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Singapore Open 2026 Day 5: Satwik/Chirag Stun Number 1 Seed, Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Knocked Out

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  Satwik/Chirag played one of their best games knocking out the world number 1 seed SJ Seo and Kim of South Korea while Kapila/Tanisha lost in the SF of the prestigious Super 750 Singapore Open 2026 played on 30 th May. The top men’s doubles pairing of Satwik/Chirag Shetty stunned the world number 1 SJ Seo and Kim of South Korea in two straight games. Both pairs began taking alternate points in initial stages before Kim and Seo put enough pressure on Indian pairing keeping them under immense pressure. At the mid-game break, Seo and Kim had a commanding 11-6 lead. After the interval, it was looking that South Korean pair was taking the game away, before Satwik/Chirag showed great fighting spirit. From 9-13 and 13-17 down, Indian pairing played attacking shots to level the scores. It was a sensational performance as Satwik/Chirag won first game by 21-19. Seo and Kim started the 2 nd game on a positive note taking 3-0 lead before Satwik/Chirag showed aggressive intent putting So...

Singapore Open 2026 Day 4 QF: Mixed Day For Indian Shuttlers

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  The quarterfinals day saw Satwik/Chirag & Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto enter into the semi-finals while Sen and Sindhu loss of prestigious Super 750 Singapore Open played on 29 th May 2026. The men’s doubles pair of Satwik/Chirag Shetty took the revenge of 2026 All England Badminton Championship with a thrilling three game win over Kang and Aaron Tai of Malaysia. Both pairs began the first game on positive note with smashes and drop shots. Aaron Tai and Kang put enough pressure against the Indians. At the mid-game break, Malaysian pair had a commanding 11-6 lead. After the interval, Satwik/Chirag showed taking points before Tai and Kang maintained a decent 18-13 lead. The Indian pairing fought back strongly with 5 successive points to level the scores at 18-18. Kang and Tai held their nerves winning first game by 21-19. The second game began with Tai and Kang keeping pressure early on Indian pair. Kang and Tai looked in a comfortable position with 8-4 lead before Satwik...

Singapore Open 2026 Day 3: Good Day For Indian Shuttlers

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  The Indian contingent had a decent outing with 4 out of 5 progressed into the quarterfinals of the prestigious Super 750 Singapore Open 2026 played on 28 th May. PV Sindhu started the day on a resounding note with dominating straight game win over R Gunji of Japan. Both players began taking alternate points till 3-3 before Sindhu showed her domination keeping Gunji under immense pressure. At the mid-game break, the Indian took a commanding 11-5 lead. After the interval, it was one-way traffic as Sindhu won with comfortable scoreline of 21-9. This time around, Gunji began the second game on a positive note before Sindhu came back strongly not allowing any chances to her opponent. At the mid-game break, the Indian took a 11-7 lead. After the interval, it was one-way traffic again as Sindhu made light work winning by 21-12 to move into the quarterfinals. She will face a stern test against world number 1 An Se Young. The men’s doubles pairing of Satwik/Chirag Shetty fought bac...

Singapore Open 2026 Day 2: Good Outing For Indian Shuttlers

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  The Indian shuttlers had a decent outing with the likes of Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto making into round of 16 of Super 750 Singapore Open 2026 played on 27 th May. HS Prannoy stunned the 5 th seeded Jonthan Christie in three thrilling games. Prannoy began off to a good start before Christie dominated with lovely shots keeping Indian under pressure taking a commanding 11-5 lead. After the break, it was one-way traffic as Christie put on excellent display to win first game by 21-10. The second game began with Prannoy showing great fighting spirit putting Christie under immense pressure taking 11-7 lead at the break. After the interval, Prannoy played with aggression keeping the Indonesian struggling to win second game comfortably at 21-12. Both players fought for each point right from the word go in the third game. Prannoy fought back strongly keeping Christie under pressure with smashes and drop shots taking a slender 11-10 lead at the break. Afte...

Singapore Open 2026 Day 1: Disappointing Outing For Indian Shuttlers

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  The Indian shuttlers had a disappointing outing with only 2 of them making into round of 16 in the prestigious Super 750 Singapore Open played on 26 th May 2026. PV Sindhu stunned 5 th seeded Putri Kusuma Wardani in two straight games. Sindhu began with full force putting Wardani under pressure. After that, Wardani showed great skills not allowing any chances for the two-time Olympic medalists taking a commanding 11-7 lead. After the break, Wardani looked to take the game away before Sindhu fought back strongly to level scores and then win first set with 21-17 scoreline. The second game began with both players fighting for each point taking alternate points. Sindhu showed great fighting spirit and courage taking a 11-9 lead at the break. After the break, Wardani made a match out of it taking points in succession, before Sindhu held onto her nerves winning with 21-18 scoreline. She will face R Gunji of Japan. Satwik/Chirag Shetty survived a scare before winning against Che...

Singapore Open 2026: Indian Shuttlers Participation

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  The Indian shuttlers will look to perform well in the Super 750 Singapore Open 2026 starting from 26 th May onwards. This tournament would feature all the top players. Ayush Shetty would be looking for much better performance as he will face Victor Lai in the first round. Lakshya Sen who suffered exit in first round of Malaysia Masters will face Lu Gunagzu of China. Sen would be looking for a much better performance and dominate the Chinese player. Kidambi Srikanth will face Loh Kiean Yew while HS Prannoy would take on 5 th seeded Jonthan Christie. If both players win their respective matches, they will face each other in the 2 nd round. In the women’s singles section, PV Sindhu will face Wardani of Indonesia in the first round. Sindhu had a decent outing reaching the quarterfinals of Thailand Open 2026. Unnati Hooda will face a stiff challenge as she faces 8 th seeded Tomoka Miyazki of Japan in the first round. Malvika Bansod would take on Lin H-t of Chinese Taipei i...

Thailand Open 2026: Satwik/Chirag Beat Goh/Izzudin In A Thrilling Encounter To Reach Finals

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  The top seeded Indian pairing of Satwik/Chirag Shetty reached their first finals of 2026 with a thrilling win over Goh/Izzudin in the semi-finals of the Super 500 Thailand Open played at Bangkok on 15 th May. It was a closely fought affair in the initial stages of the first game with both pairs fighting for each point till 7-7. Goh/Izzudin upped their attacking style of play putting Satwik/Chirag taking a 11-8 lead at the break. After the interval, Malaysian pair showed their class with smashes and keeping Indian pairing under immense pressure. The top seeded showed glimpses of fightback before Goh/Izzudin held onto their nerves to win first game by 21-19. The second game saw both pairs fighting for each point with smashes and flat shots. It was an amazing badminton display by both pairs. At the mid-game break, Satwik/Chirag took a 11-9 lead. After the interval, Goh/Izzudin fought back strongly with lovely shots keeping Indian pairing under pressure. Satwik/Chirag had a 20-1...

Thailand Open 2026 QF: Satwik/Chirag Enter SF, Other Two Crash Out

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  Satwik/Chirag were the only one to enter the semi-finals while PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen lost in Super 500 Thailand Open 2026 played at Bangkok on 15 th May. The top seeded Indian pairing Satwik/Chirag Shetty stormed into the semi-finals with a two straight game win over T Nomura and Y Shimogami of Japan. The first game saw Satwik/Chirag producing a dominating performance right from the word go putting enough pressure on the Japanese pairing with a commanding 11-1 lead at the break. After the interval, Nomura and Shimogami tried their level best, but Satwik/Chirag won the first game comfortably at 21-12. The second game was much better fight by Nomura and Shimogami with lovely shots keeping Indian pairing under some pressure. At the mid-game break, Satwik/Chirag took 11-9 lead at the break. After the interval, the Indian pairing looked sharp and never allowed any chances to their opponents to win by 21-13. They will face 3 rd seeded Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzudin of Malaysia. ...

Thailand Open 2026 Day 3: Mixed Day For Indian Shuttlers

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  The Indian shuttlers had a mixed day as PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, Satwik/Chirag Shetty made into the quarterfinals of the Super 500 Thailand Open 2026 played at Bangkok on 14 th May. PV Sindhu eased past her Danish opponent Amile Schultz in two straight games. In the initial stages of the first game, Sindhu struggled before putting on a dominating display not allowing any chances to Schultz. At the mid-game break, Sindhu led 11-6. After the interval, it was one-way traffic as Sindhu won with ease by 21-13. The second game saw both closely fought affair taking alternate points before Sindhu showing her class with smashes keeping Schultz under immense pressure. At the break, Sindhu led 11-7. After the interval, Schultz fought hard, but the experience of star Indian shuttler showed winning by 21-15 to move into quarterfinals. She will face Akane Yamaguchi of Japan. The top seeded Indian pairing of Satwik/Chirag Shetty moved into the quarterfinals with straight game win over M H...

Thomas Cup 2026: India Enter SF With A Thrilling Win Over Chinese Taipei

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  The Indian men’s badminton stepped up their game as India beat Chinese Taipei with 3-0 scoreline in the quarterfinals of the prestigious Thomas Cup event played at Horsens Court 2, Denmark played on 1 st May 2026. Lakshya Sen stunned Chou Tien Chen in a thrilling three game thriller. The first game saw both players fighting for each point keeping others guessing. It was a closely fought affair right from the word go before Sen took a slender 11-9 lead at the break. After the interval, Indian continued to dominate and put enough pressure on Chou with 15-10 lead. The experienced Chou fought back strongly with lovely smashes and held onto his nerves to win first game 21-18. Chou Tien Chen began the second game on aggressive note putting Sen under immense pressure with smashes and drop shots. It was a dominating effort by Chou to take a 11-5 lead at the break. After the interval, Sen showed great courage and spirit making life tough for Chou. Trailing by 5 points at one stage, S...