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  The 32-year-old Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth reached the finals of the Super 500 Malaysia Masters event played at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur on 24 th May 2025. Kidambi Srikanth and Yushi Tanaka were unseeded in this tournament. The first game began with Tanaka keeping the pressure on Srikanth with lovely smashes taking 4-1 lead initially. The Indian made a strong comeback showing glimpses of his old best with lovely attacking shots. At the mid-game break, Tanaka had a 11-8 lead. After the break, Srikanth showed great defensive skills and also played aggressive badminton to reduce the lead and then level the scores at 14-14. The match ebbed and flowed before Srikanth won the first game comfortably by 21-18. Tanaka began the second game on a positive note taking 4-0 lead. Kidambi Srikanth looked in deep trouble trailing with scoreline 3-9. It was an amazing performance by the Indian putting pressure on the Japanese taking six successive points to level the scores at 9-9....

  Kidambi Srikanth proved his worth with a stunning quarterfinal win over Toma Junior Popov of France in three grueling games at the Super 500 Malaysia Masters, played at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur on 23 rd May 2025. The first game began with both players putting on an excellent display of badminton taking alternate points. At the mid-game break, Popov had slender 11-10 lead. After the break, it ebbed and flowed with Srikanth looking in complete control putting pressure on the French. Popov saved match points to level the scores at 20-20. Srikanth showed great spirit keeping the momentum going winning first game with a narrow scoreline of 24-22. Toma Junior Popov began the 2 nd set on a positive note keeping pressure on Srikanth taking a decent lead in initial stages. The Indian showed great spirit keeping the pressure on French. At the game interval, Popov had good lead. After the break, Srikanth scored points with lovely drop shots and smashes keeping him under pressure to ...

  The Indian shuttlers had a good outing with 3 of them entering the second round of the Super 300 played in Bangkok, Thailand on 29 th January 2025. Kidambi Srikanth making a comeback to the court after forfeiting the first round of the India Open, he showed his class by defeating D Dubovenko of Israel. It was a dominating performance by former world number 1, Indian player Srikanth. He looked impressive winning by 21-13. Despite a closely fought second game, Srikanth showed his class to win it with a scoreline of 21-18. He will face J Gunawan of Hong Kong, China. J Subramanian stunned higher-ranked player Chem Jun Wei of Malaysia in three thrilling games. The first game saw Chem showing his domination right from the word go winning it easily by 21-15. Subramanian played with aggression in the second game making a strong comeback to win it with a 21-15 scoreline. The third game was a closely fought affair right from the word go. Both players took alternate points before the...

  It was a good day for the Indian shuttlers as 3 out of 5 progressed into the quarterfinals of Super 1000 Indonesia Open 2023 played in Jakarta, Indonesia on 15 June. Kidambi Srikanth started the day with a straight game win over his compatriot Lakshya Sen. It was a closely fought affair right from word go as there were long rallies. Srikanth fought back strongly to take slender 11-10 lead at the break. After the interval, both players took alternate points till 17-17 before Srikanth took 4 points in succession to win the first game 21-17. The second was another closely fought affair as both players fought for each point. After the break, both players continued making aggressive moves before Srikanth held onto his nerves to win second game 22-20 to move into the quarterfinals. He will now face Li S F of China. HS Prannoy cruised past into the quarterfinals with straight game win over Na Ka Long Anus of Hong Kong, China. It was a dominating performance by the Indian who looke...

  The Indian shuttlers had a disappointing as only 3 of them progressed into the 2 nd round of Super 750 Singapore Open on 6 June 2023. Kidambi Srikanth defeated Wangchareon of Thailand in two straight games. The first game saw Thai player began on aggressive note taking 5-0 lead before the Indian showed great spirit to level the scores. At the mid-game interval, Wangchareon had slender 11-10 lead. After the break, Srikanth proved too strong for the opponent, winning the first game easily at 21-15. The second game saw this time, Srikanth began well before both players fought for each point. At the break, Wangchareon led 11-10. Both players kept with each other but the Indian played aggressive badminton to win it by 21-19 to move into the second round. He will now face qualifier Lee C H of Chinese Taipei. Pranshu Rajawat produced an impressive performance defeating higher ranked Kenta Tsuynmena of Japan in two straight games. The young Indian dominated his opponent winning it...

 The Indian shuttlers had a decent day as most of them qualified for the 2 nd round of the Super 500 Korea Open played at Palma Indoor Stadium, Sucnehon on Wednesday.   Winner of the Swiss Open, PV Sindhu had no problems defeating Lauren Lam in straight games. It was a dominating performance by the Indian who looked in complete control winning the match by 21-15, 21-14 to move into the second round. She will face Aya Ohori of Japan. Kidambi Srikanth defeated Darren Liew of Malaysia in two straight games. The first game was a closely fought one with both players fighting for each point before the Indian won it by 22-20. Srikanth dominated his opposition in the second game-winning 21-11 to move into the second round. He will face Misha Zilberman of Israel. The men’s doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj RankiReddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Pre-qualifier Shin T-y and Wang C of South Korea in two straight games. It was a superb performance by the Indian pair dominating the oppos...

 The Indian shuttlers had a mixed outing as 3 out of the 6 contenders progressed into the quarterfinals of the prestigious All England Badminton Championship 2022 played at Arena Birmingham on Thursday. Lakshya Sen stunned World number 3, Anders Antonsen, in two straight games. It was a dominating display by the youngster who played with aggression. The youngster won the first game by 21-16. It was a very closely fought second game as Anders showed some intent and kept the pressure on the Indian. Antonsen fought strongly in the second game, but Sen held his nerves to win it by 21-18 to move into the quarterfinals. Kidambi Srikanth lost to Anthony Gingting of Indonesia in a thrilling 3 games. It was a dominating display by Srikanth in the first game who played with intent and kept the pressure on Ginting. The Indian had a commanding 11-4 lead at the interval. After the break, it was one-way traffic as Srikanth won the first game easily by 21-9. The second game saw both playe...

 The Indian badminton contingent had a mixed outing with one shuttler moving into the quarterfinals of the Super 300 German Open played at Westenergie Sporthalle, Mulhelm on Thursday. PV Sindhu lost to lower-ranked Chinese player Zhang Yi Man in three games. It was a disappointing start by the Indian who struggled as Zhang made it 5-5. The Chinese took 6 successive points to take an 11-5 lead at interval. After the break, Sindhu tried her best but lost the first game at 14-21. It was a much better start by Sindhu in the second game putting pressure on the Chinese. After being 10-6 up, Zhang leveled scores at 10-10. The Indian went into mid-game break with an 11-10 lead. After the interval, Sindhu showed intent to keep pressure on the opposition and won the second easily to force the game into a decider. Zhang played with intent in the deciding game keeping the pressure on Sindhu. At the mid-game interval, the Chinese player took an 11-8 lead. After the mid-game break, Zhang d...

 The top Indian shuttlers did not feel rustiness as they moved into the second round of the Super 300 German Open played at Westenergie Sporthalle, Mulhelm on Tuesday. Kidambi Srikanth defeated Brice Leverdez in a three-game thriller. The Indian started the first game on an aggressive note winning the first set easily at 21-10. Srikanth lost his stem and committed unforced errors as he lost 2 nd set by 13-21. The third game saw the Indian dominating his opposition winning the third game easily at 21-7 to move into the second round. He will take on LU GZ of China. Lakshya Sen started his tournament on a winning note defeating Kanthaon Wangchareon easily. The Indian produced dominating display in the first game going past opponents by 21-6. It was a closely fought 2 nd game as both players fought for each point before Sen won the second game by 22-20 to move into the second round. He will take on Anthony Ginting PV Sindhu cruised to a comfortable straight-set win over Busnan ...

 It was a mixed day for the Indian shuttlers as Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth won their respective quarterfinals matches at BWF World Championship 2021 played at Carolina Marin Stadium, Huelva Spain on Friday. The defending Champions PV Sindhu could not match the speed of World number 1 Tai Tzu Ying losing the match in two straight games. It was a decent start as both players took 2 points each before Tai kept the pressure on the Indian shifting the pace with drop shots and smashes. Tai took a commanding 11-6 lead at interval. After the break, Sindhu made a good recovery to narrow down the gap to 16-18 and then with 17-19 with brilliant cross-court smashes. The Indian could not maintain the pace as she hit the shuttle out as Tai won the first game easily at 21-17. Both players fought for each point in the second game, but Tai took an 11-8 lead at the interval. Sindhu kept the pressure back on World number 1 Tai with a brilliant smash to reduce the gap at 10-11 and then Sindh...

 The Indian shuttlers had a brilliant day as all 4 singles players made it into the quarterfinals of BWF World Championship 2021 played at Carolina Marin Stadium, Huelva on Thursday.  Defending champions PV Sindhu defeated nemesis Pornpaee Chocuwong in two straight games. It was an impressive start by the Indian putting the Thailand player under pressure with brilliant shots taking an early lead. Chocuwong made a strong comeback to level the scores. Sindhu kept the pressure on the opposition making life tough taking an 11-9 lead at the break. After the break, the Indian showed aggressive intent with smashes and quick movement before winning the first game easily at 21-14. The second game also began well for the Indian taking an early lead. Chocuwong took 4 points in succession before Sindhu put Thai player under pressure with brilliant attacking play. At the mid-game interval, the Indian led 11-7. After the break, the defending Champion Sindhu looked in complete control. C...

 It was a superb day for the Indian shuttlers as most of them made it into the next round of the BWF World Championship 2021 played at Carolina Marin Stadium, Huelva, Spain on Tuesday. Lakshya Sen stunned higher-ranked Kenta Nishimoto of Japan in a thrilling three games. Both players started the match with long rallies as the Japanese took the initial lead before Sen put pressure on Nishimoto. The Indian showed great fighting spirit to comeback equalling the scores at 10-10. At the mid-game interval, Nishimoto had a slender 11-10 lead. After the break, the match ebbed and flow as both players fought for each point. Sen took a 20-18 lead before losing 2 points before taking the next 2 points to win the first game by 22-20. The second game began off brilliantly with both players taking alternate points. Nishimoto played aggressive badminton putting Sen under pressure. Again, there were long rallies but Sen looked tired. At the mid-game interval, Nishimoto took an 11-10 lead. Afte...

 It was another good day for the Indian shuttlers as 3 out of 4 qualified for the quarterfinals stage of Super 1000 Indonesia Open 2021 played at Bali on Thursday. PV Sindhu had no problems defeating Germany Y Li in two straight games. It was a dominating display by the Indian who showed aggressive play right from word go and made life tough for the opponent. Sindhu won the first game easily at 21-12. The second game was a much closer fight but the Indian closed the game out by 21-18 to move into the quarterfinals. She will face Sim Y J of South Korea. Sai Praneeth survived a scare beating Pre qualifier Christo Popov of France in three games. The Indian started the first game on a positive note putting pressure on the qualifier with an 11-7 lead at the interval. Popov made a strong comeback into the match taking points in succession to level scores and then take lead. Praneeth experience came to the fore as he held his nerves winning the first game at 21-17. The second game s...

 The Indian challenge ended as both remaining shuttlers lost their semi-finals encounters easily in the Super 750 Indonesia Masters played at Bali, Indonesia on Saturday. PV Sindhu was completely outplayed by her opponent Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in two straight games. The Japanese opponent start the game on an aggressive note putting the Indian under pressure. Yamaguchi did not allow her opponent a chance with brilliant shots and made life tough for the Indian. At the mid-game interval, Yamaguchi had an 11-5 lead. After the interval, Yamaguchi maintained the momentum with attacking shots as Sindhu made unforced errors as the Japanese won the first game easily at 21-13. The second game saw both PV Sindhu and Yamaguchi start on an even keel. Despite Sindhu having lead for a brief time, Yamaguchi's great touch-hitting smashes put Sindhu under pressure. At the mid-game interval, Yamaguchi had a commanding 11-4 lead. The Japanese continued her aggressive play and did not allow any ...

 The two Indian shuttlers remaining in the fray moved into the semi-finals of Super 750 Indonesia Masters with easy wins over their opponents played at Bali, Indonesia on Friday. PV Sindhu had no problems defeating World number Yigit of Turkey in two straight games. It was a dominating display by two-time Olympic medallists not allowing her opponent any chances in the game. She was at her best and won the game by 21-13, 21-10 in just 35 minutes. With this win, the Indian continued her head-to-head record against the Turkish 4-0. Sindhu will now face Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the semi-finals. The Indian has now a tough opponent after facing easy opponents till today’s match. It should be a great encounter as Yamaguchi is currently the top seed in this tournament and world number 5. Sindhu has won both matches so far, they met this year so far. In all Indian quarterfinals, Kidambi Srikanth outplayed HS Prannoy in two straight games. It was a dominating display by Srikanth who...

 It was a brilliant day for the Indian shuttlers as 3 of them made it into the quarterfinals stage played at Bali, Indonesia on Thursday. PV Sindhu cruised to a comfortable win over Clara Azurmendi of Spain in three games. The young Spaniard fought well against the two-time Olympic medallists. At the mid-game interval, the Indian had a good lead. After the break, Clara fought back strongly to level scores at 14-14 and then took points in succession to win the first set at 21-17. Sindhu then fought back strongly in the next two games putting an attacking display and did allow her opponent to comeback into the match. The Indian won the second set easily at 21-7, followed by another brilliant display to win a decider by 21-12 to move into the quarterfinals. She will face ranked number 30 Yigit of Turkey. Kidambi Srikanth showed great fighting courage to defeat a tough Indonesian opponent Jonathan Christie in a thrilling three games. The first game saw the Christie dominate Srika...

 It was a mixed day for the Indian contingent as 3 qualified for the second round of Super 750 Indonesia Masters played at Bali, Indonesia on Wednesday.   Kidambi Srikanth defeated pre-qualifier Christo Popov in three thrilling games. It was a close-fought first game as both players fought for each point. The Indian held his nerves to win the first game easily at 21-18. Popov made a strong comeback in the 2 nd set as Srikanth committed unforced errors. The qualifier took the advantage winning it easily at 21-15 to force the match into the decider. The third set began off well with Kidambi Srikanth taking an early lead before Popov showed some character to put the Indian on the backfoot. At the mid-game interval, Srikanth led 11-8. Despite Popov showing a fight, Srikanth held his nerves to win the game at 21-16. He will face the tough challenge of Jonathan Christie of Indonesia. HS Prannoy finally crossed the first-round hurdle defeating Darren Liew of Malaysia in two ...

 The two remaining Indian shuttlers showed their spine as they won their respective quarterfinals at the Super 500 tournament held in Germany played on Friday. Kidambi Srikanth stunned the higher-ranked Na Ka Long Anus of Hong Kong in three grueling games. It was an amazing performance by experienced Indian shuttler struggling for form. The Indian dominated the first game-winning it easily by 21-11. Srikanth did not allow his opponent to comeback. Long made a strong comeback in the 2 nd game as the Indian committed a few unforced errors and won the 2 nd game easily at 21-12 to force the match into the decider. It was a closely fought third game as both players fought for each point. Srikanth held his nerves to win the decider at 21-19 to move into the semi-finals. Before this quarterfinal, Srikanth defeated Watanabe in the first round easily. The Indian held his nerves to win the 2 nd round match against Lee D-k of South Korea winning it 21-9, 19-21, 21-10. It was a great ...

  It was a mixed day for the Indian shuttlers as Saina Nehwal moved into the semi-finals of the Super 100 Orleans Masters played at Paris on Friday. The unseeded pair of Krishna Prasad Garga and Vishnu Vardhan Goud Panjala stunned the Popov brothers in a thrilling three games. It was a closely fought first game initially as the Indian took a decent lead before the Popov brothers made a strong comeback. At the mid-game interval, Garga and Vishnu took an 11-10 lead. After the break, both pairs fought for each point till 17-17 before the Indian took 4 points in succession to win the first game at 21-17. Popov brothers played aggressive badminton in the second game putting pressure on the Indian winning it easily at 21-10. The third game saw the French pair started aggressively taking a commanding 11-6 lead at the interval. After the break, the game looked out of hand, but the Indians showed resolve to take points in succession to win it 22-20 to move into the semi-finals. They wil...

  The top Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Saina Nehwal moved into the next round of the Super 100 Orleans Masters played at Paris on Wednesday. Kidambi Srikanth had no problems defeating Chem June Wei of Malaysia in two straight games. The Indian started the opening game on an aggressive note putting the pressure back on Malaysian. At the mid-game interval, Srikanth led 11-9. After the break, the Malaysian made a strong comeback by leveling the scores. The Indian played aggressive badminton and won the first game easily at 21-17. It was a closely fought second game that went down right down the wire. Both players fought for each point before the Indian held his nerves to win the 2 nd game at 22-20 to move into the quarterfinals. He will take on T Popov of France.  Chirag Sen went down fighting to higher-ranked Hans Kristian Vittingihus in three games. It was even a contest at the start of the game with both players taking alternate points. Sen showed some aggressi...