Kuala Lumpur, May 24 (IANS) India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu has progressed to the final of the women's singles in the Malaysia Masters after defeating Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the semi-final match here at Axiata Arena on Saturday.
Kuala Lumpur, May 24 (IANS) With some of their top players biting the dust, Badminton superpower China had mixed results as all matchups for the semifinals of the 2024 badminton Malaysia Masters were determined here on Friday. In the men's singles, China's star shuttler Lu Guangzu overpowered Jason Gunawan of Hong Kong, China 21-17, 15-21, 21-14 in a tough match lasting one hour and 24 minutes.
Kuala Lumpur, May 23 (IANS) Singles stars P.V Sindhu and Ashmita Chaliha were the lone Indian players remaining in the draw as the top women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, the seventh seeds, crashed out of the Malaysia Masters 2024 here on Thursday.
Beijing, May 22 (IANS) Defending women's singles champion Chen Yufei and Asian Games men's singles gold medallist Li Shifeng were the top draws as the Chinese Badminton Association announced the roster for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Wednesday. As the only team to secure all 10 spots in the five events, the Chinese badminton team sent the top two players or pairs in each event based on Olympic rankings.
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), May 21 (IANS) India's two-time Olympic Games medallist P.V. Sindhu will return to action after a lengthy injury break when she steps onto the court against Kristy Gilmour of Scotland in the opening round of women's singles of the Malaysia Masters 2024 at the Axiata Arena on Wednesday.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty ascended to the top of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) men's doubles rankings on Tuesday after a remarkable victory at the Thailand Open Super 500 in Bangkok last week.
Bangkok (Thailand), May 19 (IANS) Newly grouped pair Chen Boyang and Chen Fanghui underlined China's dominance in the mixed doubles by winning badminton's 2024 Thailand Open, here on Sunday.
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Ace para-shuttler Sukant Kadam has sealed his berth for the upcoming Paralympics Games in Paris and will compete in the quadrennial mega event for the first time and represent the country in the Men’s SL 4 category.
Bangkok, May 18 (IANS) Former champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty of India stormed into the Thailand Open final once again, after comfortably defeating Ming Che Lu/Tang Kai Wei of Chinese Taipei in straight games in the men's doubles here on Saturday. Satwik and Chirag won the men's 21-11, 21-12 in the semifinal of Thailand Open 2024, reaching their fourth final of the year. The World No. 3 duo will face China’s Chen Bo Yang/Liu Yi in the final on Sunday.
Bangkok (Thailand), May 17 (IANS) The top Indian doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in men’s and Ashwini Ponappa and Tanisha Crasto in women's category, progressed to the semifinals of the Thailand Open with straight-game wins respectively, here on Friday.
