India Open Badminton

India Open badminton: Kidambi Srikanth, six others withdrawn after testing positive for COVID-19

Besides Srikanth, the other players withdrawn are Ashwini Ponnappa, Ritika Rahul Thakar, Treesa Jolly, Mithun Manjunath, Simran Aman Singh and Khushi Gupta.

India Open badminton tournament postponed indefinitely after recent COVID-19 surge

The India Open badminton tournament, slated to be held at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi from 11-16 May, has been postponed owing to rising COVID-19 cases in the city, BAI announced on Monday.

India Open 2020: Fresh concerns over badminton tournament after Delhi government bans all sports activities due to coronavirus

India Open 2020 was supposed to be held without any spectators to avoid spreading the deadly disease.

Coronavirus outbreak: India Open golf postponed, badminton behind closed doors, advisory for cricketers, SAI centre shut

The novel coronavirus continued to affect Indian sporting events on Wednesday, forcing postponement of the prestigious Indian Open golf, lockdown of the SAI's southern centre besides prompting the BCCI to issue a health advisory to cricketers.

India Open badminton to go ahead as planned, to be played in empty stadium over coronavirus fears

The India Open Super 500 tournament, a crucial event for the Tokyo Olympic qualification, will be held without any spectators due to the global novel coronavirus outbreak, Badminton Association of India (BAI) said

India Open Badminton: Chen Yufei, Viktor Axelsen headline star-studded international line-up

Besides Yufei, world number eight He Bingjiao and former All England champion Shi Yu Qi are the other stars of the Chinese squad who are expected to compete at the India Open

BAI optimistic on Chinese shuttlers participating in upcoming India Open despite coronavirus scare

BAI is optimistic about China's participation in the India Open in March despite the fears surrounding the deadly coronavirus as Chinese shuttlers are in quarantine for almost a fortnight in Europe.

India Open 2019: Having put gut troubles behind him, HS Prannoy fends off Jan O Jorgensen to enter quarters

Still recovering from a terrible gastroesophageal reflux issue, HS Prannoy went past Jan O Jorgensen in three games to book a quarter-final clash against Viktor Axelsen.

India Open 2019: B Sai Praneeth overcomes familiar foe Sameer Verma in marathon duel, faces Kidambi Srikanth next

B Sai Praneeth's match against compatriot Sameer Verma was nothing what the scoreline suggests. It was badminton's equivalent of dogged pound-to-pound boxing, and yet, shorn of the shock value it deserved.

India Open 2019: Journeyman Subhankar Dey revels in giant-killing act after ousting Tommy Sugiarto

Having lost the first game 14-21 to Indonesia's World No 9 Tommy Sugiarto, Dey rallied to take the second game from 12-19 down.