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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty finish runners-up at Malaysia Open | Badminton News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty experienced a heartbreaking conclusion to their impressive journey at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 as they narrowly lost in the men's doubles final against the top-ranked Chinese duo Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.The Asian Games gold medallists Satwik and Chirag couldn't capitalise on an initial game lead and an 11-7 advantage in the decider, ultimately succumbing to a 21-9, 18-21, 17-21 defeat against Liang and Wang in a tightly contested summit clash that showcased exquisite strokeplay from both pairs.The loss marked the fourth defeat for the Indian duo against Liang and Wang, with three of these losses occurring in their last four encounters, all in 2023. Their sole victory over the Chinese pair was...
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Satwik-Chirag storm into Malaysia Open doubles semifinals | Badminton News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Indian badminton duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to their second consecutive semifinals by defeating China's Ren Xiang Yu and He Ji Ting in straight games at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.The Indian pair, ranked second in the world and Asian Games gold medalists, demonstrated control in the rallies and assertiveness at the net, securing a dominant 21-11, 21-8 victory over China's Ren Xiang Yu and He Ji Ting in a swift 35-minute quarter-final encounter.The second-seeded Indian pair will now face either Korea's Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae or the third-seeded Malaysian duo of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik.On the flip side, in the women's doubles quarterfinals, Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto suffered a defeat, losi...
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Malaysia Open: Satwik-Chirag enter men’s doubles quarterfinals; Srikanth loses | Badminton News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India's men's doubles pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, continued their impressive form by advancing to the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.The duo, ranked World No. 2, - who had a stellar run in 2023 with six titles - secured a victory over France's Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar, who are ranked No.36, with a scoreline of 21-11, 21-18. This win sets up a quarter-final clash for Satwik and Chirag against China's He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu, who are currently ranked 32nd in the world.However, Kidambi Srikanth faced disappointment as he was unable to progress further. Srikanth failed to rein in his errors and went down 13-21 17-21 to Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus in the second round.Ashwini-Tanisha move ...
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How an elementary lesson helped old-master Kidambi Srikanth wriggle out of tight corner

Lost in the dazzling whirl of his breathtaking stroke-play was a ‘basic of the game’ that Kidambi Srikanth seems to have revisited of late. Catching the shuttle higher at the net, is what coaches drill into 13-year-olds. Srikanth, soon-to-turn 31, revised that elementary lesson on court to record a 12-21, 21-18, 21-16 victory over sixth seed Jonatan Christie at Kuala Lumpur.Dubbed a washed-up talent, with 10 blink-and-miss first round exits to match the whole of last year, Srikanth lined up against Indonesian World No 5 Christie on Tuesday at the Super 1000 Malaysia Open. He lost the opener 12-21, playing from the less-preferred side, and was 7-11 and 15-17 down in the second, with another loss loading. All this time, he had been attempting – in Srikanthesque fashion – the most complica...
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Lakshya Sen slips six places to World No. 25 in BWF rankings | Badminton News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Following his dismal outing at the All England Championship, ace Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen slipped six places to World No. 25 in the latest BWF men's singles rankings on Tuesday.Lakshya hasn't been in the best of form recently having made early exits from the Malaysia Open, India Open and German Open.The 21-year-old had reached a career-best world no. 6 in November last year but couldn't maintain the momentum in the current season.Last year, Sen had a rampaging run in the European circuit early in the season, winning the India Open and reaching the finals at Germany and All England.HS Prannoy continued to remain steady at number ninth spot, while Kidambi Srikanth regained his top 20 spot after climbing two positions.In women's singles, PV Sindhu stayed at the ninth spot, wh...
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Malaysia Open: Satwik-Chirag enter semis | Badminton News – Times of India

KUALA LUMPUR: Commonwealth Games gold medallist Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty played their hearts out to beat BWF World Tour Finals champions Liu Yu Chen and Ou Xuan Yi in three games to enter the semifinals of the Malaysia Open Super 750 badminton tournament on Friday.The Indian pair, seeded seventh here, toiled to get the better of the Chinese duo 17-21, 22-20, 21-9 in the men's doubles quarter-finals.They will play another Chinese pair, Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang, in the last-four round.Earlier, India's HS Prannoy went down fighting to world No. 7 Japanese Kodai Naraoka in a gruelling three games in the men's singles quarter-finals.The 30-year-old from Kerala ran out of steam in the 84-minute contest, losing 16-21, 21-19, 10-21 to the 21-year-old Naraoka, who seemed fa...
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HS Prannoy enters quarter-finals of Malaysia Open | Badminton News – Times of India

KUALA LUMPUR: Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy dished out another splendid show to progress to the men's singles quarterfinals with a thrilling win over Indonesia's Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo in the Malaysia Open Super 750 tournament here on Thursday.The World number 8 Indian looked in fine fettle as he staved off the spirited challenge from world number 19 Chico 21-9, 15-21, 21-16 in an hour and four minutes.The 30-year-old from Kerala will take on either Malaysia's Ng Tze Yong or Japan's Kodai Naraoka next.Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand fought hard before going down 13-21, 21-15, 17-21 to Bulgaria's Gabriela Stoeva and Stefani Stoeva in the women's doubles pre-quarterfinals.For Prannoy, it was his second meeting with Chico, who had defeated him at t...
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Malaysia Open: PV Sindhu loses to Carolina Marin | Badminton News – Times of India

KUALA LUMPUR: Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu faltered on her return to action after a long injury lay-off but in-form HS Prannoy continued his sensational run to progress to the second round of the Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament on Wednesday.Sixth seed Sindhu, who was playing her first match since she sustained a stress fracture on her left ankle en route her Commonwealth Games gold in August, lost 12-21, 21-10, 15-21 to Rio Olympics champion Carolina Marin of Spain in 59 minutes.Earlier, world No. 8 Prannoy lived up to his new status of being India's best-ranked men's singles player with a come-from-behind 22-24, 21-12, 21-18 victory over Lakshya Sen, ranked 10th, in an edgy opening-round contest that went for little over an hour.The 30-year-old from Kerala will next...