Indian shutters Keep Indian Hopes Alive at 2016 China Open
April 22, 2016 R K Gupta
Ashwini Ponnappa, Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Jwala Gutta, Kidambi Srikanth, P.V. SindhuWith Kidambi Srikanth suffering another first-round defeat and Saina Nehwal skipping the China Grand Prix Gold tournament, India’s chances depend solely on quarterfinal performances of PV Sindhu in women’s singles, HS Prannoy in men’s singles and Jwala Gutta/Ashwini Ponnappa in women’s doubles. Besides Sriknath, India’s other opening round casualties were Parupalli Kashyap, Sameer Verma and […]
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Incredible Intanon Inscribes Third Successive Super-series Triumph at 2016 Singapore Open
April 19, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Ratchanok Intanon, Singapore OpenIf you were to name one single player, who ruled the roost at 2016 OUE Singapore Super-Series, you couldn’t miss Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon. The winner of the Super-Series events at India and Malaysia proved beyond doubt at Singapore that she was a force in her own right. In a tournament, where top men and women […]
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HS Prannoy Scares Chen Long Srikanth Out in 1st Round Sindhu Stays in 2016 Singapore Open
April 14, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, BWF, Chen Long, HS Prannoy, Indian Badminton, P.V. Sindhu, Singapore Open, World BadmintonIn the ongoing OUE 2016 Singapore Super-series tournament, India’s HS Prannoy gave a huge first-round scare to world no.1 and top-seed Chen Long on Wednesday. In a closely fought deciding third game, the Chinese had to bring out all his shuttling skills to the fore before edging out the feisty Indian. However, Prannoy’s compatriot Kidambi […]
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Lee Chong Wei and Ratchanok Intanon Score Dazzling Wins in 2016 Malaysia Open Finals
April 11, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Lee Chong Wei, Malaysian Open, Ratchanok IntanonLee Chong Wei won the Malaysia Open for the 11th time but his victory was sweeter because he downed China’s world no.1 Chen Long in the final by producing his best performance since returning to badminton courts after an 8-month doping-ban related hiatus. Women’s singles final expectedly saw another scintillating show from Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon, […]
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Clash of Titans in the Final of Malaysian Open Men’s Singles
April 10, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, BWF, Lee Chong Wei, Malaysian Open, Saina Nehwal, Tai Tzu Ying, World BadmintonThe 2016 Malaysian Open BWF Super-series tournament is down to the final day on Sunday with interesting contests on cards. In the men’s singles final, the top seed Chen Long of China is very aptly pitted against the no.2 seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia. The two badminton greats had contrasting passages into the final. […]
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Rio Olympic Update: Kento Momota Out of Badminton
April 9, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, Japan, Kento Momota, Olympics, Rio OlympicsWorld no.2 in BWF rankings Kento Momota of Japan will miss his Rio Olympic qualification berth for reasons not related to badminton. A recent India Open champion and singles bronze medalist at World Championships in Jakarta last August, Momota has admitted to gambling at an illegal Casino in Tokyo in May 2015. Illegitimate gambling is […]
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Momota Wins Men’s Title Intanon Takes Women’s at Delhi’s 2016 Yonex-Sunrise India Open
April 4, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Yonex Sunrise India OpenJapanese Kento Momota and Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon both looked competent in a tournament, where some big names made early exits. Therefore, it was only appropriate that the two ended up as men and women’s singles champions of 2016 Yonex-Sunrise India Open that concluded in New Delhi on Sunday. Momota’s few moments of bother came in […]
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Badminton Biggies Bite Dust As Delhi’s 2016 Yonex India Super-Series Enters the Final Day
April 3, 2016 R K Gupta
BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Saina Nehwal, World BadmintonIt is not often that you see players like Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei losing in the second round on the same day at a same tournament. But that did happen at Delhi’s Siri Fort Sports Complex on Thursday March 31, 2016. Two of badminton’s biggest stars followed one another out of the India […]
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HS Prannoy Wins Swiss Open Badminton Title Saina Nehwal Disappoints
March 24, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, HS Prannoy, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Saina NehwalIndia’s HS Prannoy surprised everyone by winning the title in the recently concluded Swiss Grand Prix Gold Badminton tournament at Basel. The 24-year old Indian, who had a relatively easy passage into the final; defeated Germany’s Marc Zwiebler in the summit clash. However, among women, India’s Saina Nehwal crashed out in the semifinals. Nothing seems […]
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Contrasting draws for Men and Women in Thomas, Uber Cup
March 22, 2016 Abhishek Das
Badminton, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Thomas Cup, Uber Cup, World BadmintonIndia were placed in a relatively easy group in the women’s section but the men’s team did not prove as lucky as their female peers at the draw for the prestigious Thomas and Uber Cup Finals badminton tournament that was held in Kunshan on Monday. In the men’s section — the Thomas Cup — the […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 72,500 |
| 2 | PRANNOY H. S. | 66,730 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 61,240 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 61,110 |
| 5 | Kodai NARAOKA | 55,370 |