Saina Nehwal

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Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth Fail To Qualify For Tokyo Olympics

Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth will miss the Tokyo Olympics after they failed to qualify the Badminton World Federation rankings list. With the tournaments' official qualifying window closing on June 15, the BWF announced to hold no more matches. According to the rules only top 16 shuttlers as of June 15 will qualify for the games. Meanwhile, PV Sindhu, B Sai Praneeth, Chirag Shetty have qualified for games.

Sat, 29 May 2021 - 06:45 PM / by Aditi Chavan

Tags: Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, Badminton, Tokyo Games

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Kidambi and Nehwal's Olympic hopes let down due to pandemic

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COVID Blues: Malaysian Open Postponed; Setback For Indian Shuttlers

The Malaysian Open Super 750 tournament scheduled from May 25-30 has been postponed due to COVID-19 surge. The $600,000 prize money tournament was to be held at Kuala Lumpur. Touted as 2021 Tokyo Olympic qualifier, the postponement hit the last hopes of India shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth. After cancellation of Indian Open, the players relied much on this tournament as pandemic-led flight restricted their travel for Singapore… read-more

Fri, 07 May 2021 - 08:00 PM / by Anvitha Shetty

Tags: BWF, Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, Badminton, Malaysia, Tokyo Olympics

saina

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Shuttler Saina Nehwal Excels To Orleans Masters Quarter Finals

Following a thrilling encounter with France's Marie Batomene, Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal made it to the quarter-finals of Orleans Masters on March 25. Down by 18-21 in the first round, Saina gained momentum in the second and third round by putting a scoreline of 21-15 and 21-10. Interestingly, the shuttler clinched victory in the third game by bringing 'A+'. While Kidambi Srikanth got off to a winning start, Ira Sharma excelled to quarter… read-more

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 - 09:06 PM / by Ronit John

Tags: Badminton, Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, Ira Sharma

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PV Sindhu

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PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Enter Swiss Open Semi Finals

Indian badminton champion PV Sindhu on March 5 registered a win over Thai opponent Busanan Ongbamrungphan. Sindhu secured her place in the semi-finals with a score of 21-16, 23-21. Although she aced the opening game, her opponent gave her a tough fight for the second game. Meanwhile, Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth defeated Kantaphon Wangcharoen in yet another fierce competition. He advanced into the semi-finals with a score of 21-19, 21-15… read-more

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 - 10:50 AM / by Neha Sanjeev

Tags: PV Sindhu, Swiss open, Badminton, Kidambi Srikanth

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Srikanth Kidambi

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Kidambi Out of Denmark Open After Losing Quarterfinals

India's campaign at the Denmark Open came to an end on October 16 after the country's ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth faced a loss against Taipei's Chou Tien Chen. The world number two defeated Srikanth 22-20, 13-21, 16-21 in a 61-minute quarterfinal at Odense. Reportedly, Srikanth will next appear for the Asia Tour which is scheduled for next January in Thailand.

Sat, 17 Oct 2020 - 05:04 PM / by Dharshana Vijayan

Tags: Badminton, Kidambi Srikanth, Denmark Open, Chou Tien Chen

Courtesy: The Times Of India

Kidambi Srikanth

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Denmark Open: Kidambi Srikanth Beats Jason Anthony, Enters Quarterfinals

Former world number one shuttler Kidambi Srikanth entered the Denmark Open quarterfinals after marking a 33-minute victory against Canada's Jason Anthony Ho-Shue with 21-15, 21-14 score in the second round. "It is definitely a match where I can understand where I'm at," said the 24-year-old after securing the victory. The Indian ace shuttler will face Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei next match.

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 - 06:33 PM / by Dharshana Vijayan

Tags: Kidambi Srikanth, Jason Anthony Ho-Shue, Denmark Open, Quarterfinals

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Kidambi Srikanth

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Denmark Open: Kidambi Srikanth Enters Second Round After Beating Toby Penty

Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth defeated England's Toby Penty by 21-12, 21-18 in the first round of the Denmark Open Super 750 on October 14. Srikanth will now be facing either Subhankar Dey or Jason Anthony Ho-Shue in second round. Besides Srikanth, Lakshya Sen has also entered the second round of the tournament. Notably, the Super 750 is the only badminton event being played this year.

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 - 08:12 PM / by Dharshana Vijayan

Tags: Badminton, Denmark Open, Kidambi Srikanth, Covid-19

Courtesy: The Times of India