If she manages to reach the third round, Sindhu might lock horns with former world champion, Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon.
India will be looking to defeat Pakistan in the Asian Champions Trophy round-robin match to top the points table in the competition.
In the men’s singles category, sixth seed HS Prannoy will lock horns with Indonesia’s Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the quarter-final clash, whereas Kidambi Srikanth will clash against compatriot Priyanshu Rajawat.
In the next round, Sindhu will lock horns with Chinese-born American Beiwen Zhang.
PV Sindhu maintained her 17th spot on the women’s leaderboard while Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty held onto their number 2 spot on the men’s doubles list.
Kashyap will now face fifth-seed compatriot Sindhu in the second round on Thursday, whereas Srikanth will next face Chinese Taipei’s Su Li Yang in the second-round match.
India’s Lakshya Sen will next face Japan’s Kanta Tsuneyama in the R16 on Thursday.
The Orleans Masters winner, Priyanshu Rajawat will next face top seeded Kodai Naraoka of Japan.
In the semifinal battle, the world number 12 player will lock horns with the world number seven, Li Shi Feng.
India’s top seeded player PV Sindhu emerged victorious in a clash against her Taiwanese rival Sung Shuo Yun 21-14, 21-12 to sail into the quarterfinals.
However, B Sai Praneeth faced a formidable opponent in Li Shi Feng, the current world number 7, resulting in his defeat.
Sindhu took down Gao Fang Jie in the quarter-finals. Whereas Sen defeated Belgium’s Julien Carraggi.
For the men’s side, HS Prannoy has continued his rise up the Men’s Rankings and is ranked eighth in the world.
The star shuttler has written to the Sports Authority of India, seeking its approval to train under former All England Open champion.
The Indian ace shuttler will now face TAI Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in Round of 16.
PV Sindhu will go into the semi-final with a 7-1 head-to-head advantage over Tunjung.
On the strength of their bronze-medal performance at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships earlier this year, India has qualified for the 2023 Sudirman Cup.
From May 14 to 21, the city of Suzhou in China will host the prestigious Sudirman Cup.
The reigning Commonwealth Games champion contested her first final since the 2022 edition of the CWG held in Madrid.
The Madrid Masters 2023 final between PV Sindhu and Gregoria Tunjung will take place on Sunday at the Centro Deportivo Municipal Gallur Stadium.
The two-time Olympic medallist is having a rough patch and this led to her dropping out of the top 10 for the first time since 2016.
With Sindhu pulling out, India will have no representation in the Women’s Singles category.
Sindhu along with shuttler Tripti Murgunde and former athlete Anju Bobby George, were seen grooving to Garba beats.
The 27-year-old. who recently clinched Gold at Commonwealth Games in women’s singles, will now go through rehabilitation.
This is PV Sindhu’s first-ever gold in Commonwealth Games in Women’s Singles.
While Sindhu’s fixture was a close contest but she managed to win in two games, Sen’s match went into the decider before the World number 10 showed his class to close the match in the deciding game.
Sindhu came back from a game down to win the match 19-21, 21-14, 21-18.
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Sindhu defeated Malaysian shuttler Abdul Razzak in straight sets of 21-4, 21-11 to advance to the next round.
In the third game, Lakshya Sen had a tough opponent in World Champion Loh Kean Yew but the 20-year-old Indian prevailed and won the game in straight sets.
Sindhu dominated the whole match against Mahoor and won the game by 21-7, 21-6.
Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra was selected to be the flagbearer for India in the opening ceremony but had to withdraw from the event because of injury.
On the eve of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, IOA announced PV Sindhu to be India’s flag bearer after Neeraj Chopra’s withdrawal from the event.
Former South Korean badminton professional has took to Twitter to appreciate the title winning performance by the Indian ace.
Sindhu defeated China’s Wang Zhi Yi 21-9, 11-21, 21-1 in the final.
PV Sindhu beat Wang Zhi Yi 21-9, 11-21, 21-15 in the final.
This is the first title win for the Indian badminton player after the Korea Open title she won in March.
PV Sindhu is the only Indian shuttler remaining in the tournament as other badminton stars have been ousted.
In the semifinal, Sindhu will face Japan’s Saena Kawakami, who has defeated the World No. 10, Pornpawee Chochuwong.
Third-seeded Sindhu played a close game against Vietnam’s world number 59 Thuy Ling Nguyen 19-21, 21-19, 21-18 in the women’s singles competition.
Sindhu looked in complete control as she prevailed 21-15, 21-11 over Belgium world No. 36 Lianne Tan to set up a clash with Vietnam’s Thuy Linh Nguyen.
After this loss of PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy, India ended their campaign at the Super 750 tournament.
PV Sindhu will now face second-seed Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei to whom the Indian lost at the Tokyo Olympics.
While Sindhu beat Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwong, Kashyap outperformed Korea’s Heo Kwang Hee to progress to the next round.
Notably, this was Prannoy’s first-ever win against Sen out of their three head-to-head meetings so far.
The two wins on Day 1 came from the Women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponappa and N Sikki Reddy who defeated the compatriot duo of Srivedya Gurazada and Ishika Jaiswal and Men’s Singles player Sameer Verma.
Since the 2010 Commonwealth Games, India have been consistently represented by over 200 athletes at the quadrennial showpiece and this edition is also expected to see a sizeable Indian contingent.
The tenth tournament in 2022 BWF World Tour season, Indonesia Masters will kick off on 7 June and will be played over for six days with finals on 12 June.
With the women’s team out of the tournament, the hopes of a medal will be pinned on the Men’s team led by young Lakshya Sen.
In the second clash, the women’s double pair of Shruti Mishra and Simran Singh was outplayed by Lee-So-hee and Shin Seung-chan 13-21,12-21 in a 39-minute match.
The 26-year-old did not look too pleased with the decision which also led to an argument with the match referee.
Sindhu went down to the second seed An Seyoung, Srikanth lost to the third seed Indonesian Jonatan Christie.
HS Prannoy had to face a cruising defeat against the Malaysian shuttler Cheam June Wei. Prannoy was beaten 17-21, 7-21 in 41 minutes.
In a three-second-long video, Sindhu’s father is seen smashing the ball with sheer power while players around him cheer.
Two-time Olympic medalist Sindhu just took 33 minutes to knock down her American opponent Lauren Lam.
With both Aakarshi and Sindhu losing in the semifinals, India will have no representation in the Women’s Singles category in the finals.
Meanwhile, the duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty continued their fine form in the tournament.
P.V Sindhu defeated compatriot Sri Krishna Priya 21-5, 21-16 in the 1st round of the India Open, while Srikanth dominated Siril Verma.
The annual awards are announced on the eve of the Republic Day every year.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar were all present on the occasion.
Although the Hyderabad shuttler showed great defensive skills, it only provoked Takahashi to knock smashes onto the other end of the court.
Fans were in awe of Sindhu’s necklace on social media and they also praised her for the spirited performance.
In order to honour the efforts of all the athletes, PM Modi hosted the Indian contingent at his residence for breakfast on the morning of Monday.
PV Sindhu entered the history books as she became only the second-ever Indian athlete to win two individual Olympic medals.
27-year-old Tai is one of the finest shuttlers in the world at the moment.
It was a fruitful day for India at Tokyo Olympics as PV Sindhu’s bronze finally added another medal to India’s tally.
Sindhu defeated China’s He Bingjiao 21-13, 21-15 to clinch bronze medal on Sunday.
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to congratulate PV Sindhu on her bronze medal win.
With her win on Sunday, PV Sindhu entered the history books as she became only the second-ever Indian athlete to win two individual Olympic medals.
Born in Hyderabad on July 5, 1995, Pusarla Venkata Sindhu has shown a spirited performance in Tokyo Olympics up till now.
While Sindhu did show some moments of brilliance through the semi-final clash, it was just not enough on the day as TY Tai eventually registered a comfortable 21-18, 21-12 victory.
While some were scared about her mega clash in semis against Tai, others were confident that Sindhu is destined for a gold medal this year.
The Indian faced Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi in the quarterfinal on Friday.
While PV Sindhu will now face Japan’s 4th seed Akane Yamaguchi in the last 8, Manu Bhaker will play the Rapid Round on Friday.
Although the women’s hockey team and male archers disappointed on Day 5, it was a mixed day for India.
Sindhu will now be up against world number 12 – Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt.
Ask who is India’s hockey captain. Ask who is India’s cricket captain. You will know what I am trying to tell you.
Sindhu was briefly lagging in the first set but made a strong comeback and grabbed 13 points straight to take the first game 21-7.
Sindhu is known to bring her A game in big competitions and is bidding to become only the second athlete after wrestler Sushil Kumar to win multiple individual medals at the Olympics.
Sindhu had disclosed in a recent interview that her coach Pullela Gopichand took away her mobile phone and even banned her from having ice cream during the 2016 Rio Olympics.
In a statement, Marin said she has torn the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and the two menisci in her left knee and will undergo surgery.
PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth and the men’s doubles team of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy have secured their Olympics berth owing to their superior rankings
Sindhu will now face first-seeded Carolina Marin in the final of the tournament on Sunday.
In the quarter-finals, Sindhu will face Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan while Srikanth will be up against 6th seeded Kantaphon Wangcharoen.
Olympic medalist Nehwal lost a closely-fought clash against Thailand’s Phittayaporn Chaiwan 16-21, 21-17, 21-23 in a match that lasted 58 minutes.