It was Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen, who had ensured India's presence at the podium in 2021 when they finished with a silver and a bronze.
In 2021, Lakshya Sen's stock increased dramatically as he began routinely defeating higher-ranked opponents.
With a run of quarter-finals, three semi-finals and a runners-up finish this season, Prannoy has emerged as one of the most consistent Indian shuttlers in the international circuit.
Arjun Rehani won the men's singles Delhi State Badminton Championships on Sunday by defeating Vaibhav Jadhav in the final while the women's singles title went to Aashi Rawat, who defeated Likhita Shrivastava in the final
Star shuttler PV Sindhu was ruled out of the upcoming World Championships with a stress fracture on her left ankle and will be out of action till October at least.
In an exclusive interview with Firstpost, Lakshya Sen reveals how he managed to turn the tide in his favour in the summit clash at the CWG 2022 and more
The 21-15, 21-13 scoreline for Sindhu had Michelle remarking, “She played very well today. In the eight years since we first met in CWG in 2014, she has grown stronger and better, and I have had injuries. I think I played well. But she was much better.”
The Satwik-Chirag pair followed double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and All England runners-up Lakshya Sen, who also won yellow metals on the day.
From being awarded a bye in the Round of 64 to beating Singapore’s Yeo Jia Min in straight games in the semi-final, PV Sindhu relished a smooth journey so far in the campaign.
Srikanth prevailed over Singapore's world number 87 Jia Heng Teh 21-15 21-18 to claim a bronze medal to go with the silver that he had won four years ago in Gold Coast.
PV Sindhu defeated Jia Min Yeo 21-19, 21-17in the women's singles semi-final match
World number 10 Sen beat Mauritius' Julien Georges Paul 21-12 21-11 after Sindhu and Srikanth struggled past Malaysia's Goh Wei Jin and England's Toby Penty in women's and men's singles quarter-finals to stay on course for an individual CWG medal.
PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen, registered easy wins to storm into the quarterfinals of singles events at the Commonwealth Games
Sindhu, a silver medallist at the 2018 edition, expectedly faced no resistance from Uganda's Husina Kobugabe, winning 21-10 21-9 in her pre-quarterfinal match.
PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen sailed into the pre-quarterfinals of their respective singles events after recording comfortable victories at the Commonwealth Games
PV Sindhu defeated Maldives’ Fathimath Abdul Razzaq in straight games. Srikanth won in a similar fashion against Uganda's Daniel Wanagaliya
Defending champions India failed to retain the title after going down 1-3 to five-time winners Malaysia.
Srikanth lost to lower-ranked Tze Yong Ng in three games to put the defending champions on the backfoot in the final
Commonwealth Games Highlights: Badminton mixed team final - India lose 1-3 to Malaysia in final and take silver medal (Tie 1) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty loses to Soh Woo Yik/Aaron Chia 18-21, 15-21; (Tie 2) PV Sindhu beats Goh Jin Wei 22-20, 21-17; (Tie 3) Kidambi Srikanth loses to Ng Tz
The third match between Sen and Loh was the most anticipated rubber of the semifinal with the 10th-ranked Indian facing the ninth-ranked Singaporean.
Samuel Rickets had damaged his pair when he was involved in his singles match against Ng Tze Yong.
While India claimed the top spot, Sri Lanka are currently in second place in group A.
A day after blanking Pakistan 5-0, India notched up another convincing win with a similar margin to go to the top of group A and qualify for the quarter-finals with still one match to go in the league stage.
The players including Olympian Mahoor Shahzad were not even supposed to be here. Shahzad despite being a singles player had to participate in doubles as well.
Sindhu, who won a silver and a bronze in the last two editions, is chasing an elusive gold medal at the ongoing Games and thereafter her immediate target will be the Tokyo World Championships from 22-28 August.
Defending champions Indian badminton mixed team were off to a winning start in the group stages of Commonwealth Games 2022 as the PV Sindhu-led team defeated neighbours Pakistan 5-0 in Birmingham
Commonwealth Games 2022 Badminton Live: Satwik-Chirag gave India 4-0 lead after Sindhu beat Mahoor Shahzad 21-7, 21-6 in the third tie. Earlier Kidambi Srikanth defeated Murad Ali 21-7, 21-12 after Ashwini Ponnappa/B Sumeeth Reddy beat Muhammad Bhatti/Ghazala Siddique
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, who was also the defending champion in the Commonwealth Games having won the gold in Gold Coast four years ago, was expected to be the flag-bearer.
At 32, one might imagine that the 2022 CWG could be her last but Ashwini is not thinking too far ahead.
The Indian pair suffered defeat 19-21, 12-21 to Malaysia's Hoo Pang Ron and Toh Ee Wei in the quarter-finals.