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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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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| # | 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 |