World No. 17 Lakshya Sen lost to Chinese Shi Yuqi. World champion Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn defeated world No. 24 Srikanth. Both shuttlers are playing to get inside the top 16 by April 28, 2024, to qualify for the Paris...
Satwik and Chirag are now India's flag bearers in the tournament after the premature exits of PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, and Kidambi Srikanth among others.
The world No. 9 Indian didn't quite find his rhythm, going down 19-21 8-21 to fifth seed Ka Long in a lop-sided contest.
After enduring a rough patch, Sen turned around his fortune with a title-winning run in Canada in July and followed it up with two semifinal finishes at the US Open and Japan Open.
Lakshya Sen fought hard before going down in three games against reigning All England champion Li Shi Feng of China in the men's singles semifinals of the US Open.
Vijayan said Prannoy's outstanding performance not only makes Kerala proud, but it would also inspire young athletes to continue their hard work.
Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy entered the Australian Open final after defeating compatriot Priyanshu Rajawat in straight games on Saturday.
Prannoy showed great composure and resolve during a 94-minute battle to notch a 21-19 13-21 21-18 victory against China's world number 34 Weng Hong Yang, a 2022 Asian Championships bronze medallist.
The historic moment occurred in the third game of the match with the score reading 21-17, 18-21, 16-14 in favour of the Malaysian pair of Pearly Tan and...
Prannoy is followed by double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, who improved a spot to be at 11th position in women's singles.
A new "unreturnable" spin-serve had caught the attention of the world's top badminton players with even the Indian doubles shuttlers putting in the hard yards...
Sindhu, who had slipped out of the elite top 10 after a series of early exits following her return from a five-month long injury layoff, looked completely...
The second seed Sindhu toiled hard for 48 minutes to pull off a 24-22 22-20 win over the lowly-ranked Singaporean shuttler in an intensely fought women's...
Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, said her injury has "completely healed" and is aiming to go full throttle this year.
Srikanth squandered a 14-5 lead in the second game after losing the opening to go down 14-21 19-21 to the world number 1.
Sindhu acknowledged the support she received from the foreign coach after the reverse in the Malaysia Open, saying making a comeback itself is difficult after...
Prannoy scripted a stellar run in 2022 as he regained his world No. 8 ranking from the 2019 lows of 34, riding on some fantastic performances throughout the...
Former world champion and double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will face her last edition's nemesis Supanida Katethong in the opening round of the BWF World Tour...
The tie was already inconsequential for Prannoy, as he had lost his earlier two Group A matches.
Prannoy put up a brave effort but couldn't go the distance, losing 21-23 21-17 19-21 in a gruelling 84-minute contest.
Sindhu's doctor advised her to take more rest in order to completely recover before the start of the new season. She is expected to be fully fit by January.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy said that the French Open Super 750 tournament had been a dream tournament, and he along with his doubles partner Chirag Shetty, had...
PV Sindhu, who has not played competitive badminton since August, entered the top 5 in the BWF rankings, whereas Prannoy attained 12th rank.
HS Prannoy played out of his skin and saved three match points, only to endure the agony of losing it in the end.
India also registered twin wins in women's and mixed doubles competition on the opening day which saw B Sai Praneeth bow out.
