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9Mar

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Lakshya Sen pays price for wild hitting and all-out attack against World Champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn

[ad_1] Lakshya Sen loves playing at a scorching pace, adrenaline flowing, his feet skating around the court, the reflex defense looking spectacular and the attack all flash. It all looks very glamorous. Until suddenly it doesn’t. Against the steadiest, most unflappable and technically sound opponent on the circuit, world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn, Lakshya Sen’s flashy style ends up being shaded as faintly ridiculous. For the second time since the last World Championship, Sen’s rush-of-blood insistent aggression simply splintered into nothing shots, as he went down 22-20, 13-21, 11-21 at the French Open semifinals. Sen has almost sealed his Olympic ticket making the Last 4 at Paris. But he wouldn’t be very pleased with how he went about his semifinal, especially after winning the opene...

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Indonesia Masters: Kiran fizzles out against reigning Worlds champ Vitidsarn

[ad_1] The lack of a dependable kill-stroke, and an assertive rally-ender cost Kiran George heavily in the Indonesia Masters Super 500 quarterfinals. It will remain the World No 36’s biggest challenge as he tries to crack Top 20 and Top 10 in the coming years.Kiran lost 21-14, 21-6 in 43 long minutes against reigning World champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn on Friday. It was a lot of effort expended over long rallies, constructed and defended valiantly, for very low returns, in the absence of that decisive smash-kill. It must be recalled that Vitidsarn and Kodai Naraoka, played the last World Championship finals, and despite the excruciating ennui they bring to proceedings with laborious retrieving, they are in possession of a winning style. Kiran had already played 4 three-setters this week, a...

27Aug

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BWF World Championships: Bronze is the colour for HS Prannoy | Badminton News – Times of India

[ad_1] HS Prannoy went down fighting to Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand 21-18, 13-21, 14-21 in the semifinals of the BWF World Championships in Copenhagen on Saturday. A semifinal finish earned him a bronze. The 31-year-old became the fifth Indian man to win a medal at the Worlds after Prakash Padukone, Sai Praneeth, Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen. While Srikanth won a silver in 2021, the rest bagged bronze medals. PV Sindhu is the only Indian to win the championship (2019) while Saina won a silver and bronze. Sindhu has five medals — one 1 gold, two silver and two bronze. Prannoy continued the tradition of an Indian winning at least a medal at the Worlds since 2013. Prannoy looked like continuing the momentum that saw him oust world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen in the semis when he won the fir...

26Aug

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Disappointed not to get gold but bronze means a lot: HS Prannoy

[ad_1] Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy was tad disappointed to miss out on a World championships gold medal but said the bronze meant a lot to him, calling it as the “first starting step” on way to the coveted title. Prannoy’s dream run at the World Championships ended after he lost 21-18 13-21 14-21 to world number 3 Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand in the men’s singles semifinal to sign off with a bronze medal. The win extended India’s record of having at least one medallist in the showpiece since 2011. “For me, this bronze medal means so much personally because it has been almost 12 years in the circuit, you always want to have those big medals in your hand,” he said after the match. “Yes, you are disappointed for not getting the gold but the first starting step is with bronze.” The 31-...

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BWF World Championships: HS Prannoy settles for bronze, loses to Kunlavut Vitidsarn in semis | Badminton News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Indian badminton player HS Prannoy won a hard-earned bronze medal at the BWF World Championships, following a fiercely fought semi-final clash against Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn. The thrilling match, lasting a captivating 1 hour and 15 minutes, saw the World No.9 Prannoy giving his all against the formidable third-ranked player, Vitidsarn.Prannoy eventually lost the tightly contested last-four match 21-18, 13-21, 14-21.Prannoy displayed his prowess by triumphing in the opening game with a score of 21-18, after an intense battle against Vitidsarn. However, the momentum shifted in the second game, where Vitidsarn surged ahead to a commanding 11-7 lead during the break, eventually sealing the game with a score of 21-13.With the match delicately poised, both players ente...

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Lakshya Sen sails into third round of World Championships | Badminton News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India's Lakshya Sen surged into the third round of the World Championships with an emphatic victory over Korea's Jeon Hyeok Jin in the men's singles category, securing a straight-game triumph in Copenhagen on Tuesday.Sen, who had previously clinched a bronze medal at the 2021 edition of the Championships, dominated proceedings with scores of 21-11, 21-12 against the 51st ranked Korean player.Having achieved the 11th seed, Lakshya is anticipated to encounter the challenge of the third-seeded Kunlavut Vitidsarn from Thailand in the subsequent round.With this achievement, the Indian player avenged his previous loss to the Korean opponent. Jeon Hyeok Jin had emerged victorious in their sole encounter during the Asia Team Championship in 2022.Later in the day, World No 9 HS ...