Lee Chong Wei and Tai Tzu Ying Are New Champions of 2016 BCA Indonesia Open
June 6, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Indonesia Open, Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia, Tai Tzu YingThe inner resolve of Malaysian super-star Lee Chong Wei was not visible on his face in the first two games of the tension-ridden final that he played against Denmark’s Jan O Jorgensen. The Dane won the first and looked set to wrap up the match at 19-17 in the second. But the monk-like expression on […]
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BCA Indonesia Open: Carolina Marin Falls to Wang Yihan in Semis After a 79-Minute Battle
June 5, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Carolina Marin, Indonesia Open, Lee Chong Wei, Wang YihanCarolina Marin’s couldn’t savor her victory over India’s Saina Nehwal for more than a day as the Spaniard met her match in China’s Wang Yihan on Saturday. The two women fought hard for a place in Sunday’s final and after a three-game battle lasting an hour and 19 minutes, Yihan went through, leaving the world […]
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Saina Survived on Thursday before Losing to Marin in Friday’s QF at Indonesian Open
June 4, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, BWF, Carolina Marin, Indian Sport News, Indonesia Open, Saina NehwalThursday brought a string of upsets in the BCA Indonesia Open with seeded players in all categories crashing out like nine pins. China and Indonesia suffered the worst defeats at this stage of competition ever seen in any super-series event. From China, Lin Dan, Li Xuerui, Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei and Fu Haifeng/Zhang Nan all lost […]
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Defending Champion Intanon Crashes Out of BCA Indonesia Open Saina & Marin into Round-2
June 2, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Carolina Marin, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Indonesia Open, Ratchanok Intanon, Saina NehwalThe BCA Indonesia Open is 5th out of 12 BWF World Super-series events, from where the top 8 players/pairs will qualify for the season-ending Dubai World Super-series Finals in December 2016. Women’s singles defending champion Ratchanok Intanon fell in her first round match against China’s Sun Yu but India’s Saina Nehwal and tournament top seed […]
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Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Leads Denmark to Their First Ever Thomas Cup Victory in 67 Years
May 23, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Thomas CupIn one of the classiest results of a Thomas Cup final, Denmark defeated 13-time winners Indonesia and made history. Since the inception of the tournament in 1949, Denmark had reached the final on 8 occasions but always failed to cross the last hurdle. They reversed the trend on Sunday by getting their act together. It […]
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China Win Their 14th Uber Cup Title by Beating Korea 3-1 in the Final
May 22, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Uber CupFor the third edition in a row, Chinese women have proved their domination in the shuttle sport of their choice. They won in 2012 at Wuhan and followed that up with title victory at New Delhi in 2014. By winning the Uber Cup for the third time in a row at Kunshan on Saturday, the […]
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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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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 72,500 |
| 2 | CHOU Tien Chen | 67,190 |
| 3 | PRANNOY H. S. | 66,730 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 64,960 |
| 5 | Anthony Sinisuka GINTING | 62,100 |