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Indian Archers advance to pre-quarterfinals at Asia Cup Stage 1

Indian Archers advance to pre-quarterfinals at Asia Cup Stage 1

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Indian archers made a strong start at the Asia Cup Stage 1 in Bangkok, with several athletes advancing to the pre-quarterfinals of their respective individual events on the opening day. In the recurve men’s category, Devaang Gupta and Sukhchain Singh progressed to the next round after consistent performances. In the compound women’s event, Chikitha Taniparthi, Raj Kaur, Tejal Salve and Swati Dudhwal also advanced, underlining India’s depth in the discipline. Earlier in the qualification rounds, Gupta emerged as the top Indian in recurve men, finishing third with a score of 663. He was followed by Sukhchain Singh in eighth place with 657, while Juyel Sarkar and Aarav Punia placed 11th and 35th, respectively. In compound women, Chikitha Taniparthi led the Indian contingent with a fourth-place finish, scoring 697. Raj Kaur secured fifth place with 695, while Tejal Salve and Swati Dudhwal finished 13th and 17th. Strong squad aims for ranking points The Asia Cup features 194 archers from India and 18 other countries and offers crucial world ranking points early in the season. India have …

Shrivalli, Sahaja advance to prequarterfinals

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Indian stars Sahaja Yamalapalli and Shrivalli Bhamidipaty, reached the prequarterfinals of the 2025 WTA 250 Chennai Open on Wednesday. Sahaja got the better of Priska Nugroho of Indonesia, 6-4, 6-2; meanwhile, Shrivalli knocked out the fellow compatriot, 16-year-old Maaya Rajeshwaran, 6-1, 6-4. This was also the first time in 19 years that two Indians had reached the second round of a singles WTA Tour event since the 2006 Bengaluru Open. In an all-Indian clash, Shrivalli overpowered her younger compatriot in the opening set, winning it comfortably after converting two breaks. In the second set, both players faced difficulties holding serve, but Shrivalli ultimately won 6-4, securing one fewer break than Maya, who was broken three times. Shrivalli will now have a tougher task ahead as she will take on 7th-seeded Kimberly Birell of Australia in the second round on Thursday. On the other hand, Sahaja is taking on a top-100-ranked player in the second round, facing the third-seeded Donna Vekic of Croatia, who is ranked 78th in the world. India had a strong outing in …

Arctic Open: PV Sindhu Exits, Malvika Bansod Stuns World No. 23 Sung To Make Pre-quarterfinals

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File photo of PV Sindhu© AFP Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu suffered an early exit but rising Indian shuttler Malvika Bansod continued her impressive form by pulling off a stunning upset against world No. 23 Sung Shuo Yun to enter the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals of Arctic Open Super 500 tournament on Tuesday. Sixth seed Sindhu lost 16-21 10-21 to Canada’s Michelle Li in her round of 32 match. The 23-year-old southpaw, who clinched her first title in over two years at the Azerbaijan International in February, showed her resilience in a hard-fought match, winning 21-19, 24-22 in 57 minutes. Bansod’s victory, against the player from Chinese Taipei, is a testament to her growing prowess on the international stage. However, the challenge will intensify in the next round as the Nagpur shuttler prepares to face a former world champion. Bansod will take on the winner of the match between Ratchanok Intanon, the 2013 world champion from Thailand and tournament top seed, and Wang Zhi Yi, the 2022 world champion from China. Sindhu was returning …

Sutirtha/Ayhika lose against top-seeded pair

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The Indian women’s doubles pairing of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee exited the competition in the round of 16 of the China Smash 2024 on Wednesday. They conceded a four-game (11-3, 7-11, 5-11, 5-11) match against the top-seeded Chinese Taipei pairing of Cheng I-Ching and Li Yu-Jhun in the pre-quarterfinals. Indian pair started the match on an aggressive note and clinched the first game with a domination (11-3) but the second game was much closer and it was a one point game after 15 points. But then, the Chinese Taipei pair won three points on the trot to clinch the game and send the match back on level terms. The world number three Chinese Taipei pair showed their class in the third and fourth games and didn’t give any free points to the Indians, forcing them to make silly errors. This plan eventually worked as the world no.16 pairing of Sutirtha and Ayhika couldn’t find a way to close the deficit and conceded the match in a four-game encounter. Earlier, India’s no.1 men’s doubles pairing …

Kidambi Srikanth advances to pre-quarterfinals

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Former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth started off his Macau Open campaign with a straight-game win over Daniil Dubovenko of Israel in the first round at the Macau East Asian Games Dome, on Wednesday. Playing in his first competitive match since suffering an injury in May, Srikanth, now ranked 38th, made light work of Dubovenko, winning the match by a margin of 21-14, 21-15. The sixth-seed Indian shuttler had his nose in front right from the get-go, racing to an 11-5 lead in game one, before closing the game with a crafty winner. The second game saw Srikanth continue to assert his domination and won the contest in 35 minutes He will face fellow Indian shuttler Ayush Shetty on Thursday in the round of 16. Ayush advanced to the round of 16, defeating compatriot Alap Mishra 21-13, 21-5 in the round of 32. In the women’s singles clash, Tasnim Mir is the only Indian player to advance to the next round, defeating Indian shuttler Devika Shirag 15-21, 21-18, 22-20. India’s mixed doubles pairing Sumeet Reddy …

Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand through to pre-quarterfinals

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Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand made a winning start to their Macau Open campaign as the Indian duo came from behind to beat Japan’s Akari Sato and Maya Taguchi 15-21, 16-21, 14-21 at Macao East Asian Games Dome, Macau, on Tuesday. The third-seeded Indian duo, who made a first-round exit from the China Open last week, lost the opening game against Akari and Maya. However, they showed their tremendous fighting spirit by claiming the next two games to book a place in the pre-quarterfinals. Treesa and Gayatri will face off against the winners of the first-round clash between Lin Chih Chun – Teng Chun Hsun and Chiu Pin Chian – Tung Ciou Tong in the pre-quarterfinals. Meanwhile, N Sikki Reddy and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde sealed their place in the women’s doubles main draw of the Super 300 event. The Indian pair defeated Hong Kong’s Yan Yu Cheung and Chi Chu Wing in straight games (21-10, 21-15) in 29 minutes. Sands China Ltd. Macau Open Badminton 2024WD – R32🇮🇳Treesa JOLLY🏅15 21 21 🇮🇳GAYATRI GOPICHAND PULLELA🏅🇯🇵Akari SATO21 …

Madrid Masters: PV Sindhu Reaches Pre-Quarterfinals, Ashmita Chaliha Crashes Out

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The two-time Olympic medalist and former world champion PV Sindhu secured a spot in the pre-quarterfinals of the ongoing Madrid Spain Masters badminton tournament following a win over Canada’s Wen Yu Zhang in her first-round game on Wednesday. The second-seeded Sindhu defeated world number 49 Zhang 21-16, 21-12, in 30 minutes to book her round of 16 spot. Currently placed at 11th in world rankings, Sindhu’s next challenge will be world No. 63 Huang Yu-Husn of Chinese Taipei, as per the Olympics.com. Ashmita Chaliha, another challenger for India in the women’s singles, crashed out in the first round following a loss to Ratchanok Intanon 21-13, 21-11 in 28 minutes. India also had a disappointing start in the men’s singles event as Sathish Kumar Karunakaran lost his closely fought first-round match to Jason Teh of Indonesia, the 56th-ranked shuttler. Karunakaran also teamed up with Aadya Variath in mixed doubles competition, in a losing effort against Indonesia’s Rinov Rivaldy and Pitha Haningtyas Menthari. The Indian duo lost their match 21-18, 21-14. Following Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen’s …

Nishant Dev enters pre-quarterfinals of World Olympic Boxing Qualifiers

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World Championships bronze-medallist Nishant Dev out-punched Georgia’s Madiev Eskerkhan to enter the men’s 71kg category pre-quarterfinals of the first World Olympic Boxing Qualifiers. The Indian won by a unanimous 5-0 margin on Thursday night. Nishant Dev defeated Georgia’s Madiev Eskerkhan. Tokyo Olympics quarterfinalist Eskerkhan looked clueless against the Indian’s attack. He tried his best to recover in the second round but Nishant denied him any chance of a comeback. Nishant will play his Round of 16 bout on Sunday. Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. Meanwhile, the youth world champion Ankushita Boro (66kg) and national champion Sanjeet (92kg) suffered contrasting defeats in the opening round. While Ankushita went down fighting 2-3 against Sonvico Emilie of France, Sanjeet lost 0-5 to Aibek Oralbay of Kazakhstan, continuing what has overall been a poor outing for the country’s boxers. This tournament, featuring over 590 boxers, offers a total of 49 quotas, including 28 for men and 21 for women for the 2024 Paris Olympics. India have already secured four quotas for Paris with …

World Olympic Boxing Qualifier: Nishant Dev enters pre-quarterfinals

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Indian boxer Nishant Dev continued his dominant show to enter the men’s 71 kg pre-quarterfinals of the 1st World Olympic Boxing Qualifier after thrashing Georgia’s Madiev Eskerkhan by a unanimous 5-0 margin in Busto Arsizio, Italy. The 2023 World Championships bronze medallist Nishant entered the match confidently, especially coming after a convincing win in the last bout, and looked even more lethal as he dominated the opponent throughout the bout. Tokyo Olympics quarterfinalist Eskerkhan looked clueless most of the time against Indians’ attack and tried his best to recover in the second round of the bout but Nishant denied him any chance of comeback in a match which eventually ended as a one-sided affair. Nishant will be up against Greek boxer Karaitis Christos in the round of 16 bout on Sunday while India’s last boxer Mohd Hasamuddin will open his campaign today with a round of 32 clash with Jude Gallagher of Ireland at 3:15 AM IST. Meanwhile, the youth world champion Ankushita Boro (66kg) and national champion Sanjeet (92kg) suffered contrasting defeats in the …

World Table Tennis Team Championships: Indian Men, Women Paddlers Move To Pre-Quarterfinals

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Harmeet Desai won the decisive fifth rubber to steer Indian men’s team to pre-quarterfinals while the women’s team strolled into the last-16 stage of the World Table Tennis Team Championships with an easy 3-0 victory in Busan, South Korea on Wednesday. The men’s team had to toil hard to edge Kazakhstan 3-2 but the women’s team had an easy day out as it blanked Italy 3-0 to move to the next round. The men’s team will now compete against the powerful South Koreans while the women will take on Chinese-Taipei, later on Wednesday. Harmeet lost the opening match 2-3 to Kirill Gerassimenko (9-11, 12-10, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8) before senior teammate and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sharath Kamal brought India on level terms with a come-from behind 3-2 victory over Alan Kurmangaliyev. The age-defying 41-year-old Sharath Kamal dug deep into his reserves after being two games down to turn the tide against his Kazakh opponent. Sharath Kamal finally won 6-11, 7-11, 11-7, 13-11, 11-9. G. Sathiyan then gave India a 2-1 lead after a …