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Hong Kong Open Badminton 2025: Indian Shuttlers On Fire

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  The Indian shuttlers looked in fine form as 3 of them made it into the quarterfinals of the Super 500 Hong Kong Open played on 11 th September 2025. Starting the day, Satwik/Chirag Shetty defeated qualifiers P Sukphun and Teerarastukul of Thailand in three games. The first game saw the Thailand pair playing attacking badminton as the Indian pairing struggled committing unforced errors. At the mid-game break, Thai player had 11-7 lead. After the interval, Satwik/Chirag put on an excellent display of badminton to level the scores. Sukphun and Teerarastukul won the first game comfortably at 21-18. The second game saw the Indian pairing increase the tempo putting the pressure on Thai pair. After initial stages, the Thai pair showed fight and took a slender 11-10 lead at the break. Satwik/Chirag dominated their opponent not allowing any chances to win the second game easily at 21-15 forcing into the decider. Satwik/Chirag looked in great touch right from the word go during the ...

China Open 2025 Day 2: Great Day For Indian Shuttlers

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  The Indian shuttlers had a remarkable 2 nd day with PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda and Satwik/Chirag Shetty made it into the 2 nd round of the Super 1000 China Open played at Changzhou on 23 rd July. PV Sindhu finally crossed the first round hurdle stunning world number 6 Tomoyka Miyazaki of Japan in three games. The first game saw the star Indian shuttler show intent right from the word go putting pressure on the Japanese. At the mid-game break, Sindhu had a 11-5 lead. After the break, despite Miyazaki efforts, Sindhu won the first game comfortably at 21-15. The second game began on an even keel with both players earning alternate points till 6-6. Miyazaki upped the ante with lovely smashes and drop shots not allowing any chances to comeback into the game. At the mid-game break, Miyazaki led 11-6. After the break, it was one-way traffic as the Japanese won the second game by 21-8. PV Sindhu started the 3 rd and deciding game on an aggressive note with smashes keeping Miyazaki...

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

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  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...

Singapore Open 2025: Satwik/Chirag Loses In Thrilling Semi-Finals

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  The dynamic duo of Satwik/Chirag Shetty went down fighting in the semi-finals to the Malaysian pairing of Aaron Chia and Sooh Yi Wik during Super 750 Singapore Open played on 31 st May 2025. The first game saw both pairs earning alternate points. Both committed unforced errors before Satwik/Chirag showed domination keeping the Malaysian pair under immense pressure. At the mid-game break, the Indian pair led 11-8. After the break, the match ebbed and flowed, but Satwik/Chirag continued to maintain 2-point lead. Sooh and Aaron fought back strongly to level the scores at 18-18. The Indian pairing held onto their nerves winning the first game with narrow scoreline of 21-19. The Malaysian pair upped the ante right from the word go in the second game. They kept pressure with smashes taking a commanding 5-0 lead and maintained pressure consistently. At the mid-game break, Aaron and Sooh took a commanding 11-5 lead. After the interval, Malaysian pair maintained the pressure winnin...

India Open 2025: Satwik/Chirag Shetty Loses In Semi-Finals

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  The Indian challenge ended as the men’s doubles pairing of Satwik/Chirag Shetty lost to the Malaysian pair in the semi-finals of the Super 750 Indian Open played at KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium, New Delhi on 18 th January 2025. Satwik/Chirag Shetty began the first game on a positive note keeping pressure on Goh/Izzuddin with smashes and drop shots. Soon after, the Malaysian pair showed great fighting spirit to take points in succession. At the mid-game interval, Goh/Izzuddin took a slender 11-10 lead. It was an even contest after the break as both pairs took alternate points. The Malaysian pair showed their class to win the first game with a scoreline of 21-18. Goh/Izzuddin started the second game on an aggressive note taking a commanding 5-0 lead. Satwik/Chirag Shetty made a strong comeback keeping consistent pressure on the Malaysian pair. The match ebbed and flowed as Goh/Izzuddin took a slender 11-10 lead. After the break, it was an even contest with scores equal at 14-14. T...

India Open 2025 Day 4: Satwik/Chirag Enter Semi-Finals, Sindhu and George Crash Out

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  The Indian contingent witnessed Satwik/Chirag Shetty progress into the semi-finals while Sindhu and Kiran George crashed out of the Super 750 Indian Open played at KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium, New Delhi on 17 th January 2025. PV Sindhu suffered a heartbreaking loss to Tungjung of Indonesia in three thrilling games. It was a dominating performance by the Indonesian keeping the pressure on Sindhu and never allowing any chances. At the mid-game break, Tungjung had a commanding 11-4 lead. After the break, it was one-way traffic with the Indonesian winning the first game with a comfortable scoreline of 21-9. It was a disastrous start for the Sindhu in the second committing unforced errors. Trailing 4-9, Sindhu made a strong comeback to take an 11-10 lead at the break. The match ebbed and flowed with both players fighting for each point. Sindhu held onto his nerves to win the second game by 21-19 to force the match into the decider. The third game saw a closely fought affair right ...

India Open 2025 Day 3: Three Indians Enter Quarterfinals

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  The Indian shuttlers had a decent outing with three of them making into the quarterfinals of the Super 750 Indian Open played at KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium, New Delhi on 16 th January 2025. The women’s doubles pairing of Rituparna Panda/Shweta Panda suffered a straight-game loss to Baek HN and Lee S-h. It was a dominating performance by the Korean pair as they looked in complete control, winning the match by 21-6, 21-7. Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponnappa struggled losing to Fukushima/Matsumoto in two straight games. The first game was a one-sided affair as the Japanese won with a scoreline of 21-9. Indian pairing of Crasto/Ponnappa gave a tough for the Japanese in the second game, but Fukushima/Matsumoto held onto their nerves to win it by 23-21. The mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto suffered a straight-game loss to Midorikawa/Saito of Japan with a scoreline of 18-21, 17-21. Kiran George stunned Alex Lanier of France in two straight games. The first game saw L...

India Open 2025 Day 1: Decent Start For Indian Shuttlers

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  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 14 th 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 ...

Malaysia Open 2025 Day 3: Disappointing Outing For Indian Shuttlers

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  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...

French Open 2024 Round 1: Indian Shuttlers Move Into Second Round

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  The Indian Shuttlers had a brilliant outing as they moved into the second round of the Super 750 French Open played in Paris on 5 th March 2024. Satwik/Chirag Shetty produced a dominating performance registering a commanding win over Ong Y S and Teo E Y of Malaysia in straight games. The Indian pair showed their class in the first game winning by 21-13. Both pairs fought for each point in the second game as the Indian pairing held onto their nerves to win by 24-22 to move into the next round. They will face Man W C and Tee K W of Malaysia. The women’s doubles saw Tressa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand defeat their counterparts Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa in three games. The first game saw Tanisha and Ashwini Ponnappa prove their worth winning by 21-16. Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand showed fighting spirit to win the game with a scoreline of 21-19. The third and deciding encounter saw Jolly and Gayatri showing their abilities to win by 21-17 to move into the second roun...

Malaysia Open 2024: Satwik/Chirag Shetty progress into semi-finals

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 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...

Indonesia Open 2023: Satwik/Chirag Shetty wins historic title.

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  SatwikRankiReddy and Chirag Shetty registered a straight game victory over Aaron Chia and Soh Woo Yik of Malaysia in straight games of Super 1000 Indonesia Open played in Jakarta on 18 June 2023. It was a great start by the Malaysian pair putting pressure on Satwik/Chirag taking 3-0 lead initially and maintained lead before dynamic duo made strong comeback to take successive points and keep momentum going for Indian. At the mid-game interval, Satwik and Chirag had 11-9 lead. After the break, the Indian pair continued their attacking style of play keeping pressure on Aaron and Soh with lovely smashes winning first game at 21-18. The second game began with both pairs taking alternate points till 5-5 before the Indian pair kept pressure on Malaysian taking 11-7 lead at interval. Despite Aaron/ Soh efforts, Satwik/Chirag Shetty looked composed winning the match easily by 21-17 to win their first ever Super 1000 title. It was a remarkable performance by Indian pair right through t...

Indonesia Open Semi-finals: Satwik/Chirag Shetty enters finals, HS Prannoy knocked out.

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  The men’s doubles pair of Satwik/Chirag Shetty progressed into the finals while HS Prannoy lost in the semi-finals of Super 1000 Indonesia Open 2023 played in Jakarta on 17 June. SatwikRankiReddy/Chirag Shetty cameback winning against Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae of South Korea. The first game saw South Korean pair showing their class putting pressure on the Indian pair with lovely shots. At the mid-game interval, Kang and Seo had 11-6 lead. After the break, Satwik/Chirag tried to make a comeback, but it was the South Korean pair winning first game 21-17. The second game saw the Indian pair fighting back strongly putting the South Korean pair under pressure with smashes. It was a dominating performance by Satwik/Chirag taking 11-4 lead at the break. After the break, the South Korean pair stormed back into match with some lovely points and keeping Indian pair under pressure. Satwik/Chirag held onto their nerves to win the second game 21-19 to force the match into decider. ...