Saina Nehwal is the Last Woman Standing as Indian Challenge Fades Away at Jakarta
August 14, 2015 R K Gupta
Badminton, BWF, Carolina Marin, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Saina Nehwal, World Badminton, World Badminton ChampionshipsSpectacular display from India’s world no.2 Saina Nehwal earned her a semifinal berth at the Total BWF World Badminton Championship at Jakarta on Friday night. In a three-game thriller played with great intensity, Saina fought hard against China’s no.6 seed Wang Yihan. Both players brought off remarkable game skills in a 72-minute match that went […]
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Sindhu Shocks Xuerui Saina Goes Through but India’s Challenge Ends in Men’s Singles
August 14, 2015 R K Gupta
Ashwini Ponnappa, Badminton, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Jwala Gutta, P.V. Sindhu, World Badminton, World Badminton ChampionshipsOn an extraordinary day at World Badminton Championship tournament in Jakarta, there were huge upsets in several categories with some of the top seeds just scraping through to the quarterfinals. India’s 11th seeded women singles player PV Sindhu created one of the major upsets of the day by defeating no.3 seed and Olympic gold medalist […]
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Saina Nehwal Srikanth Prannoy Make the Day for India at Jakarta But Kashyap Loses
August 13, 2015 R K Gupta
Badminton, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal, World Badminton, World Badminton ChampionshipsSaina Nehwal made a solid start to her campaign in the 2015 world badminton championship at Jakarta by an emphatic victory over Hong Kong’s Cheung Ngan Yi. With a first-round bye, Saina is already in the third round. For a place in the quarterfinals, Saina will have to beat Japan’s no.14 seed Sayaka Takahashi. In […]
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India’s Sindhu Srikanth Sail into the Third Round of 2015 World Badminton Championship
August 11, 2015 R K Gupta
Badminton, BWF, Carolina Marin, Indian Badminton, Saina Nehwal, World Badminton, World Badminton ChampionshipsWhile women’s top seed Carolina Marin has won her first match, India’s Saina Nehwal is yet to take to the court and her match is scheduled for Wednesday. Meanwhile there was some cheer for Indian fans as PV Sindhu stormed into the third round with a three-game victory against Line Kjaersfeldt of Denmark. The 11th […]
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The Prestigious 2015 BWF World Badminton Championship Begins in Jakarta
August 11, 2015 R K Gupta
Badminton, BWF, Indian Badminton, Linda Zetchiri, World Badminton, World Badminton ChampionshipsThe 2015 BWF world championship got off to a grand start in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on August 10, 2015. In the first session’s play on the opening day, Taiwan’s world no.6 and also the 6th seed in the tournament Chou Tien Chen was upstaged by Malaysia’s Zulfadli Zulkiffli. Thailand’s Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk caused another upset […]
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Evolution of Modern Badminton and China’s Legendary Dominance in the Game
August 7, 2015 R K Gupta
Badminton, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, World BadmintonInterestingly, Badminton’s roots lie in India, contrary to the belief that Englishmen invented the game. In the British garrison town Poona, now Pune, the Englishmen stationed there watched children play with battledore and shuttlecock. The object was to hit the shuttlecock with battledore as hard as possible. That was the middle of the 19th century […]
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Indian Challenge Comes to an End at Russian Open Badminton Tournament at Vladivostok
July 25, 2015 R K Gupta
Ajay Jayaram, Badminton, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, World BadmintonIn a dismal day for Indian badminton players, they lost their semifinal matches in the three categories against their opponents in the Russian Open Grand Prix badminton tournament at Vladivostok on Saturday. It all began with Ajay Jayaram in the men’s singles. Jayaram had made good progress in the tournament but Tommy Sugiarto was too […]
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Ajay Jayaram Enters Semifinals to face Top-Seed Tommy Sugiarto Tanvi Lad Crashes Out
July 24, 2015 R K Gupta
Badminton, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Russian Open, Tanvi Lad, World BadmintonWhile India’s Ajay Jayaram entered the final-four of the 2015 Russian Grand Prix badminton by defeating Malaysian fifth seed Wei Feng Chong, India were not so lucky in the women singles draw. Tanvi Lad fought a fierce battle against Russian Evegeniya Kosetskaya before losing in three games. Jayaram now takes on Indonesia’s top-seed Tommy Sugiarto, […]
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Ajay Jayaram Tanvi Lad Other Indian Shuttlers Enter Quarterfinals of 2015 Russian Open
July 23, 2015 R K Gupta
Ajay Jayaram, Badminton, BWF, Indian Badminton, Russian Open, Tanvi Lad, World BadmintonIn the 2015 Russian Open Grand Prix Badminton tournament at Vladivostok, many Indian shuttlers in different categories have advanced to the quarterfinals after the conclusions of Thursday’s second round matches. In men’s singles, no.3 seed Ajay Jayaram defeated Russia’s Anatoly Yartsev to enter the quarterfinals and among women, India’s Tanvi Lad caused a major upset […]
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Poor Show by Indians at 2015 Chinese-Taipei Grand Prix Gold Badminton Tournament
July 17, 2015 R K Gupta
Badminton, BWF, Chinese-Taipei, Grand Prix, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Kidambi Srikanth, P.V. Sindhu, Sameer Verma, World BadmintonIndian badminton stars Kidambi Srikanth, Sameer Verma and PV Sindhu lost their second round matches at the $200,000 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold tournament at Taipei on Thursday. The Taiwanese GPG tournament has a rich field in men, women single’s and other categories with most top players participating. While India’s Saina Nehwal opted to […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 72,500 |
| 2 | PRANNOY H. S. | 66,730 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 61,240 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 61,110 |
| 5 | Kodai NARAOKA | 55,370 |