China Beat India Meet Korea for Uber Cup Title for Thomas Cup Indonesia Face Denmark
May 21, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Saina Nehwal, Thomas Cup, Uber CupIndian stars did their best but lost both singles and a doubles match to China. Saina Nehwal lost to Li Xuerui, PV Sindhu lost to Wang Shixian and Jwala Gutta/N Sikki Ready went down tamely to the Chinese pair of Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei. The 3-0 triumph took China to the Uber Cup final and on […]
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Ruthvika Takes India to Uber Cup Semifinals by Winning the Crucial Singles against Thailand
May 20, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Ruthvika Shivani, Thomas Cup, Uber CupIndia’s semifinal berth in Uber Cup came from an altogether unexpected quarter. In Thursday’s quarterfinal tie against Thailand, India suffered an early setback, when Saina Nehwal lost to Ratchanok Intanon in straight games. Though PV Sindhu and the doubles team of Jwala Gutta/Ashwini Ponnappa gave India a 2-1 lead, there was no guarantee of India […]
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Indian Women Enter Uber Cup Quarters But Men Disappoint in Thomas Cup
May 19, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Uber CupIndia’s women squad for Uber Cup suffered a 2-3 defeat against Japan but still managed to reach the playoff stage. In their last Group D match, in Kunshan, Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu won their singles matches but India lost the other singles match and both the doubles matches. Regardless, India qualified because they ended […]
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Poor Prospects for India Made Poorer With Kidambi Srikanth Pulling Out of Thomas Cup
May 13, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal, Thomas CupIndia have never won either the Thomas Cup or the Uber Cup, the two major badminton events branded as the world’s Premier Team Championships for men and women. In world badminton too, India’s exploits have come only in the men and women singles. After Prakash Padukone, Syed Modi and P Gopichand in the earlier decades, […]
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Saina and Six Other Indian Shuttlers Punch Rio Olympic Tickets But Can They Bring Medals
May 5, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, Saina NehwalBadminton at 2016 Rio Games will see 172 participants from several countries selected on the basis of an Olympic Quota System, OQS. Though the Games begin on August 5, 2016, Badminton will be played during August 11-20 at Pavilion 4 of Rio Exhibition Center. The singles events will have 38 men and 38 women while […]
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Lee Chong Wei & Wang Yihan Are Title Winners of 2016 Badminton Asia Championships
May 2, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, Badminton Asia Championships, badminton world, BWF, Lee Chong Wei, Wang YihanMalaysian former world no.1 Lee Chong Wei and China’s Wang Yihan have won the men and women’s singles titles at the 2016 Dong Feng Citroen Badminton Asia Championships, which concluded in China on Sunday. In the final, both of them defeated the top tournament’s top seeded players. While Lee’s win over reigning world no.1 Chen […]
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2016 Asian Badminton: Saina Sinks in Semis but Saturday Show Stolen by Yonao & Fukuman
May 1, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Indian Sport News, Kurumi Yonao, Naoko Fukuman, Saina Nehwal, Wang YihanAt the 2016 Dong Feng Citroen Badminton Asia Championships on Saturday, India’s Saina Nehwal suffered another semifinal loss after similar fate in Swiss Grand Prix Gold, India Super Series and Malaysia Super Series Premier. Also it was the eleventh time that the Indian had lost to China’s Wang Yihan. After a fine display against another […]
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2016 Badminton Asian Tourney: Saina Storms into Semis Sindhu Srikanth Make Early Exit
April 30, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Saina NehwalIndia’s Saina Nehwal scored a classy win over old foe Wang Shixian on Friday to enter the semifinal of the 2016 Dong Feng Citroen Badminton Asia Championships at China. On Thursday, Saina’s compatriot PV Sindhu made crucial errors at crunch time to lose against Taiwan’s Tai Tzu Ying while earlier in the competition, Kidambi Srikanth’s […]
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Lin Dan Beats Chen Long to Win China Masters amid a Near-Chinese Sweep at Changzhou
April 27, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Chen Long, China Masters, Lin DanWith the third Olympic gold firmly fixated in his psyche, Lin Dan showed his class and experience in the title game against world no.1 Chen Long. Having won the first game, Lin Dan lost the momentum somewhat and allowed plenty of leeway to Chen Long, who came close to forcing a decider. But the Super […]
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Friday Sees Free Fall for Every Indian Shuttler in 2016 China Grand Prix Gold Tournament
April 23, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, World BadmintonNone of the Indian badminton stars could survive in Changzhou’s China Masters tournament on Friday. They couldn’t progress beyond the quarterfinals and all of them lost in straight games against their more accomplished opponents. It is not super-series tournament, where the field tends to be stronger but the Indians still couldn’t make their mark. Some […]
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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 |