF Super 300 badminton tournament. He continued in the same vein on Friday, playing aggressively and keeping the Chinese Taipei player on his toes throughout.
Orleans Masters 2023: Priyanshu Rajawat stuns Nishimoto to storm into quarter-finals
Priyanshu, currently 58th in the world badminton rankings, defeated world No. 12 Kenta Nishimoto 21-8, 21-16 in a 42 minute long second round to seal a place in the last eight of the BWF Super 300 badminton tournament. The Indian started strongly and cruised to a 10-0 lead in the first game.
Orleans Masters 2023: Saina, Sameer, and Aakarshi ousted; Tanya, Mithun, Priyanshu advance
It was a mixed day for India in the USD 240,000 prize money BWF World Tour Super 300 event as Tanya Hemanth in women's singles and Mithun Manjunath in men's singles reached the second round, while Tasnim Mir, Aakarshi Kashyap (women's singles) and Sameer Verma lost in the first round while Priyanshu Rajawat lost to compatriot Kiran George 21-18, 21-13.
Orleans Masters 2023: Saina top Indian in contention; Satwik-Chirag too back in action
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.
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