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PV Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag in action – Preview, Full India squad

PV Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag in action – Preview, Full India squad

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The 2026 Japan Open Super 750 is all set to kickstart at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium from Tuesday. The tournament carries a total prize purse of USD 950,000 and features many of the world’s top badminton players. It is one of the mandatory stops on the BWF World Tour, making it a key opportunity for players to earn valuable ranking points ahead of the BWF World Championships in New Delhi next month and the Asian Games later this year. India will field a strong contingent led by Lakshya Sen, PV Sindhu and the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in the competition. Youngsters Ayush Shetty and Unnati Hooda will also be aiming to make deep runs and improve their world rankings. Top stars, key Indian matches The men’s singles draw will feature world No. 1 Shi Yu Qi, Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn, Denmark’s Anders Antonsen and Japan’s Kodai Naraoka among others. In the women’s singles, defending champion An Se Young headlines the field alongside China’s Wang Zhi Yi and Chen Yu Fei, while …

BAI to implement BWF’s 3×15 scoring system from July onwards

BAI to implement BWF’s 3×15 scoring system from July onwards

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In a proactive step to keep Indian badminton ahead of the curve, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) will implement the new Badminton World Federation (BWF) 3×15 scoring system across the domestic circuit from July 2026, starting with the Yonex-Sunrise All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament, scheduled to be held at the Regional Sports Centre, Ernakulam, from July 7 to 14, 2026. The move is aimed at ensuring Indian shuttlers transition seamlessly into the new format, adapt early to its tactical and physical demands, and sustain the success and competitive edge that have defined India’s rise as a badminton powerhouse globally. Under the revised format, matches will continue to be played as best-of-three games under rally-point scoring, but each game will now be played to 15 points instead of 21. A two-point lead remains mandatory from 14-all, with games capped at 21 points, where the next point becomes decisive at 20-all. The shorter format is expected to increase intensity, accelerate momentum shifts and place greater emphasis on tactical precision and quick decision-making. The change will …

Aakarshi, Tanya progress to second round

Aakarshi, Tanya progress to second round

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Aakarshi Kashyap and Tanya Hemnath remained in contention even as seven of the nine Indian shuttlers, including former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth, exited the Canada Open 2026, a BWF Super 300 badminton tournament, in Ontario on Wednesday. Aakarshi beat Anna Tatranova of France 21-14, 21-12, while Tanya overcame Disha Gupta of USA 21-16, 21-18 in 35 minutes. Tanya will play Japan’s Riko Gunji in the second round while Aakarshi will take on fourth seed Beiwen Zhang of the USA next. Kidambi, meanwhile, retired due to injury just nine minutes into the match against Olympic medallist Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia. He was trailing 10-11 in the first game. Saneeth Dayanand and S Sankar Muthusamy also had disappointing outings. Saneeth lost to top seed Yudai Okimoto of Japan 7-21, 11-21 in 34 minutes while Muthusamy stretched his Korean opponent Yoo Tae Bin 21-19, 15-21, 15-21 in a little over an hour. In the women’s singles, Devika Sihag, Rakshitha Ramraj, Anmol Kharb and Shriyanshi Valishetty lost their respective opening round matches. Fifth seed and India’s highest …

PV Sindhu enters BWF World Top 10 rankings after 31 months

PV Sindhu enters BWF World Top 10 rankings after 31 months

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Two-time Olympic medalist shuttler PV Sindhu on Tuesday returned to the BWF top 10 world rankings in the women’s singles after 31 months. After a couple of good performances in the last two weeks, she climbed up one position to now be placed 10th in the world rankings for this week. She had two quarterfinal finishes back-to-back this month at the Thailand Open and Singapore Open to achieve this feat for the first time since October 2023. She is currently competing at the Indonesia Open Super 1000 tournament, where she will look to build on her momentum and climb further up the world rankings. With this, India now has three entries in the BWF world top 10 rankings, followed by Satwiksairaj Rankireddy /Chirag Shetty in men’s doubles and Lakshya Sen (10th) in men’s singles. The dynamic men’s doubles pair remain the highest-ranked Indians, holding steady at world No. 4 after winning the Singapore Open title last week. Meanwhile, the young Indian women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand fell to 41st rank after …

Singapore Open 2026: Satwik-Chirag, Dhruv-Tanisha in semis

Singapore Open 2026: Satwik-Chirag, Dhruv-Tanisha in semis

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India’s men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and mixed doubles pair Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto advanced to the semifinals of the Singapore Open 2026 on Friday. Fourth seeded Satwik-Chirag fought back from a game down to defeat the Malaysia’s Kang Khai Xing and Aaron Tai 19-21, 21-17, 21-13 in a battle lasting 65 minutes. The Indians then fought through a neck-and-neck second game before forcing a decider and dominated the third to secure their semifinal spot. They will next face reigning world champions and world no.1 pair Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae of Korea. In mixed doubles, Dhruv-Tanisha progressed after third seed Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei of Malaysia retired during the opening game. The Indian pair will next face Japan’s Yuichi Shimogami and Sayaka Hobara for a place in the final. In men’s singles, All England 2026 runner-up Lakshya Sen went down fighting against Japan’s Koki Watanabe 19-21, 21-15, 15-21 in a 68-minute clash. Meanwhile, PV Sindhu’s campaign ended in the quarterfinals following a 21-17, 21-14 loss …

Is breaking An Se-young’s zonal-defense, the silver bullet for PV Sindhu?

Is breaking An Se-young’s zonal-defense, the silver bullet for PV Sindhu?

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An Se-young, the Olympic champion, the most dominant women’s singles shuttler of this era, is credited with wiping out the golden generation that came together circa 2013. PV Sindhu was just one amongst 8 top names that the Korean 24-year-old flicked out of the nucleus of greatness, like a carrom striker. Sindhu has now won just the solitary set against the win-machine, and the head-to-head reached 0-9 after Friday’s loss for the Indian at the Super 750 Singapore Open. Sindhu, or for that matter anybody else, is not winning any title unless they go past Se-young. The Korean has lost only one match – the All England final – against Wang Zhi Yi in 2026. And the 21-17, 21-14 scoreline will gather dust in the archives of Se-young’s supreme dominance. Except, for 20-odd minutes, Sindhu had Se-young under the pump. And the way Se-young celebrated the win after 48 minutes and grimaced through the first set, pointed to a vulnerability that a sturdier Sindhu could’ve once exposed to turn the knife in. It would be …

Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag march into quarters

Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag march into quarters

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Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the quarterfinals of the 2026 Singapore Open Super750 Tournament on Thursday. Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu beat Japan’s Riko Gunji 21-9, 21-12 in just 37 minutes in the women’s singles Round of 16. She will now meet world no. 1 An Se Young in the quarterfinals. In the men’s doubles, fourth seed Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy beat Chinese Taipei’s Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan 21-15, 11-21, 21-18. The Indian pair took an hour to wrap up the contest. Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto to progressed to the quarterfinals, defeating Japanese pair Yuta Watanabe and Maya Taguchi in a gruelling three sets of mixed doubles match. The Indian pair prevailed 8-21, 21-17, 21-16 in 58 minutes. In the men’s singles, Lakshya Sen also advanced after his Thai opponent and World no 2 Kunlavut Vitidsarn retired at 0-2. Later in the day HS Prannoy will be up against Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew. Disclaimer: We do not own any of …

Lakshya Sen returns to top 10 in BWF rankings after 440 days

Lakshya Sen returns to top 10 in BWF rankings after 440 days

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Lakshya Sen has returned to the top 10 of the Badminton World Federation men’s singles rankings, marking a major milestone in the Indian shuttler’s comeback journey after a prolonged period affected by injuries and setbacks. The 24-year-old climbed back to World No. 10 for the first time since March last year, completing a resurgence that has taken more than 440 days. The achievement comes after a challenging phase in which Lakshya dealt with injuries, rehabilitation and inconsistent form while attempting to regain his place among the world’s elite. Despite the difficult period, Lakshya continued to produce notable performances on the international stage. Over the course of his career, he has won titles such as the Canada Open, secured a silver medal at the prestigious All England Open and played a key role in India’s Thomas Cup campaigns. The Indian shuttler also represented the country in the bronze medal-winning team at the Thomas Cup 2026, further underlining his importance to Indian badminton. Strong performances fuel rankings rise Lakshya has shown encouraging form throughout the 2026 season …

Malaysia Masters 2026: Ashmita exits in quarters

Malaysia Masters 2026: Ashmita exits in quarters

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India’s campaign Malaysia Masters Super 500 came to an end after shuttler Ashmita Chaliha lost her quarterfinal match in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. Ashmita, world No. 71, squandered an early lead of 11-6 in the first game to lose to world No. 23 Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt of Denmark 23-21, 18-21, 11-21 in the women’s singles in just a little over an hour. Line, seeded eighth, defeated two Indians Anmol Kharb and Malvika Bansod in the earlier rounds. Ashmita held her nerves even as Line narrowed the gap to 19-18. In the second games, Ashmita took an early lead at 10-5 before Line equalised at 13-all. This time, however, the Dane made no mistake and forced a decider and also the third game. Ashmita, returning after an injury gap, beat junior world champion Goh Jin Wei of Malaysia 21-13, 21-16. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: …

Malaysia Masters 2026: Ashmita exits in quarters

Malaysia Masters 2026: Ashmita storms into quarterfinals

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Ashmita Chaliha stormed into the women’s singles quarterfinals at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. Ashmita got the better of two-time junior world champion Goh Jin Wei of Malaysia 21-13, 21-16. Meanwhile, other Indian shuttlers including Malvika Bansod and Devika Sihag lost their respective women’s singles matches. Malvika lost to eighth seed Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt of Denmark 21-16, 8-21, 15-21 in almost an hour. Devika surrendered to top seed Chen Yu Fei of China 16-21, 13-21 in 36 minutes. Ashmita, who is the lone Indian in action in women’s singles, will now play eighth seed Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt of Denmark for a place in the final four. In the men’s doubles, Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun too fell out of contention, losing to Chinese pair Hu Ke Yuan and Lin Xiang Yi 14-21, 15-21 in 35 minutes. Hariharan-Arjun had created ripples after pulling off a major upset against the seventh-seeded French brothers Christo and Toma Junior Popov, winning 21-19, 21-15 in straight games in the opening round. Indian mixed doubles …