Dutch Open

Syed Modi International: Kidambi Srikanth, Sourabh Verma advance to quarterfinals; Lakshya Sen, Ajay Jayaram bow out in second round

Women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy retired after they were lagging 0-2 in the opening game against English pair of Chloe Birch and Lauren Smith

Dutch Open 2019: Lakshya Sen takes first step towards becoming next 'Great Indian Hope' with maiden World Tour title

For Lakshya, it was a big step up from the capture of the men’s singles title at the Belgian International, a Challenger-level tournament, at the expense of Denmark’s Victor Svendsen. It put him firmly on course to achieve his first objective – achieving a ranking within the top 50 – that would smooth his path towards getting automatic entry into the top echelon of World Tour competitions.

Dutch Open badminton: Lakshya Sen beats Sweden's Felix Burestedt in straight games to enter singles final

The 18-year-old Indian, who had clinched the Belgian Open last month, beat Felix 21-12 21-9 in a lop-sided semifinal contest that lasted 33 minutes.

Dutch Open: India's Lakshya Sen sails into men's singles semi-final with win over compatriot BM Rahul Bharadwaj

Lakshya Sen sailed into the men's singles semifinals with a straight-game win over compatriot BM Rahul Bharadwaj at the Dutch Open Super 100 tournament.

Dutch Open 2019: Sameer Verma, Lakshya Sen through to pre-quarters, Sourabh Verma knocked out in hard-fought loss

Sameer Verma, who had skipped events at China and Korea due to fitness issues, notched up a 21-19, 19-21, 21-13 win over fellow Indian Kiran George in the second round

Hyderabad Open badminton: Sourabh Verma beats Singapore's Loh Kean Yew in thrilling final to clinch title

The 26-year-old from Madhya Pradesh, who had won the Slovenian International in May this year, showed great composure as he outwitted World No. 44 Kean Yew 21-13 14-21 21-16 in a 52-minute final clash at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium here.

Sourabh Verma’s triumph at the Dutch Open could be a sign that his career is on verge of a renaissance

The Verma brothers, Sourabh and Sameer, are acknowledged as among the hardest workers at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Gachibowli, Hyderabad. And yet, until recently, they were only being counted among the second-rung contenders in the Indian badminton ladder

Malaysia Open 2018: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth continue impressive run, cruise to semi-finals

PV Sindhu, who won a silver at the Glasgow World Championship, will face world no 1 and top seed Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying on Saturday.

Dutch Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Ashwini Ponappa advance to mixed doubles quarter-finals

India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponappa beat Kristoffer Knudsen and Isabella Nielsen of Denmark in straight games to sail into the mixed doubles quarterfinals of the Yonex Dutch Open at Almere on Thursday.

World Badminton Championships 2017: Ajay Jayaram faces uphill task to beat inconsistency at grand event

A medal at the World Championships will be a huge upgrade to Jayaram's trophy cabinet. His only trophy wins at big events has come at the Dutch Open, a Grand Prix tournament, in 2014 and 2015.