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 India’s top shuttlers HS Prannoy and Satwik/Chirag Shetty progressed into the quarterfinals of the Super 750 India Open with contrasting wins at KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium, New Delhi on 18 th January 2024. HS Prannoy defeated Indian counterpart Pranshu Rajawat in three thrilling games. The first game was a closely fought encounter as both players fought for each point before Rajawat held onto his nerves to win the first game 22-20. Prannoy then showed his class with some lovely badminton winning the next two games at 21-14, and 21-14 to win the match in straight games. It was an impressive performance by Prannoy who held onto his nerves after losing the first game. He will now face Wang T W of Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals. The 2 nd ranked Indian pairing of Satwik/Chirag Shetty defeated Lu C Y and Yang P Ha of Chinese Taipei. It was an impressive performance by Satwik and Chirag keeping pressure on the opponents winning the first game comfortably at 21-14. The second...

 The Indian shuttlers had a decent outing as HS Prannoy progressed into the second round of the Super 750 India Open played at KD Jadhav Indoor Hall, New Delhi on 16 th January 2024. HS Prannoy produced a dominating performance in the first round with a straight-set win over Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei. It was an impressive effort by Indian who looked in great form during the first set winning by 21-6. He showed his class with another superb effort to win the second set at 21-18 to move into the second round. Pranshu Rajawat stunned Indian teammate Lakshya Sen in three thrilling games. Lakshya Sen won the first game comfortably at 21-16 before Rajawat made a strong comeback winning the second game at 21-16 before winning the decider at 21-13 to move into the next round. He will play HS Prannoy in the second round. Kiran George lost to Wang T W of Chinese Taipei in two straight games. He looked out of sorts losing the match by 12-21, 15-21. Kidambi Srikanth and qualifi...

 The Indian women’s team produced a dominating performance as they thrashed Italy in the final Pool B game played at Ranchi on 16 th January 2024. It was an ideal start for the Indian team as Udita converted a slap shot from the penalty corner in the 1 st minute itself to give the host a 1-0 lead. They kept the pressure on the Italian defense but were unable to score goals. Lalremsaimi was awarded a green card and sent out for 2 minutes. Italy earned a penalty corner, but counterattack shot yielded nothing. At the end of the first quarter, India led 1-0. The second quarter began with the Indian team showing their possession but unable to convert it into a goal. Ivanna Passona was awarded a green card which meant Italy was a member short. The Indian team put enough pressure on the Italian defense but could not convert into goals. At the end of the first half, the scores remained 1-0. The first half saw India having 7 circle penetrations as compared to 3 by Italy. Indian team...

 The Indian shuttlers will look to showcase their skills in front of the home crowd when they take part in the Super 750 Indian Open that will take place from 16 th January at KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium, New Delhi. In the men’s singles, HS Prannoy will have a tough challenge taking on Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei in the first round. He had a disappointing outing when he was knocked out in the first round of the Malaysia Open 2024 to Anders Anotsen in straight sets. Lakshya Sen will face Pranshu Rajawat in the first round during an all-India clash. Sen lost in the first round of the Malaysia Open while Rajawat will play for the 1 st time this year. Kidambi Srikanth would take on Lee Chik Yu of Hong Kong in the first round. He lost in the second round of Malaysia after stunning Jonathan Christie. There will be no participation in the women’s singles section as PV Sindhu is recovering from an injury that kept her out of action. Satwik/Chirag Shetty will look to continue ...

 The Indian women kept their hopes of qualifying for the Paris Olympics with a comprehensive win over New Zealand in 2 nd match played at Ranchi on 14 th January 2024. It was an ideal start for the Indian women’s team as they got a goal in the very first minute itself with lovely field by Sangeeta Kumari. New Zealand made a strong comeback with a superb penalty corner by Hull Megan in the 9 th minute to level the scores at 1-1. The hosts showed their class as Udita scored from penalty corner in the 12 th minute giving India a 2-1 lead. Dung made it 3-1 with a superb field goal in the 14 th minute and ended 3-1 at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter began with the Indian team earning a penalty corner but was unable to convert it into goal. Both teams tried their best to get goals but neither of them got goals. At the end of the first half, India led 3-1. New Zealand had 8 circle penetrations while India earned 5 of them. India scored 1 penalty corner from 4 sho...

 The Indian pairing of Satwik/Chirag went down fighting to the number 1 ranked Chinese pairing of Liang and Wang in the finals of Super 1000 Malaysia Open played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 14 th January. Satwik/Chirag began the first set on an aggressive note putting pressure on the Chinese pair right from the word go. At the mid-game break, the Indian pairing had a commanding 11-4 lead. After the break, it was one-way traffic as Satwik/Chirag won the first game easily by 21-9. The second game saw the Chinese pair showing their domination over the Indian pairing. Liang and Wang played attacking shots making life tough for Satwik/Chirag. At the mid-game break, the Chinese pair had an 11-6 lead. After the break, the Indian pair fought back strongly to reduce the gap to 15-17. Satwik/Chirag committed few errors as Liang and Wang won the second game by 21-18 to force the match into the decider. It was a great start by the Indian pair in the 3 rd and deciding game. They played...

 Satwik/Chirag Shetty showed their fighting spirit as they stunned World Champions Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Jeung Jae of South Korea in the semi-finals of the Super 1000 Malaysia Open played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 13 th January 2024. The Indian pairing started the first game on a positive note putting pressure on the World Champions. They continued their attacking style before Seo and Kang took 3 three points in succession. At the mid-game break, the Indians had an 11-8 lead. After the break, it was closely fought as the Korean pair tried to make a comeback, but Satwik/Chirag held onto their nerves to win the first game at 21-18. Both pairs began the second game on an even keel before the Korean pair put enough pressure on Satwik/Chirag and maintained the lead at the mid-game break. After the interval, Kang and Seo showed their attacking skills making life tough for the Indian pairing. Things looked bleak with the Indians trailing 14-20. Satwik/Chirag played with great skil...

 The number 2 ranked Indian pairing of Satwik/Chirag Shetty stormed into the semi-finals of the Super 1000 Malaysia Open with a dominating win over the Chinese pair played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 12 th January 2024. Chirag/Satwik produced a dominating performance over the Chinese pairing He Je Ting and Ren X Y right from the word go. The Indian pair showed attacking skills making life tough for the opponent taking 11-2 lead at the mid-gam break. After the break, Satwik/Chirag created enough pressure and won the first set easily by 21-11. The second game was a one-sided affair as Satwik/Chirag kept the pressure on the Chinese pairing with smashes and drop shots. At the mid-game break, the Indian pairing took a commanding lead. After the break, the Indians were never allowed and won the 2 nd set easily to qualify for the semi-finals. Satwik/Chirag Shetty have been dominating in the previous 2 rounds. The first round saw the Indian pairing defeating MS Fikri and Maulana o...