China Open Badminton

On a Li and Lee’s Day at 2015 China Open Off-Color Saina Loses to Xuerui While Chong Wei Stuns Chen Long

 November 16, 2015   R K Gupta

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After showing her potential in the semifinal against Wang Yihan, India’s Saina Nehwal was surprisingly subdued against China’s Li Xuerui in the summit clash of 2015 Thaihot China Open. The determined Li produced a powerful array of smashes, delicate placements and superior net-play and left no chance for the Indian to catch up. Saina tried […]

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Saina Nehwal

Saina Plays Li Xuerui for 2015 China Open Title While Chong Wei Will Challenge Chen Long

 November 15, 2015   R K Gupta

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Making a constant improvement in her game, no.1 seed Saina Nehwal of India held her nerves against China’s Wang Yihan in the semifinal on Saturday and entered the final of 2015 China Open with a straight games victory over the seventh-seeded Chinese. The last hurdle for Saina on Sunday is former world no.1 Li Xuerui, […]

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Saina Nehwal

Saina & Lee Chong Wei Reach Semifinals of 2015 China Open with Hordes of Chinese Men and Women in All Categories

 November 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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India’s Saina Nehwal crossed another hurdle by beating Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in the quarterfinal of the 2015 China Open on Friday November 13. The reigning champion is now two matches away from retaining her 2014 crown. With world no.1 Carolina Marin losing to no.5 seed Wang Shixian, the women’s semifinal line-up has three Chinese women […]

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Now As the Lone Indian Challenge Saina Nehwal Enters 2015 China Open Quarters

 November 13, 2015   R K Gupta

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While Saina Nehwal continued to progress, PV Sindhu and all other Indians in men’s singles and women’s doubles have already exited the 2015 Thaihot China Open. Saina’s form has looked below par but she has still managed to reach the round-of-eight. Sindhu was a bit unlucky to be pitted against the articulate Wang Shixian in […]

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As the 2015 China Open Gets Underway Saina and Srikanth Will be Hard-Pressed to Defend Their 2014 Crowns

 November 10, 2015   R K Gupta

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In the star-studded 2015 Thaihot China Open Badminton Tournament that begins on Wednesday November 11, there are five Indians playing in singles draw. Among men, Parupalli Kashyap will miss the action because he is down with a torn calf muscle but Kidambi Srikanth, Ajay Jayaram and HS Prannoy are raring to go. In women’s singles, […]

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Lee Chong Wei

Lee Chong Wei and Carolina Marin Are 2015 Yonex French Open Badminton Champions

 October 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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Eight years after he won his first French Open, Malaysia’s former world no.1 Lee Chong Wei claimed the title honors once again. Through the tournament, Lee dropped just one game against Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen in the quarterfinal and easily defeated Korean sixth seed Chou Tien Chen in the final. The victory took Lee’s BWF men’s […]

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Ajay Jayaram

Amazing Ajay Jayaram Finally Loses to Chen Long in 2015 Victor Korea Open

 September 23, 2015   R K Gupta

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India’s Ajay Jayaram hogged the limelight on every day of the Victor Korea Open until he was beaten in the final on the last day of the BWF super-series tournament. Though no player wants to lose any match, there was no shame in the loss, as Jayaram’s conqueror was none other than the great Chen […]

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China Lin Dan

China’s Lin Dan Aiming at Third Consecutive Men’s Singles Gold at Rio 2016 Olympic Games

 September 16, 2015   R K Gupta

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Eleven years ago, Lin Dan participated in the Olympics for the first time as a 21 year old. It was in Athens 2014 and Lin Dan got eliminated in the first round, losing to Singapore’s Ronald Susilo. Four years later in 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Lin Dan emerged as a dominant force. He didn’t lose […]

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2015 Japan Open Lin Dan

Lin Dan & Nozomi Okuhara Win Singles Championships As 2015 Japan Open Comes to an End

 September 13, 2015   R K Gupta

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Chinese superstar Lin Dan and Japanese Nozomi Okuhara emerged as singles champions as curtain came down on the BWF world Super-Series tournament, the 2015 Yonex Open Japan on Sunday. The two men and women’s singles champions were joined by Korea’s Lee Yong Dae/Yoo Yeon Seong, China’s Zhao Yunlei/Zhong Qianxin and Denmark’s Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen, […]

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In 2015 Japan Open Final China’s Lin Dan Plays Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen with Women’s Singles To Be an All-Japanese Affair Between Okuhara and Yamaguchi

 September 13, 2015   R K Gupta

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It is Lin Dan versus Viktor Axelsen in men’s singles final in Tokyo on Sunday. In Saturday’s first men’s singles semifinal, China’s no.5 seed Lin Dan fended off Indonesia’s Tommy Sugiarto in two games to prove his long-held superiority. In the other semifinal, Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen also took two sets in beating Taiwan’s Chou Tien […]

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