Heo Kwang Hee

Hyderabad Open: Sourabh Verma beats Iskandar Zulkarnain to reach final; top seeds Ashwini Ponnappa-N Sikki Reddy advance

Sourabh Verma, who had won the Slovenia International in May, beat Iskandar Zulkarnain 23-21, 21-16 in a 48-minute semifinal clash.

New Zealand Open: B Sai Praneeth goes down fighting in semi-final against Jonatan Christie of Indonesia

The 25-year-old B Sai Praneeth was the lone Indian left in fray in the tournament after he entered the semifinals of the men's singles event on Friday.

New Zealand Open Badminton: Sameer Verma fails to learn from Lakshya Sen's errors in clash against Lin Dan

Sameer Verma repeated Lakshya Sen's cardinal error of eschewing patience and trying to finish rallies quickly in the quarter-final and played into Lin Dan's hands.