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Gopichand on doubles talent Hariharan

Gopichand on doubles talent Hariharan

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India’s Malaysian doubles coach Tan Kim Her has a talent for Kintsugi – the age-old Japanese art of patching precious things back, with powdered gold. After Satwik-Chirag, he is now beginning to make things click for India’s second best doubles pairing of MR Arjun and Hariharan Amsakarunan. Having paired them together with yet another inspiring call at the Hyderabad Gopichand academy, Tan is now in charge of yet another potentially massive talent in Hariharan. “Hari is very explosive and strong from the back court, and combines well with Arjun’s experience,” national head coach Pullela Gopichand says. “Not only does he have the power and gamesense, he has the quality to back it up on court. He has a lot of energy from the back of the court and is fearless,” he adds. Are we looking at the next big thing in doubles? “He is world-class,” Gopichand simply states. Reaching their first ever quarterfinals of the Super 1000 Indonesia Open, Arjun-Hari scored a gutsy 16-21, 21-15, 21-19 win over Malaysian World No 23 Aaron Tai and …

How Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty subdued fiery Malaysian pair, despite uncomfortable tactics and hostile home crowd | Badminton News

How Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty subdued fiery Malaysian pair, despite uncomfortable tactics and hostile home crowd | Badminton News

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At 15-15 in the opening set, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy leapt in the air and slam-dunked what could be called a yorker-smash, right on Ong Yew Sin’s toes to go up 16-15. Jasprit Bumrah or Zaheer Khan would’ve been proud. Chirag Shetty was ecstatic. It felt like the best of old times. When unhindered, smashing aggression brought them a barrage of such offensive points scaring away opponents. Except, the top Malaysian doubles pairings, had wriggled out a lethal counter: they offered no lifts to the Indians and kept things flat, fast, furious and uncomfortable. It had brought Aaron-Soh the Olympic medal at the Indian’s expense. Six months on, Ong-Teo were revelling in the same tactic, without Aaron Chia’s poise or perfection, but being a pain in Indian necks anyway. Quarterfinal clash sees Rankireddy/Shetty 🇮🇳 rival home pair Ong/Teo 🇲🇾.#BWFWorldTour #MalaysiaOpen2025 pic.twitter.com/Pp35h3XAgr — BWF (@bwfmedia) January 10, 2025 Through terrible nerves, a hugely hostile Malaysian crowd and highly pesky opponents, where the style of play was dictated by Ong-Teo, the Indians emerged with a confidence-coating 26-24, 21-15 win …

Malaysia Open badminton: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty enter last 8 as they continue to chart way back from Olympics disappointment | Badminton News

Malaysia Open badminton: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty enter last 8 as they continue to chart way back from Olympics disappointment | Badminton News

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What came undone at Kuala Lumpur in 2024 can be mended back at Kuala Lumpur in 2025. The Olympics disappointment will fade in the rearview mirror, but for Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, a title they couldn’t quite nail down at the start of last year, an occurrence that proved ominous, is there to be fought for again. Into the quarterfinals of the year’s first Super 1000 at the Malaysia Open, Satwik and Chirag remain the only seeded players in the doubles draw. Their 21-15, 21-15 win over Malaysian veterans Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub Azriyn and Tan Wee Kiong was a no-fuss progress in 43 minutes, as the home pairing, ranked World No.32, didn’t take the lead even once after the 4th point of each game. Perhaps the quarterfinals against far more contemporary competitors – Ong Yew Sin and Two Ee Yi – on Friday will get a little more interesting, and shake off complacency, if there is any. For a pair, 25 and 27, that regularly won titles before the Olympic-year stutter, these early-round …