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26Aug

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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...

25Aug

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HS Prannoy guarantees himself a maiden World Championship medal by outlasting World No.1 Viktor Axelsen, enters semis

[ad_1] HS Prannoy brought in a lifetime’s grit, an unapologetic attack and 68 minutes of tactical brilliance to the court as he completely out-thought, out-manoeuvred and outplayed defending champion Viktor Axelsen 13-21, 21-15, 21-16 in the quarterfinals to secure a coveted medal at the World Championships. He finished with a standing ovation from the Copenhagen crowd that couldn’t help but appreciate the incisive way in which their home hero was humbled by the brilliant Indian. First Prannoy lulled Axelsen into believing he had a grip on this quarterfinal, as he took his time to adjust to the cadence of the rallies and fell back in the opener 21-13. Then the Indian Top Tenner started turning the screws, and teased out one error after another, from long, languorous rallies to build up a...

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World Rankings: Lakshya Sen jumps seven places to be at 12th spot in world rankings | Badminton News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Riding on his sensational Canada Open win, star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen jumped seven places to occupy the 12th spot in the latest BWF world rankings issued on Tuesday.The 21-year-old Sen had dished out a badminton masterpiece to beat All England champion Li Shi Feng 21-18, 22-20 in a thrilling summit clash on Sunday in Calgary, Canada, to notch up his second BWF Super 500 title.With 54,901 points to his kitty, Sen is the second highest-ranked Indian after HS Prannoy, who lost one place to be at ninth spot with 67,677 points. Sen is the highest mover in the latest rankings.Feng also moved up three places to seventh.Denmark's Viktor Axelsen still leads the chart with 1,01,205 points, followed by Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (95,661) of Indonesia and Kodai Naraoka (62,063)...

19Feb

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Can badminton ever go the tennis ‘pro’ way?

[ad_1] It wasn’t just the second-round loss to young Chinese Li Shi Feng, after being 11-8 and 15-13 up in the decider at Delhi’s India Open last month. Malaysian big hope Lee Zii Jia was feeling the pressure to perform as an independent professional shuttler. It’s not a new phenomenon – setting off on your own and charting your own training course – though it’s rare in badminton. But with Viktor Axelsen moving to Dubai and setting up a training base, rather successfully cutting the umbilical cord from the national training centre, there is a start of that imminent question — can badminton go the tennis way of individualised, pro training? Or is government/federation funding not yet indispensable? Moving out worked for Axelsen just as well as being at the national centre did: he won his ...

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Sindhu returns from injury as Indian shuttlers look to shine in Malaysia Open | Badminton News – Times of India

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: PV Sindhu will face a tough test on her return from a five-month injury lay-off as top Indian shuttlers, including HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen, will aim to start the year on a positive note at the Malaysia Open from Tuesday.Following a highly-successful 2022, India's star shuttlers will hope to raise the bar further in 2023, during which the Paris Olympic qualification period will start in May.With plenty of ranking points at stake, Indian shuttlers will join the other big stars such as World No.1 Viktor Axelsen, Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia, Akane Yamugachi, Tai Tzu ying as they aim for a good show in the USD 1,250,000 Super 1000 tournament here.Double Olympic medallist Sindhu, who is returning from an ankle injury, begins her campaign against former World Champion Carolin...