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Barcelona Spain Masters: Saina Nehwal, Sameer Verma qualify for quarter-finals; Kidambi Srikanth eliminated by Ajay Jayaram
• 5 years agoSaina, who is facing a race against time to qualify for her fourth Olympics, brushed aside Maria 21-10, 21-19 in the second round to set up a last-eight clash with Thailand's third seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan, who has beaten the Indian twice in the last two encounters
Indonesia Masters 2020: Miserable campaign for Indian shuttlers casts cloud on Tokyo Olympics participation
Shirishnadkarni • 5 years agoIndia 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
Malaysia Masters 2020: PV Sindhu and Co look to start new year on positive note at Super 500 tournament
• 5 years agoSixth seed Sindhu faces Russia's Evgeniya Kosetskaya in the first round and will look to stay on course for an expected clash with World No 1 Tai Tzu Ying in the quarterfinals
BWF singles rankings: Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen jumps nine places to career-best 32nd spot
• 5 years agoLakshya achieved the feat by winning the title at the Bangladesh International Challenge on Sunday, his fifth of the year in last seven tournaments.
Hong Kong Open: Sourabh Verma secures spot in main draw after consecutive straight-game victories in qualifying matches
• 5 years agoSourabh, seeded fourth in the qualifiers, first defeated Thailand's Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 21-15 21-19 before getting the better of Lucas Claerbout of France 21-19 21-19 in the final qualifying round.
Hong Kong Open: PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal eye recovery; Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty look to continue good run
• 5 years agoSatwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will look to continue their sensational run but the focus will be on PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal as they seek to avoid another early exit at the Hong Kong Open on Tuesday
BWF Denmark Open 2019: Saina Nehwal loses to Sayaka Takahashi in straight games; Sameer Verma beats Kanta Tsuneyama to advance to second round
• 5 years agoSaina 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
BWF World Championships 2019: PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal chase elusive gold medal; Kidambi Srikanth targets good show
• 6 years agoPV Sindhu has been the most consistent performer in the World Championships in the last few years with two back-to-back silver and as many bronze medals but a gold medal has so far eluded her.
BWF rankings: Men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty jump seven places to ninth spot
• 6 years agoRankireddy and Shetty stunned reigning world champions Li Jun Hui and Liu Yu Chen of China 21-19 18-21 21-18 in the Thailand Open final recently
Indonesia Open 2019: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty enter second round, Ashwini Ponnappa-Sikki Reddy ousted
• 6 years agoIndian doubles pairs had a tough time at the Indonesia Open, the men's and mixed doubles pairs moving on but the women's doubles pair bowing out