India Open 2025 Day 1: Decent Start For Indian Shuttlers

-

 

It was a decent start for the Indian shuttlers as 5 of them made it into the second round of the Super 750 India Open played at KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium, New Delhi on 14th January 2025.

PV Sindhu started her India Open campaign with a comfortable win over Sung S-y of Chinese Taipei in two straight games. The first game saw Sindhu dominate her opponent keeping her under immense pressure, winning by 21-14. Both players fought for each point in the second game before the Indian held onto her nerves to win the match by 22-20. She will face M Suizu of Japan.

The prequalifies Kiran George registered a thrilling three-game win over Tanaka of Japan. It was a closely fought contest right from the word go as both players fought for each point. Kiran held onto his nerves to win the first game by 21-19. Tanaka showed his domination in the second game putting enough pressure on George to win it by 21-14.

The third and deciding game was another closely fought encounter as both players fought for each point. It ebbed and flowed till the end before George held onto his nerves, winning it by 27-25 to move into the second round. He will face the winner of Vitisdarn and Lanier. Kidambi Srikanth gave a walkover to his Chinese opponent Weng H Y of China in the first round. 

Number 1 men’s doubles pairing of Satwik/Chirag Shetty registered a thrilling win over Malaysian Man W C and Tee KW in three sets. The first game proved to be a thriller as both pairs fought for each point before the Indians showed their class winning by 23-21.

The second game was another closely fought one as both pairs kept taking points and never allowed the others to run away with the game. This time around, Man WC and Tee KW won it by 21-19.

Both pairs fought toe to toe in the initial stages of the deciding game. Satwik/Chirag took an 11-9 lead at the mid-game break. After the interval, the Indian pairing dominated and won the match by 21-16 to move into the second round. They will face the winner of Krishnamurthy Roy/KS Prateek versus Mitsuhashi/Okamura of Japan.

The mixed doubles pairing of Tanisha Crasto/Dhruv Kapila registered a thrilling win over Chen C K and Hsu Y H. It was a disappointing outing for the Indians in the first game as they suffered an 8-21 loss. Crasto and Kapila showed great fighting spirit to win the second game by 21-19 before winning the decider by 21-17 to move into the second round. They will face Midorikawa/Saito of Japan.

KA Bhat and S Gautam registered a straight-game win over the Canadian pair of J Dent and Lai. The first game was a closely fought encounter as Bhat and Gautam held onto their nerves to win it by 22-20. Bhat and Gautam fought a strong battle in the second game with a scoreline an 21-18 to move into the next round. They will face Li Y J and Luo X M of China.

The major disappointment was the women’s doubles pairing of Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand suffering a closely fought loss to Igarashi and Sakuramoto of Japan. Last year also, Jolly and Gopichand suffered a loss in the first round of the India Open.

The Indian pairing gave a tough fight before losing the match by 21-23, 19-21 to be knocked out in the first round.

Pramtuesh/S Singh lost to Thailand’s Jongsathapornparn and Suwchahi in three games. The pre-qualifiers Pramtuesh/ Singh stunned them in the first game winning by 21-19. Singh and Pramtuesh struggled with the pace of the opponent losing the next two games with a scoreline of 15-21, 12-21.

Day 1 Results of Indian Shuttlers in India Open 2025

1.      PV Sindhu defeated Sung J Y-21-14, 22-20 (Women’s Singles)  

2.      Kiran George defeated Tanaka-21-19, 14-21, 27-25 (Men’s Singles)

3.      Satwik/Chirag Shetty defeated Man W C and Tee KW- 23-21, 19-21, 21-16 (Men’s Doubles)  

4.      Tanisha Crasto/Dhruv Kapila defeated Chen CK and Hsu YH-8-21, 21-19, 21-17 (Mixed Doubles)  

5.      KA Bhat/S Gautam defeated J Dent/Lai- 22-20, 21-18 (Women’s Doubles)  

6.      Tressa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand lost to Igarashi/Sakuramoto-21-23, 19-21 (Women’s Doubles)

7.      Pramutesh/Singh lost to Jongsathapornparn/Suwchahi-21-19, 15-21, 12-21 (Women’s Doubles)

8.      A Gahlawat/S Gahlawat lost to Hu LF and Jheng F C-12-21, 4-21 (Women’s Doubles)

9.      R Kapoor/R Gadde lost to T Hee/Jin H Y-21-17, 18-21, 15-21

HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen & few other Indian shuttlers will start their campaign tomorrow.

 


     

 






PV Sindhu, Satwik/Chirag and 3 others qualify for the second of India Open 2025 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

WPL 2025 Match 1: Top 3 Performers Between RCB And GG

-
Image
  Royal Challengers Bengaluru registered a historic win over Gujarat Giants in the opening match of WPL 2025 played at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on 14 th February. RCB captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and decided to field first. Ash Gardner’s explosive knock, Beth Mooney’s half-century, Deandra Dottin’s quickfire knock helped Gujarat Giants post 201 for 5 in their 20 overs. In reply, Ellyse Perry looked impressive with a half-century. Richa Ghosh played a blinder of a knock along with Kanika Ahuja’s brilliance helping the defending Champions RCB chase down this target easily by 6 wickets with 9 balls to spare. The pitch at Vadodara was a belter with top-quality performances from both sides in the opening match of the season. Here we look at the top 3 performers in the opening match of the WPL 2025 between RCB and Gujarat Giants. 1.        Ash Gardner Gujarat Giants’ newly appointed captain Ash Gardner led from the front with the bat and ball al...
Read more

Indonesia Open 2025: Satwik/Chirag Enter Quarters, Others Crash Out

-
Image
  The men’s doubles pairing of Satwik/Chirag entered the quarterfinals while other 3 Indians lost in the 2 nd round of the Super 1000 Indonesia Open played at Jakarta on 5 th June 2025. Satwik/Chirag Shetty edged past R Kjaer and Sogaard of Denmark in three games. The first game began with both pairs fighting for each point. Kjaer and Sogaard displayed great service skills. Satwik/Chirag fought back strongly to make a comeback. At the mid-game break, Danish pair led 11-10. After the break, Kjaer and Sogaard played brilliant badminton winning the first game by 21-16. The second game also began well for both pairs. Satwik/Chirag made a strong comeback whenever Kjaer and Sogaard look to take the game away. At the mid-game break, Danish pair again took a 11-10 lead. After the interval, Satwik/Chirag fought back strongly to level the scores and then won it by 21-18 to force into the decider. It was a closely fought affair in the third game as both pairs fought for each point. At...
Read more

Malaysia Open 2025 Day 3: Disappointing Outing For Indian Shuttlers

-
Image
  The Indian shuttlers had a disappointing outing as only one of them made it into the quarterfinals of the Super 1000 Malaysia Open 2025 played at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur on 9 th January. HS Prannoy, women’s doubles pair of Tressa Jolly suffered narrow losses while Bansod, mixed doubles pair of Crasto/Kapila, and other pair lost in a one-sided affair. Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand suffered a heartbreaking loss to Jia Ya Fan and Zhang of China in three thrilling games. The Indian pair struggled in the initial phases of the first game trailing by 3-6 before taking 7 points in succession to put the pressure back on the Chinese pair. At the mid-game interval, the Indians had an 11-7 lead. After the break, Jolly and Gopichand showed domination with smashes and drop shots keeping consistent pressure on the Chinese pair before winning the first game at 21-15. The second game began well with Jolly and Gopichand taking a decent lead in the initial phases. Ji and Zhang showed g...
Read more