New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) India’s highest ranked men’s singles player HS Prannoy fought back from a game down to overpower local favourite and defending champion Viktor Axelsen in the quarterfinals to assure himself his first BWF World Championships medal in Copenhagen, Denmark on Friday.
Copenhagen (Denmark), Aug 25 (IANS)India's top-ranked shuttler HS Prannoy, who is on hunt for his maiden world championship medal, admitted that it was an intense match and he felt he was not brave enough in a lot of areas in the hard-fought battle against former world champion Loh Kean Yew in the third round of the BWF World Championships.
Copenhagen, Aug 25 (IANS) Calling the world no. 2 Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty "brilliant and extraordinarily talented guys", badminton player Parupalli Kashyap feels the x-factor behind the duo’s success has been the combination of Satwik’s smash and Chirag’s skill at nets.
Copenhagen (Denmark), Aug 22 (IANS) India had another mixed day at the BWF World Badminton Championship here on Thursday with singles player H.S Prannoy and men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reaching the quarters while the Lakshya Sen and women's doubles combine of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand making their exit.
Copenhagen (Denmark), Aug 24 (IANS) India's top men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty struggled their way into the quarterfinals at the BWF World Badminton Championships even as the women's combine of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand crashed out to China's Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan in the pre-quarterfinals on Thursday.
Copenhagen, Aug 23 (IANS) It was the day of India's doubles pairs at the World Badminton Championships with both the men's pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and the women's combine of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly cruising into the next round here on Wednesday.
Copenhagen (Denmark), Aug 22 (IANS) Two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu crashed out of the World Badminton Championships 2023 here on Tuesday, losing to Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in a clash of two former champions.
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.
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Going through one of the most demanding phases in her professional journey, ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu reflected on the profound changes she has encountered over the past seven years after her historic silver medal win at 2016 Rio Olympics.
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 10 (IANS) The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Thursday named Hangzhou, China as the host city of the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals for the next four years.
