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Indonesia Masters 2026: Lakshya Sen, PV Sindhu target improvement with a favourable draw- Where to watch | Badminton News

Indonesia Masters 2026: Lakshya Sen, PV Sindhu target improvement with a favourable draw- Where to watch | Badminton News

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After a poor show at the India Open Super 750 event last week, the Indian shuttlers will be in action at the Indonesia Masters Super 500 tournament starting tomorrow in Jakarta. The Indian contingent had a poor show with PV Sindhu exiting in first round, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty losing in round of 16, and Lakshya Sen ending his campaign in quarterfinals. India will have sizeable representation at the Indonesia Masters with Lakshya, HS Prannoy, Ayush Shetty, Kidambi Srikanth, and Kiran George in the men’s singles. PV Sindhu will be along side Tanvi Sharma and Malvika Bansod in women’s singles main draw while Anmol Kharb, Tasnim Mir, Isharani Baruah and Aakarshi Kashyap will feature in the qualifying draw. Both Indian doubles pair Satwik/Chirag and Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand have withdrawn from the tournament. Hariharan Amsakarunana and MR Arjun will represent India in the men’s doubles. Sindhu and Lakshya will have a good chance to go deep in the tournament due to the favourable draw and won’t face any seeded players before the quarterfinals. Seventh-seed Lakshya …

When PV Sindhu met Datta Sai Venkata: How the couple is all set to open an academy | Badminton News

When PV Sindhu met Datta Sai Venkata: How the couple is all set to open an academy | Badminton News

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Marriages are made in heaven, the cliche goes. In PV Sindhu and Datta Sai Venkata’s case, it happened a few thousand miles below, in an airplane. “We were family friends, not super close but well acquainted,” says Datta, “Then in December 2022 or January 2023, we started talking. We actually ‘re-met’, on a flight. She was travelling for an event and I, on work.” They got talking and decided to take the next step. “It took a year, it wasn’t a one-month decision,” adds Datta. “He is very passionate about every sport he follows. Since he married a badminton player, he’s deeply into badminton now, which is good,” says Sindhu, as she breaks into a smile. “He provides a lot of input from his perspective. He doesn’t hold back and wears his heart on his sleeve. It’s good to have married someone outside the sport who also knows a lot about it. He doesn’t get bored. I’m really lucky that way.” It is not easy for a female athlete in India to get married while …

Who is PV Sindhu’s future husband? | Badminton News

Who is PV Sindhu’s future husband? | Badminton News

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PV Sindhu is set to marry Hyderabad-based Venkata Datta Sai, an executive director at Posidex Technologies. Who is Venkata Datta Sai? Venkatta Datta Sai is currently working as an executive director at Posidex Technologies, whose new logo PV Sindhu had unveiled last month. Sai is the son of GT Venkateshwar Rao, managing director at Posidex Technologies. “The two families knew each other but it was only a month ago that everything was finalised,” Sindhu’s father, PV Ramana, was quoted by PTI. Sai has a Diploma in Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies from the Foundation of Liberal and Management Education. He then pursued a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting and Finance at FLAME University, graduating in 2018. Following this, he has earned a Master’s degree in Data Science and Machine Learning from the International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore. Sai’s LinkedIn profile highlights a dynamic career journey, starting with JSW before he assumed the role of Managing Director at Sour Apple Asset Management. Since December 2019, he has been contributing to Posidex. In his …

PV Sindhu ends two-year-long title drought, beats Luo Yu Wu in Syed Modi International 2024 final – India TV

PV Sindhu ends two-year-long title drought, beats Luo Yu Wu in Syed Modi International 2024 final – India TV

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Image Source : GETTY PV Sindhu. Indian senior shuttler PV Sindhu ended her two-year-long title drought after winning the final of the Syed Modi International 2024 in Lucknow on Sunday, December 1. The two-time Olympic medallist defeated China’s Luo Yu Wu in the final of the tournament in straight games 21-14, 21-16 to win her third Syed Modi International title.  Sindhu looked pretty strong and dominated the Chinese opponent throughout the match. She unfurled her shots well and hardly gave a chance to Yu Wu. She bossed the match from right from the start and won the opening game by a decent margin of 21-14. The Chinese looked to pose a threat for a decider when she tied Sindhu on 10-10. But the 29-year-old Indian displayed her class and closed the game with ease. She was elated after the win as the fans cheered for her. This was Sindhu’s first title since winning the Singapore Open in July 2022. Sindhu had a struggling year as this was only her second final in 14 outings this year. She had earlier crashed …

Reviving PV Sindhu, the Anup Sridhar way

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Endurance. Speed. Power. Explosiveness. These are the key areas currently occupying Anup Sridhar’s mind as he embarks on his latest challenge – coaching the two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu. The challenge is a formidable one. But rather than being daunted, he is excited at the opportunity to coach one of the finest shuttlers. “Sindhu is very courteous, polite, and a genuinely nice person,” Sridhar told The Bridge. “As an athlete, she is fantastic – a great ambassador for Indian badminton. She is extremely dedicated, highly motivated, and hard-working. Any coach would love to train her. She is the most coachable player.” Sridhar knows the task ahead will not be easy, with Sindhu no longer in the top 10 and struggling to rediscover her consistency. The sharp, relentless instinct that led her to the 2019 World Championships crown in Basel, after two successive runner-up finishes, seems to have faded. Injuries have slowed her down, and her inability to get the better of left-handed shuttlers has become increasingly apparent. Since her Commonwealth Games gold medal, shortly after …

PV Sindhu brings in Anup Sridhar as coach for European swing, says her father Ramana | Badminton News

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PV Sindhu intends to target a medal at the next Asian Games, and non injury-permitting, continue even further to next Olympics, her father PV Ramana, informed. “She’s back in practice at the Gachibowli stadium in Hyderabad, and will start with the Arctic Open (October 8-13) in Finland,” he said. Sindhu is unlikely to continue training in Bangalore, but the future is fluid, the parent informed. “Since no camps have started, we have begun training at Hyderabad,” he added. Sindhu, who won Olympic silver in 2016 and bronze in 2021, returned from her first Games without a medal, going out to eventual silver medallist He Bingjiao in pre-quarters at Paris. Former Olympian, and fellow tall player, Anup Sridhar, who had a promising albeit short stint coaching Lakshya Sen, will accompany Sindhu to the European swing – Arctic Open followed by Denmark Open (October 15-20) – on a trial-basis. “We are looking for a new coach with Agus’s contract ending. We are keen to see how a partnership with Anup Sridhar works out, and are looking at …