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India Open 2023: Viktor Axelsen downs Jonatan Christie in straight games to reach final

The Danish ace and top seed, fresh from his Malaysia Open win on Sunday, served out his fourth-seed opponent in 38 minutes in the men's singles semi-finals in New Delhi.

India Open 2023: Lakshya Sen, Saina Nehwal lose; Satwik-Chirag pair pull out as Indian challenge ends

Lakshya Sen reduced an 8-14 deficit in the decider to 13-14 after losing the second game but couldn’t go the distance, losing 21-16, 15-21, 18-21 to Gemke in a match that lasted an hour and 21 minutes at the IG stadium.

India Open 2023: Erratic Kidambi Srikanth goes down to Viktor Axelsen; Malvika, Aakarshi also bow out

Srikanth, a world championship silver medallist, flattered to deceive as he squandered a 14-5 lead in the second game to go down 14-21, 19-21 to the world no. 1 Dane, leaving the cheering fans at the IG stadium disappointed.

India Open 2023: PV Sindhu bows out, Lakshya Sen, Saina Nehwal win opener

It was Sindhu’s second first-round exit following the opening-round loss to Carolina Marin at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 last week.

India Open: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen among title contenders at tournament

While seventh seed Sen and Satwik-Chirag, seeded fifth, are entering the USD 900,000 event as defending champions, Sindhu and world No. 13 Kidambi Srikanth are also former champions.

Malaysia Open: Satwik-Chirag go down to China’s Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in semi-finals

Satwik-Chirag pair put up a brave effort but Liang and Wang, ranked 17th, showed better nerves in the closing stages to register a 21-16 11-21 21-15 win in an hour and four minutes match to reach their maiden super 1000 finals.

Malaysia Open: Chirag-Satwik advance to semis, HS Prannoy loses in quarterfinals

30-year-old Prannoy ran out of steam in the 84-minute contest, losing 16-21 21-19 10-21 to the 21-year-old Naraoka. The doubles pair played their hearts out to defeat the World Tour Champions.

Good players know how to play bad and still pull off matches: Badminton star Chirag Shetty aims World No. 1

The unprecedented success last year saw the two achieve a career-best ranking of world No. 5 at the fag end of the year and Chirag says the next aim is to breach the top 3.

Malaysia Open: HS Prannoy advances to quarters; Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand bow out

World number 8 Prannoy staved off the spirited challenge from Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo to win 21-9 15-21 21-16 while Jolly and Gopichand suffered a 13-21 21-15 17-21 loss to Bulgaria's Gabriela Stoeva and Stefani Stoeva

Malaysia Open 2023: PV Sindhu loses to Carolina Marin, HS Prannoy trumps Lakshya Sen in thriller

PV Sindhu, who was playing her first match since August, lost 12-21, 10-21, 15-21 to 2016 Olympics champion Carolina Marin of Spain in 59 minutes

Malaysia Open 2023: Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth make first round exits

Saina Nehwal, who endured a tough 2022, battling multiple injuries and a lack of form, went down 12-21 21-17 12-21 to Han Yue of China in the $1,250,000 Super 1000 tournament.

Malaysia Open: PV Sindhu returns from injury as Indian shuttlers look to shine in season-opening tournament

Sindhu last played at the Commonwealth Games in August and it will be an interesting battle against Marin, who has won the last three encounters against the Indian.

Asia Mixed Team Championships: HS Prannoy, PV Sindhu to lead India

Lakshya Sen would be the second men's singles player in the squad while Aakarshi Kashyap would provide backup to PV Sindhu in women's singles.

Saina Nehwal, Ashwini Ponnappa among top shuttlers to skip BAC 2023 trials

The selection committee has decided to give singles players Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, PV Sindhu, and men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Ranikreddy and Chirag Shetty direct entry into the squad.

India Open 2023: Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy clubbed in 'quarter of death'

Former world champion and double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will face her last edition's nemesis Supanida Katethong in the opening round.

Saina Nehwal named for selection trials of Asian Mixed Team Championship

Based on their superior world rankings, Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, PV Sindhu and men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Ranikreddy and Chirag Shetty were granted direct entry into the Indian squad for the Asian Mixed Team Championship.

HS Prannoy regains career-best World no. 8 ranking; Kidambi Srikanth drops to 12th

Lakshya Sen remained static at world number seven, while Kidambi Srikanth lost a place to be at the 12th position in the BWF World Rankings.

BWF World Tour Finals: World champion Akane Yamaguchi defeats Tai Tzu-ying to claim women's title

Defending champion Viktor Axelsen defeated Anthony Ginting 21-13, 21-14 to reclaim the BWF World Tour Finals title; Akane Yamaguchi beat Tai Tzu Ying 21-18, 22-20.

BWF World Tour Finals: Akane Yamaguchi to take on Tai Tzu Ying in title match

The semi-final on Saturday was a rematch from Thursday when Chen Yufei beat Akane Yamaguchi in straight games.

BWF World Tour Finals: HS Prannoy shocks world No 1 Viktor Axelsen to end campaign on a high

Prannoy lost the opening game 14-21 but came back stronger to take the next two 21-17 and 21-18 to end his campaign on a high.

BWF World Tour Finals: HS Prannoy loses to Lu Guang Zu

HS Prannoy who had lost to the same opponent in his only meeting at French Open this year, put up a brave effort but couldn't go the distance, losing 21-23 21-17 19-21 in a gruelling 84-minute contest.

BWF World Tour Finals: HS Prannoy loses to Kodai Naraoka in opening group game

HS Prannoy lost 11-21 21-9 17-21 to Naraoka in an hour-long contest.

Manisha Ramadass, Viktor Axelsen clinch BWF Player of the Year Awards

India's Manisha Ramadass has claimed the BWF Female Para-Badminton Player of the Year award for her stellar run this season.

BWF World Tour Finals: Lone ranger HS Prannoy eyes glory at maiden attempt

Prannoy will be the lone Indian at the year-ending tournament, which was moved from Guangzhou, China, due to the rise in COVID-19 infection cases

Para Badminton: Sukant Kadam, five others win gold as Indian shuttlers shine in Peru

Indian shuttlers won six golds including four in singles and two in doubles competition.

Unnati Hooda, Anish Thoppani finish with silver medals at Badminton Asia Junior Championships

The men's doubles pair of Arsh Mohammad and Sanskar Saraswat also finished second best as the Indian contingent finished the prestigious event with three silver and two bronze medals.

Lakshya Sen, coach Vimal Kumar charged with cheating and age fraud; shuttler's family also in trouble

The charges were levelled against the top-ranked Indian shuttler and his family as well as coach Kumar on the basis of an FIR filed in Bengaluru by one M Goviappa Nagaraja.

Indian shuttlers confirm 5 medals at Badminton Asia Junior Championships

Indian shuttlers grabbed five medals in 2018 while they won two in the 2019 edition of the Badminton Asia Junior Championships.

Para shuttler Pramod Bhagat eyes emulating Lin Dan by winning fifth world title

Bhagat won his fourth world title in the men's singles SL3 class in Tokyo last month and will hope to win a fifth like Chinese badminton legend Lin Dan besides winning gold at the 2024 Paris Games.

Badminton Rankings: Lakshya Sen regains career-best sixth spot, Gayatri-Treesa breaks into world top 20

PV Sindhu, who hasn't played any tournament since the Birmingham CWG due to an ankle injury, also stayed at the world number six position.