Saina Loses World no.1

Saina Loses World no.1 Status after Her Loss, Marin Through to Final, Lin Dan Beats Jorgensen to Meet Chen Long in Final in Maybank Malaysia 2015

 April 5, 2015   R K Gupta

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With her defeat against top seed Li Xuerui in the semifinal of Maybank Malaysian BWF Super-series Tournament, India’s Saina Nehwal also lost her world no.1 ranking. She took the first game but couldn’t sustain the pressure against the Olympic champion. In the other semifinal, Spain’s Carolina Marin showed her class in beating Wang Shixian to […]

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Maybank Malaysia 2015

Maybank Malaysia 2015: Okuhara, Shixian Fight a Classic Battle; Saina to Play Xuerui Next; Lin Dan, Chen Long, Jorgensen Cruise Along

 April 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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The Putra Stadium-2 in suburban Kuala Lumpur had never seen an epic battle like the one fought there on Friday evening. After 111 minutes, China’s Wang Shixian defeated Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in a badminton match of the highest quality. Shixian reached the semifinal in the women’s singles, where she has been joined by compatriot Li […]

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2015 Maybank Malaysian Super-Series

Saina Nehwal Enters QF of 2015 Maybank Malaysian Super-Series Tournament

 April 3, 2015   R K Gupta

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Saina Nehwal has been cruising comfortably at the Maybank Malaysian BWF World Super-series Badminton Tournament currently underway in Kuala Lumpur. To the disappointment of Indian badminton fans, however, men’s challenge has ended with Parupalli Kashyap and Kidambi Srikanth crashing out early. The Malaysian tournament is the third super-series event after All-England and New-Delhi in a […]

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World No.1 Saina

World No.1 Saina Wins India Super-Series with Srikanth Adding Icing on Cake to Make it an Indian Double

 March 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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Saina Nehwal celebrated her newly acquired status as world’s no.1 women’s badminton player by winning the title match of 2015 Yonex Sunrise India Open. In the final played at New Delhi’s Siri Fort Sports Complex, Saina kept an upper hand in her match against Thailand’s no.3 seed Ratchanok Intanon and walked away as a 21-16, […]

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India Open Final

Historic Day for Indian Badminton as Saina Nehwal is crowned World’s No.1 and Along With Srikanth Reaches India Open Final

 March 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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It was a proud moment for Indian Badminton, when Saina Nehwal attained the no. 1 spot in BWF Rankings even before her semifinal match, since her closest competitor Carolina Marin of Spain lost in the other semifinal against Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon at the Siri Fort Sports Complex. Saina then celebrated her new exalted status by defeating Japan’s Yui […]

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Sunrise India Open 2015

Yonex Sunrise India Open 2015: Saina, Srikanth Storm into Semis, Sugiarto Shocks Super Dan, Prannoy Loses to Axelsen

 March 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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Women’s no.1 seed Saina Nehwal of India entered the semifinal of the India Open on Friday with a two-game 39 minute win over Hana Ramadhini of Indonesia, while her compatriot men’s no.2 seed Kidambi Srikanth also reached the semifinal after a tough match with Japan’s Takuma Ueda. Women’s no.2 seed Carolina Marin of Spain also […]

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Sameer Verma

Sameer Verma Shocks No.5 seed Vittinghus at Yonex Sunrise India Open on Day 2

 March 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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The second day at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open brought cheers to Indian badminton fans from a totally unexpected quarter. At the Siri Fort Complex in New Delhi, young Sameer Verma created waves by handing a shock defeat to Denmark’s Hans-Kristian Vittinghus in two games. On the same day, Chinese Taipei’s no.4 seed Chou Tien Chen […]

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Grand Prix Gold Kidambi Srikanth

Kidambi Srikanth Is the First Ever Indian Man to Win Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold

 March 18, 2015   R K Gupta

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It is a huge credit for India’s Kidambi Srikanth that he has been recognized by BWF as no. 4 in the world. The Indian has shown continuous improvement in his game over the year and to prove that his China Open triumph was not a mere fluke, he has now won the $120,000 Swiss Open […]

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All-England Women title

A Resurgent Marin Defeats Error-Prone Saina to Win All-England Women’s Title

 March 9, 2015   R K Gupta

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After a huge build-up of expectations leading to the final of the Yonex 2015 All-England Open Badminton Championships, Indian sports community met with disappointment. In her title clash against Spain’s Carolina Marin, Saina Nehwal began promisingly to take the first game and opened a sizeable lead in the second. Just when everyone thought of a […]

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Indian suttler England Open Badminton Championships

Saina Nehwal Makes History as First Indian Women Ever To Enter the Final of All England Open Badminton Championships

 March 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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Saina Nehwal did India proud on Saturday, when she inscribed her name in history books as the only Indian women to have ever entered the final of the Yonex 2015 All-England Open Badminton Championships. The All England Open Badminton Championships is one of the oldest and most prestigious open badminton tournaments in the world. It […]

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