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All England Open: Unforced errors, lack of discipline on court costs Lakshya Sen; Treesa-Gayatri also ousted by Chinese
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All England Open: Unforced errors, lack of discipline on court costs Lakshya Sen; Treesa-Gayatri also ousted by Chinese

A flick of a switch could turn a merry happy-Holi day into a wretched one, and it was the inevitability of power and strength from Chinese shuttlers that brought two decimations inside two hours. First, Lakshya Sen continued the trend of an underwhelming show in big matches, as Li Shifeng whom he’s beaten previously with steady plans, punctured his dreams of a third All England semi-final with a 21-10, 21-16 loss. Then Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand couldn’t escape the peppering that Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning routinely subject the opponents to, in a 21-14, 21-10 win.While the Treesa-Gayatri result wasn’t shocking given how Liu-Tan are viewed as a pair that will change the basic ethos of women’s doubles through their power-game, the Sen result was worrying as he was neither nursing serious...
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All England: From Indian contenders to live streaming guide, all you need to know about big-ticket badminton event
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All England: From Indian contenders to live streaming guide, all you need to know about big-ticket badminton event

The All England Open starts on Tuesday with some of India’s top shuttlers like PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and the Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty pairing in action. With a rich history, the All England is one of the most prestigious events on the yearly badminton calendar. Here’s a look at what the draw looks like for Indians: Lakshya Sen: Though Sen will have father DK Sen and Korean Yoo Yong-Sung in his coaching corner guiding him through a relatively simple draw, the word out of Bengaluru is that women’s head coach Indonesian Irwansyah is likely to offer key inputs to the Sen campaign, having been based out of the Padukone academy these past months. Sen’s path is littered with extremely beatable names – Koki Watanabe, Jonatan Christie, Li Shifeng/HS Prannoy and Shi Yuqi in the t...
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All England: Indian badminton needs a deep run to shake off recent sense of despair
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All England: Indian badminton needs a deep run to shake off recent sense of despair

Two All England finals featuring Indians, and no titles, in the last 15 years – considered high-achieving for the sport – will go down as a serious inexplicable anomaly for badminton.One can spin it whichever way one likes – cynically, by saying that the All England is nothing special anymore, though nobody else in the badminton world believes that. Or that none of the Indians could quite time their peaks or work monkishly towards it like Prakash Padukone or Pullela Gopichand, did. But as yet another edition kicks off at Birmingham, it will remain a gaping hole in career summaries and a large unticked box for some of the biggest names in Indian badminton. It’s nearing a quarter of a century since Gopichand won the last one in 2001, when almost a fourth of present-day India wasn’t even born...
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Badminton: What 19-year-old Ayush Shetty can learn from a tough defeat against Lin Chun Yi at Orleans Masters semifinal
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Badminton: What 19-year-old Ayush Shetty can learn from a tough defeat against Lin Chun Yi at Orleans Masters semifinal

Over-committing at the net, where Ayush Shetty is most comfortable, can prove to be the biggest obstacle for the 19-year-old to progress in top-tier badminton. Over a period of time, when the rest of his game fleshes out, the 6 ft-4 inch shuttler, might come to find his net forays useful. But his 21-13, 21-15 loss to left-handed Lin Chun-Yi in the semifinals at the Orleans Masters points to a game that just hasn’t been unlocked to allow for attack from the wide expanse of the back-court. The Chinese Taipei shuttler, himself 6 feet, has a visible zing to his shot-speed. Besides his quick footwork, the hand speed itself is extremely dexterous and capable of crowding any opponent with the crispness of strokes that don’t stop being bombarded. The World No 14, for whom a long stay in Top 10 loo...
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India to play Japan in Asian Mixed Team quarters starting 7 a.m
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India to play Japan in Asian Mixed Team quarters starting 7 a.m

India might’ve finished second in Group D of the Badminton Asia Mixed Team championship at Qingdao Conson Sports Centre, after going down 3-2 to Korea that landed them a face off against Japan in the quarterfinals. But they have one eye on the bigger Trophy – the Sudirman Cup later this summer, and might not mind a spot of experimenting, essentially what most teams do at the Asian team events. Missing out on PV Sindhu was forced on them by a hamstring niggle, but shuffling the men’s doubles arsenal – was a choice. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and MR Arjun lost on Thursday to Jin Yong – Na Sung Seung 25-23, 21-14. But splitting the top pair gave Chirag Shetty some rest ahead of what will be a must-win against Japan. Shetty had reunited with his first partner, Arjun, to drub Macau, but was rest...
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