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  It was a sad end for Satwik/Chirag Shetty as they lost in the semi-finals of the Super 1000 Malaysia Open 2025 played at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur on 11 th January. Kim/Seo looked in aggressive touch right from the word go putting pressure on Satwik/Chirag Shetty with their smashes and drop shots. The South Korean pair dominated not allowing the Indian pair any chances and making life tough. At the mid-game interval, Kim and Seo had a commanding 11-6 lead. After the break, it was a one-way traffic for the Korean pair as they showed their domination, winning the first game easily by 21-10. The second game began on an even keel with both pairs taking alternate points. Satwik/Chirag showed their aggression keeping the South Korean pair on the backfoot. At the mid-game break, the Indian pair had an 11-8 lead. After the break, Kim/Seo made a strong comeback to level scores at 12-12 and then dominated the play. Satwik/Chirag looked out of sorts as they struggled to keep up with t...

  The Indian pairing of Satwiksairaj RankiReddy and Chirag Shetty cruised past their Malaysian opponent in straight sets to enter the semi-finals of the Super 1000 Malaysia Open played at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur on 10 th January 2025. Right from the word go, it was a closely fought affair as both pairs showed class with their shots keeping their opponents under pressure. At the mid-game break, Ong and Teo had a slender lead. After the break, it ebbed and flowed with both pairs not able to convert match point. Satwik/Chirag fought back strongly to level the scores at 24-24. They eventually won the first game 26-24. The second game saw Ong/Teo put on an excellent display of badminton putting Satwik/Chirag under pressure with their service and smashes. Satwik/Chirag made promises but did not capitalize on the chances. At the mid-game break, the Malaysian pair had an 11-8 lead. Satwik/Chirag then showed their prowess with smashes to level the scores at 11-11. The Indian duo put...

  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...

  The Indian Shuttlers had some decent performances on the 2 nd day of the Super 1000 Malaysia Open 2025 played at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur on 8 th January. After a disappointing outing in 2024, a few of them started with a bang and looked sharp. In the men’s singles section, HS Prannoy cruised past Canada’s Brian Young in three games. The first game saw the Indian dominating with aggressive smashes and putting the opponent under immense pressure winning it easily by 21-12. The second game saw Prannoy putting on a display of badminton taking a 6-3 lead before the match was stopped due to leakage of roof. After some time, Young showed attacking strokes taking an 11-9 lead at the mid-game interval before the match was again stopped due to roof leakage. The match started again today with Brian playing aggressive badminton and winning the second game easily at 21-17.     Prannoy dominated the third and the deciding game putting enough pressure on Brian by not allowing...