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India’s Canada Open campaign ends after Aakarshi, Tanya crash out

India’s Canada Open campaign ends after Aakarshi, Tanya crash out

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India’s campaign at the Canada Open 2026 came to an end on Thursday after Aakarshi Kashyap and Tanya Hemanth bowed out in the second round of the women’s singles competition at the Markham Pan Am Centre in Ontario. Aakarshi, ranked 71st in the world, came close to upsetting fourth seed Beiwen Zhang of the United States before going down 20-22, 21-17, 21-17 in a contest that lasted one hour and seven minutes. The Indian started strongly, opening up a four-point lead midway through the first game. Although Zhang fought back to level the scores, Aakarshi stayed in contention before narrowly missing out on the opener. Aakarshi pushes fourth seed before falling The American took control of the second game with a commanding lead, but Aakarshi mounted a late comeback that ultimately fell short. The deciding game remained evenly poised until 17-all, when Zhang won the final four points in succession to seal the match. The defeat also extended Aakarshi’s losing record against Zhang to 0-3. Earlier in the day, Tanya Hemanth’s run ended with a …

India’s Canada Open campaign ends after Aakarshi, Tanya crash out

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 …

Kidambi Srikanth finishes as a runner-up at the US Open 2026

Kidambi Srikanth finishes as a runner-up at the US Open 2026

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Kidambi Srikanth’s wait for a BWF World Tour title extended further as he went down against Chinese Taipei’s Su Li Yang in the semifinals of the US Open Super300 Tournament on Sunday The 33-year-old, facing an opponent who is nine years younger than him, pushed himself to find that winning momentum but could not avoid a 21-15, 16-21, 21-9 loss in an hour and nine minutes. It was Su who got off the blocks fast in the opening game as he took a 10-5 lead. Srikanth levelled the scores at 10-10 before the Taipei shuttler won seven consecutive points to run away with the game. Srikanth kept pace with Su in the second game for the first half and then changed the tempo to move from 15-13 to 20-13 before converting his fourth game point. However, the effort did take a toll on Srikanth’s tired legs. Though the former world number one stayed neck-and-neck with Su till 9-7, the 24-year-old then took eight straight points to seal the match. En route to the final, Srikanth …

Kidambi Srikanth falters at last step in US Open

Kidambi Srikanth falters at last step in US Open

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4 min readJun 29, 2026 07:59 AM IST Kidambi Srikanth delayed a change of shirt to the very end of the mid-set break in the decider. So when the chair umpire refused to allow him a change of tee, summoning him to resume, he was taken aback. Things pretty much unravelled from that 7-11 juncture, as Srikanth lost the US Open finals, despite possessing the game to counter Taiwanese Su Li Yang. He lost 15-21, 21-16, 9-21. There’s very little to be done in badminton once the umpire from her perch orders you get going after a break. It was one of those things he absent-mindedly left to the very last second after swiggling water in the middle of a decider break, given the game was at scorching pace. Maybe the speed of exchanges and deliberate rushing (a legit tactic) by Su was wearing him down anyway after his Titanic semifinal win on Saturday. But Srikanth missed an opportunity to win a title on Tour again. The game is still intact. The fitness has no …

10-8 legend move, serve into net at match point, risky winner on backline

10-8 legend move, serve into net at match point, risky winner on backline

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‘You’re In Titans Territory’ read a banner across the playing hall at Fullerton, California where fans stood out in a refreshingly non-darkened competition hall of badminton’s Super 300 US Open. You could see the spectators gasp, groan and gush as India’s eternal man Kidambi Srikanth and Japan’s newest shuttle semi-automatic, Yudai Okomoto, played out a classic in the Saturday semis. The empty seats were so on-brand American for badminton, but the titan was indeed putting up a show for those that bothered to turn up. For, Kidambi Srikanth was on-brand too: chaotic, clumsy, cathartic and colossal. He took leads, squandered them by risking the lines, overturned a point that had gone in his favour, served into the net at match point, and finally sent a scary push – on the line again, before falling to the knees in relief. He played it fair, and for once, the universe didn’t slap him in the face for being nice. Coach Parupalli Kashyap remembers the umpteen times in practice and matches when Srikanth calls it fairly if shuttles …

Devika Sihag, Rounak Chouhan, Kidambi Srikanth enter semis

Devika Sihag, Rounak Chouhan, Kidambi Srikanth enter semis

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India’s Devika Sihag upset third seed Riko Gunji of Japan, while Rounak Chouhan continued his dream run to reach the semifinals of the US Open badminton tournament on Friday. Devika kept her nerves in the business end of both the games to beat Gunji 22-20, 21-19 in the women’s singles quarterfinals, while Chouhan defeated Israel’s Misha Zilberman 23-21, 21-11 in just 38 minutes to reach his first men’s singles BWF World Tour Super 300 semifinal. Later in the day, former world number one Kidambi Srikanth packed off Liao Jhuo-Fu of Chinese Taipei 21-9, 12-21, 21-8 in the other quarterfinals to raise hopes of an all-India final on Sunday. In the semifinals, Chouhan will face eighth seed Su Li Yang of Chinese Taipei while Srikanth will take on fourth seed Yudai Okimoto of Japan. Meanwhile, Devika will face second seed Line Christophersen in the semifinal. The Dane got the better of India’s Tanvi Sharma in the quarterfinals 21-16, 11-21, 21-11. In the other quarterfinal clash, Rakshitha Sree went down 15-21, 21-16, 21-12 against Canada’s Rachel Chan. …

Rounak Chouhan stuns the top-seeded Chou in pre-quarterfinals

Rounak Chouhan stuns the top-seeded Chou in pre-quarterfinals

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Indian teenage sensation Rounak Chouhan pulled off a big upset by defeating world No. 6 Chou Tien Chen in the pre-quarterfinals of the US Open Super 300 tournament on Thursday. The 18-year-old claimed a straight-game 21-17, 26-24 win over the top-seeded seasoned campaigner Chou from Chinese Taipei to reach his maiden Super300 Quarterfinals. The young Indian showed great composure to come from behind in both games and claimed his biggest career win, setting up a quarterfinal clash with Misha Zilberman of Israel on Friday. Former world medalist Kidambi Srikanth followed his younger compatriot into the quarterfinals with a straight-game victory over reigning Olympic medalist Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia, winning 21-14, 21-13. Meanwhile, three Indian women’s singles players, Tanvi Sharma and Rakshitha Ramraj, and Devika Sihag, also moved to the last 8 with a straight-game win in their respective matches. On the other hand, the Indian women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand faced a second-round exit, losing 19-21, 8-21 to Japan’s Sumire Nakade and Miyu Takahashi. Disclaimer: We do not own any …

Tanvi, Devika, and Srikanth advance as Indians make strong start at US Open

Tanvi, Devika, and Srikanth advance as Indians make strong start at US Open

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Indian shuttlers enjoyed a successful opening day at the US Open 2026, with Tanvi Sharma, Devika Sihag, Kidambi Srikanth and Rounak Chouhan registering convincing victories to progress to the second round of the BWF Super 300 tournament in Fullerton on Wednesday. World Junior Championships silver medallist Tanvi Sharma overcame Germany’s Yvonne Li 23-21, 21-16 in the women’s singles first round. The teenager survived a closely fought opening game before taking control of the contest to wrap up the match in straight games. Thailand Masters champion Devika Sihag also advanced comfortably, defeating Peru’s Ines Lucia Castillo 21-14, 21-14 to begin her campaign on a winning note. In the men’s singles draw, Rounak Chouhan won the first of two all-Indian contests, defeating former World Junior Championships silver medallist S. Sankar Muthusamy 23-21, 21-16. Fifth seed Kidambi Srikanth then produced another dominant display, brushing aside compatriot D. Saneeth 21-14, 21-12 in just 30 minutes to book his place in the next round. India also enjoyed success in the women’s singles through Rakshitha Sree, who eased past the Czech …

Sindhu, Arjun-Hariharan make Round 2 at Indonesia

Sindhu, Arjun-Hariharan make Round 2 at Indonesia

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2 min readUpdated: Jun 2, 2026 11:18 PM IST PV Sindhu took her dominance over Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan to 21-1 head-to-head after advancing to Round 2 of the Indonesia Open Super 1000. The Indian who made Top 10 this week got into a bit of a muddle in the first set, but won 25-23, 21-16 to extend her sway over the retrieving Thai. However, she could immediately run into Korean World No 1 An Se-young, who has a 9-0 stranglehold over Sindhu. However, given that earlier is better in facing up to the dominant figure, Sindhu will try to make her good form work for her and make inroads into her game on Thursday. This was Sindhu’s 11th straight win over Busanan. Playing at the sport’s mightiest coliseum, the Istora Senayan, India’s No 2 men’s doubles pair of MR Arjun and Hariharan Amsakarunan also registered a straight sets victory over Malaysia’s 2016 Olympic medalist Tan Wee Kiong and his current partner Nur Mohd Azriyn. Arjun-Hari hit the groove and managed a straight sets win over …

HS Prannoy stuns world no.5 Jonatan Christie

HS Prannoy stuns world no.5 Jonatan Christie

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Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy registered a massive win in the opening round of the 2026 Singapore Open Super750 Tournament on Wednesday. He came from behind to stun the world No. 5 Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in three games, 10-21, 21-12, 21-18, to reach the round of 16. After a disappointing first game, the 33-year-old made a good comeback in the second game, showcasing his power game to dominate the rallies and push a decider. In the third game, both players had a steady start, keeping each other within reach and in the end, Prannoy won the final three points and won the match. This was the 10th meeting between the two players, with Christie leading their head-to-head 7-2, but Prannoy finally got the better of him after five years. On the other hand, the Indian mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto also moved to the second round with a three-game win. They defeated the Malaysian pair of Wong Tien Ci and Sien Lim Chiew, 21-14, 20-22, 21-13, to set up a …