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Indonesia Masters: Indian campaign ends as Lakshya Sen, Tanisha-Ashwini pair lose in quarter-finals
World No. 12 Sen squandered an opening-game advantage to go down 21-15, 10-21, 13-21 to home favourite Christie, ranked third, in a 62-minute men’s singles match.

Indonesia Masters: Nehwal, Sen advance to 2nd round with contrasting wins; Prannoy, Srikanth falter
Lakshya Sen dished out a superlative performance to outwit Japan's Kodai Naraoka 21-12 21-11 while Saina Nehwal eked out a 21-15 17-21 21-15 win over Chinese Taipei's Pai Yu Po

Indonesia Masters: Axelsen cruises to men’s singles title; Yufei pips Intanon to win women’s event
Viktor Axelsen defeated Chou Tien-then 21-10, 21-12 while Chen Yufei was locked in a 74-minute battle with Ratchanok Intanon, eventually winning it 21-16, 18-21, 21-15.

Indonesia Masters 2021: Ace shuttler Kento Momota claims first title since car crash in 2020
The final was close in the first round, but the Japanese ace managed to build a strong defence as Antonsen repeatedly made unforced errors.

Indonesia Masters 2021: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth exit after defeat in semis as Indian campaign ends
Sindhu, who had a superior 12-7 head-to-head record against the Japanese shuttler going into Friday's tie, was no match to her rival, losing 13-21 9-21 in a one-sided duel that lasted just 32 minutes

Indonesia Masters 2021: Srikanth, Prannoy, Dhruv-Sikki enter second round of Indonesia Masters
While Srikanth staved off a stiff challenge from world no 71 France's Christo Popov 21-18 15-21 21-16 in an hour and 15 minutes, former world no 10 Prannoy saw off Malaysia's Liew Daren 22-20 21-19 in the opening round

Indonesia Masters 2021: PV Sindhu aims for podium finish as Saina Nehwal pulls out due to injury
The 2019 World Championship in Switzerland was Sindhu's last title.

BWF cancels India Open, Hyderabad Open; moves Sudirman Cup and World Tour Finals out of China
China was scheduled to host both the Sudirman Cup Final and the World Tour Finals but BWF decided to move both the events out of the country due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Russian Open and Indonesia Masters badminton cancelled due to COVID-19
"The ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and complications left local organisers no choice but to cancel the tournaments," a BWF statement read.

Asian badminton tournaments delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic
The Malaysia Masters, the Indonesia Masters and Indonesia Open have been postponed with no new dates yet set, said the Badminton World Federation.

PBL 2020: North Eastern Warriors stormed into first-ever final with dominant victory over Chennai Superstarz
The Warriors had the momentum coming into this match having beaten the Chennai franchise, winners of Season 2, in their last league encounter

Thailand Masters 2020: India's miserable start to year continues as Saina Nehwal's first-round exit calls time on country's campaign
Saina had also lost in the opening round in the Indonesia Masters last week after entering the quarter-finals in the Malaysia Masters

Indonesia Masters 2020: Miserable campaign for Indian shuttlers casts cloud on Tokyo Olympics participation
India can, by rights, command one quota place in each of the five badminton events at Tokyo 2020, but to squeeze in a second entry in any of the 64-player draws requires that player or pair to be ranked inside the top-15 in the world

Indonesia Masters: PV Sindhu bows out after losing to Japan's Sayaka Takahashi in thrilling quarter-final clash
Sindhu frittered away a one-game lead to lose 21-16 16-21 19-21 in a thrilling quarterfinal match that lasted one hour and six minutes.

Malaysia Masters 2020: Saina Nehwal sails into second round; B Sai Praneeth, Kidambi Srikanth crash out
The London Olympics bronze medallist Saina beat Tan 21-15, 21-17 in just 36 minutes of action

BWF China Open 2019: Saina Nehwal loses in opening clash; Parupalli Kashyap, B Sai Praneeth advance to second round
Olympic bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal crashed out of China Open in Fuzhou on Wednesday following a straight-game opening-round defeat to local favourite Cai Yan Yan.

BWF French Open 2019: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty stun world champions in doubles; Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu advance to quarters
Two-time Commonwealth Games champion Saina, who had lost in the first round in three successive events, will next take on Korea's An Se Young

BWF Denmark Open 2019: Saina Nehwal loses to Sayaka Takahashi in straight games; Sameer Verma beats Kanta Tsuneyama to advance to second round
Saina has been going through a tough phase with fitness issues since claiming the Indonesia Masters in January, having previously made first-round exits from China and Korea Open this year

Kidambi Srikanth lone Indian shuttler in World Tour Finals rankings; Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu ranked outside top 10
While Srikanth rode on his quarterfinal finishes in five of his six tournaments, Sindhu and Saina are ranked 13th and 12th respectively in women's singles list.

National Championships: Decoding Saina Nehwal's continued dominance over PV Sindhu
Saina is susceptible to deception, and has a poor record against Tai Tzu Ying (whose strokeplay she finds “maddening”), but Sindhu does not possess that kind of artistry, and therefore finds it difficult to breach Saina’s citadel.