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New Zealand Open: Saina Nehwal defeated in first round by World No. 212 Wang Zhiyi; Lakshya Sen eliminated in hard-fought loss
• 6 years agoIndian shuttler Saina Nehwal, a World Championship silver medallist, trailed 0-4 in the first game and was unable to keep up with her opponent losing 16-21.
New Zealand Open: Lakshya Sen beats Ajay Jayaram, Teck Zhi Soo to enter main draw; Parupalli Kashyap ousted
• 6 years agoYoung Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen made it to the main draw of New Zealand Open after getting the better of compatriot Ajay Jayaram and Malaysia's Teck Zhi Soo in his qualifying round matches.
Australian Open badminton: Sai Praneeth, Sameer Verma advance with contrasting wins; Ajay Jayaram bows out
• 7 years agoWhile Praneeth beat Israel's Misha Zilberman in straight games 21-17, 21-14, Sameer had to toil hard to get the better of New Zealand's Abhinav Manota 13-21, 21-17, 21-12 in the opening round
New Zealand Open Badminton: Lin Dan shows skill and guts in straight-games victory over plucky Jonatan Christie
Shirishnadkarni • 7 years agoLin Dan made up a 15-19 second game deficit with typical guts and skill, to tame Indonesia’s fast-improving 20-year-old World No 14, Jonatan Christie, by a 21-14, 21-19 verdict in 52 minutes, to annex the men’s singles title of the US$150,000 New Zealand Open Badminton Championships.
New Zealand Open: Fitter, faster Jonatan Christie too good for Sai Praneeth in semis, sets up summit clash with Lin Dan
Shirishnadkarni • 7 years agoPraneeth should have won in straight games, for he held a slender 17-15 lead in the second game after winning the first with a degree of comfort. But Christie's superior fitness stood out.
New Zealand Open: B Sai Praneeth goes down fighting in semi-final against Jonatan Christie of Indonesia
• 7 years agoThe 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: Lakshya Sen reiterates credentials as future of Indian badminton by stretching Lin Dan
Shirishnadkarni • 7 years agoSen seemed wise to the left-hander’s patented style of playing at a languid pace and waiting for his rival to make a mistake, and interspersing this pattern with a couple of points played at a blinding pace.
New Zealand Open: India's Lakshya Sen goes down fighting to Lin Dan; B Sai Praneeth enters quarters
• 7 years agoUp against Lin Dan, Lakshya gave a fantastic account of himself by pocketing the first game but eventually lost out on experience. Sai Praneeth will next face Niluka Karunaratne of Sri Lanka
New Zealand Open: Rohan Kapoor-Kuhoo Garg and Shivam Sharma-S Ram Poorvisha enter 2nd round of mixed doubles
• 7 years agoThe young Indian mixed doubles pair of Rohan Kapoor-Kuhoo Garg and Shivam Sharma-S Ram Poorvisha entered the second round of the USD 150,000 New Zealand Open Super 100 tournament on Tuesday
New Zealand GPG: Lee Cheuk Yiu beats 5th seeded player for title, Ratchanok Intanon wins women's crown
Shirishnadkarni • 8 years agoHong Kong’s Lee Cheuk Yiu fought hard to save match points and beat top seed Tzu Wei Wang of Chinese Taipei 11-21, 21-15, 22-20 in the final.