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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

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Thursday 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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Indonesia Open

Defending Champion Intanon Crashes Out of BCA Indonesia Open Saina & Marin into Round-2

 June 2, 2016   R K Gupta

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The 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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Thomas Cup Victory

Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Leads Denmark to Their First Ever Thomas Cup Victory in 67 Years

 May 23, 2016   R K Gupta

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In 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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Uber Cup

China Win Their 14th Uber Cup Title by Beating Korea 3-1 in the Final

 May 22, 2016   R K Gupta

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For 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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Uber Cup Title

China Beat India Meet Korea for Uber Cup Title for Thomas Cup Indonesia Face Denmark

 May 21, 2016   R K Gupta

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Indian 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

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India’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

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India’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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Badminton at 2016 Rio Games

Saina and Six Other Indian Shuttlers Punch Rio Olympic Tickets But Can They Bring Medals

 May 5, 2016   R K Gupta

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Badminton 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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Badminton Asia Championships

Lee Chong Wei & Wang Yihan Are Title Winners of 2016 Badminton Asia Championships

 May 2, 2016   R K Gupta

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Malaysian 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

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At 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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