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Coach Irwansyah’s formula for PV Sindhu’s comeback

Coach Irwansyah’s formula for PV Sindhu’s comeback

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Delhi: Indonesian coach Irwansyah Adi Pratama keeps a tiny notebook handy every time his ward plays a match. At the India Open Super 750 on Friday, he packed the book with notes with PV Sindhu losing to Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in quarter-final. While the loss in front of home fans was unfortunate, it showed glimpses of how Irwansyah is moulding the former world champion’s game. Sindhu was uncomfortable in the first game when Tunjung was using slices and drops but came back all attacking in the second game to trouble Tunjung with her powerful shots and sustained aggression. “It was a good game but Sindhu was a bit unlucky. She got uncomfortable in the first game but came back well in the second game,” Irwansyah explained to this writer, in an exclusive interaction after the match. Sindhu has frequently changed coaches since her split with Korean coach Park Tae-Sang. She trained under Malaysian Hafiz Hashim and thereafter with Indonesian legend Agus Dwi Santoso along with Prakash Padukone. Subsequently, she was guided by the duo of …

Adapting to a new coaching style, Sindhu dominates at India Open 2025

Adapting to a new coaching style, Sindhu dominates at India Open 2025

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Delhi: The crowd was on its feet throughout the 46 minutes that PV Sindhu played on the court one of the India Open Super 750 tournament on Thursday at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. The India came out on top against her Japanese opponent Manami Suizu winning 21-15, 21-13. With this win, Sindhu booked her berth in the quarter-final against Olympic medalist Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia. It was a solid show from the former World Champion who was more attacking in her approach to the game and used quick pushes and flat smashes to dominate Suizu. Talking to reporters about her dominance in the win, Sindhu said, “Good to be back dominating matches. Yeah, I’m very happy playing with her because it was our first time, and I think I was prepared for the long rallies.” “I am coming after a long break and what I liked about my game today was my movement and my attacks were working well. Moving forward, I need to be ready for anything because matches …

PV Sindhu’s piling concerns dissected by coach Vimal Kumar: ‘Her reactions need massive improvement, there’s a sudden lack of confidence’ | Badminton News

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For a while now, PV Sindhu has been chasing shadows of her own past greatness. She’s simultaneously fleeing daily searing, scything comparisons with a glorious apparition from her own prequel, each time she plays. And is expected to deal with whatever are the diminishing physical powers from age 18 to 28 with a strong mind, because that’s what bonafide champions do. Coach Vimal Kumar, who sat for Sindhu’s last two matches at the Badminton Asia Championships, concedes he doesn’t take the din and fuss of social media where she’s casually scribbled off daily, seriously. And he reckons the frequent dissections of her erratic game, won’t bog Sindhu down. “She’s a top player and will get both criticism and praise obviously. I don’t know how she deals with it, but that shouldn’t be a worry. What I can say is, sweet talk won’t help at this moment. Sometimes, players need a kick on the backside,” he says, adding that Sindhu’s far too good a player to not be bluntly spoken to by her coaches. But Sindhu …