Kazumasa Sakai

Indonesia Masters: Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu enter second round with contrasting wins

London Olympics bronze medallist Saina, who is coming back from an ankle injury, had to dig deep into her reservoir to eke out a 22-24, 21-15, 21-14 win over China's World No 7 Chen Yufei.

Hong Kong Open Superseries: PV Sindhu sole Indian survivor as Saina Nehwal, HS Prannoy crash out in 2nd round

Sindhu defeated former Asian junior champion from Japan, Aya Ohori, while Saina and Prannoy lost to China's Chen Yufei and Japan's Kazumasa Sakai in the second round.

Australia Superseries: Kidambi Srikanth's astute tactics, controlled aggression key to success in final

Kidambi Srikanth knew he had a very real chance of administering the knockout punch to one of the three living legends of the sport, but that it required careful planning and execution. And, by God, did he do it in style!

Australia Superseries: Parupalli Kashyap draws World No 1; Siril Verma, Ruthvika Shivani Gadde also qualify

P Kashyap set up a clash with World No 1 Son Wan Ho from Korea in the main draw of the Australian Super Series today after coming through qualifiers with two wins on the trot.

Kidambi Srikanth clinches Indonesia Superseries Premier title after spectacular tournament

Take a look at Kidambi Srikanth's path to Indonesia Open Superseries glory.

Indonesia SSP: Kidambi Srikanth's success a result of his temperament and hard work off the court

2017 has seen Kidambi Srikanth conquer his demons on and off court. With two back-to-back finals in Singapore and Indonesia, he is now finding the podium a familiar place.

Indonesia SSP: Kidambi Srikanth’s sustained aggression proves too much for Kazumasa Sakai in final

Playing his own special brand of speedy, aggressive badminton, Kidambi Srikanth won the Indonesia Superseries Premier by beating Japan’s Kazumasa Sakai.

Indonesia SSP: Kidambi Srikanth to shift focus to Australian Open ahead of World Championship

Srikanth, who had reached the finals at Singapore Open in April, outclassed Sakai, ranked 47th, 21-11 21-19 in just 37 minutes.

Highlights Indonesia SSP final, badminton scores and results: Kidambi Srikanth wins title; beats Kazamusa Sakai in straight games

Catch the live scores and updates from the final of the men's and women's singles as Kidambi Srikanth eyes his third Superseries title against Japan's Kazumasa Sakai at the 2017 BCA Indonesia Superseries Premier.

Indonesia SSP final: From Narendra Modi to Amitabh Bachchan, Twitterati hails Kidambi Srikanth's 'historic' victory

India's Kidambi Srikanth overcame the challenge of Japan's Kazamusa Sakai in the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier to become the first Indian man to have won a Superseries Premier, Superseries and a Grand Prix Gold title.