Kashyap

Saina and Kashyap Are Champions of Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold Tournament

 January 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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While Saina Nehwal successfully defended her title, third seed Parupalli Kashyap scored an upset win over top seeded Kidambi Srikanth in the final to emerge as men’s singles champion in the Syed Modi International Badminton Championships, which concluded at Lucknow on Sunday. Women’s top seed Nehwal continued with her stupendous run in the tournament and […]

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Syed Modi Grand Prix

Three Indians in the Finals of Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold Tournament at Lucknow

 January 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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Syed Modi Open is the second Grand Prix Gold USD 120,000 event of the 2015 season after the Yonex Sunrise Malaysia Masters last week. Like every year, it has Lucknow as its venue, where the tournament is being organized by Uttar Pradesh Badminton Association at Babu Banarsi Das UP Badminton Academy, Gomti Nagar. It is […]

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Saina Nehwal-Hyderabad Hotshots Player

Srikanth, Saina Improve Their World Rankings with Fine Performances in 2014

 December 30, 2014   R K Gupta

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The Badminton World Federation announced their latest rankings at Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, December 25, as per which Indian badminton stars Kidambi Srikanth and Saina Nehwal have jumped up several places to finish fourth in men’s and women’s singles categories. Playing gutsy badminton, the two Indians rode on their super performances in the latter part […]

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Kidambi Srikanth

In a Rare Double for India, Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth Cross the China Wall in Fuzhou

 November 16, 2014   R K Gupta

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After their impressive performances in men’s and women’s singles draws, India’s Kidambi Srikanth and Saina Nehwal won the Thaihot China Open Super Series Premier Badminton tournament at the Haixia Olympic Sport Center in the Chinese city of Fuzhou. In Sunday’s men’s final, the 21-year old Srikanth achieved the biggest win of his career in beating […]

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After the Badminton World Federation decided to introduce the new scoring system on a trial basis, Ajay Jayaram walked away with the honor of being the first Indian to win the badminton Grand Prix tournament at Almere in the Netherlands. In an exciting final that lasted for full five games, under the new 11 x 5 scoring system, Jayaram halted the big strides of Indonesia’s 19-year old Ihsan Maulana Mustofa. The Indonesian is currently making big waves on the world badminton scene with some creditable victories in recent matches. But the world no.66 Jayaram has also had a phenomenal tournament, where he faced some tough opponents in his part of the draw.

India’s Ajay Jayaram Stuns Badminton World by Clinching Dutch Grand Prix

 October 13, 2014   R K Gupta

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After the Badminton World Federation decided to introduce the new scoring system on a trial basis, Ajay Jayaram walked away with the honor of being the first Indian to win the badminton Grand Prix tournament at Almere in the Netherlands. In an exciting final that lasted for full five games, under the new 11 x 5 […]

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Asian Games Indian badminton team medal

Another Miserable Day for India at the Incheon Asian Games

 September 23, 2014   R K Gupta

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Towards the end of day 2, Indian women shuttlers failed to counter a tough South Korean challenge in women’s team badminton. The spirited Korean girls, backed enthusiastically by the crowd defeated India 3-1 to enter the final. Indians will have to remain content with a bronze. Squash brought some cheer to the Indians as Dipika […]

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HS Prannoy

India’s HS Prannoy Wins Indonesian Grand Prix Gold Badminton Tournament

 September 15, 2014   R K Gupta

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Maintaining his remarkable run in the $125,000 Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold Badminton Tournament at Palembang, India’s 22-year old Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar emerged as the champion by beating the crowd favorite local hero and qualifier Firman Abdul Kholik 21-11, 22-20. For the No.5 seed Prannoy, it was the first major title of his badminton […]

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Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal Wins World Super-Series after 20 Months at Australian Open In Sydney.

 July 1, 2014   R K Gupta

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India’s ace shuttler Saina Nehwal returned to her winning ways after a long time. In the Star Australian Open BWF super-series final at Sydney on Sunday, Nehwal beat Spain’s Carolina Marin to announce her still mighty presence in the badminton circuit. Her last super-series triumph was at the Denmark open in 2012 but afterwards, Nehwal […]

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Pullela Gopichand

Pullela Gopichand Indian Badminton Ace

 June 6, 2014   Kirti Daga

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Born in Andhra Pradesh, India Pullela Gopichand runs the best badminton academy in India with his last name; Gopichand Badminton Academy. Being a former Indian badminton player, Mr. Gopichand is the second Indian badminton player after Mr. Prakash Padukone who won the All England open Badminton Championship in the year 2001. Since 1996 after winning […]

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India Super Series 2014

India Super Series 2014 Ends in Delhi With Lee Chong Wei’s Master-Class Act

 April 7, 2014   R K Gupta

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The annual Yonex-Sunrise India Open tournament has acquired an added importance after BWF upgraded its status from Grand Prix Gold to Super Series in 2011. For this reason, world’s top men and women badminton players make it a ritual to visit Delhi around this time every year. Except for some last minute withdrawals, the who’s […]

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