China Beat India Meet Korea for Uber Cup Title for Thomas Cup Indonesia Face Denmark
May 21, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Saina Nehwal, Thomas Cup, Uber CupIndian 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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Poor Prospects for India Made Poorer With Kidambi Srikanth Pulling Out of Thomas Cup
May 13, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal, Thomas CupIndia have never won either the Thomas Cup or the Uber Cup, the two major badminton events branded as the world’s Premier Team Championships for men and women. In world badminton too, India’s exploits have come only in the men and women singles. After Prakash Padukone, Syed Modi and P Gopichand in the earlier decades, […]
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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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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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Clash of Titans in the Final of Malaysian Open Men’s Singles
April 10, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, BWF, Lee Chong Wei, Malaysian Open, Saina Nehwal, Tai Tzu Ying, World BadmintonThe 2016 Malaysian Open BWF Super-series tournament is down to the final day on Sunday with interesting contests on cards. In the men’s singles final, the top seed Chen Long of China is very aptly pitted against the no.2 seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia. The two badminton greats had contrasting passages into the final. […]
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Badminton Biggies Bite Dust As Delhi’s 2016 Yonex India Super-Series Enters the Final Day
April 3, 2016 R K Gupta
BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Saina Nehwal, World BadmintonIt is not often that you see players like Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei losing in the second round on the same day at a same tournament. But that did happen at Delhi’s Siri Fort Sports Complex on Thursday March 31, 2016. Two of badminton’s biggest stars followed one another out of the India […]
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HS Prannoy Wins Swiss Open Badminton Title Saina Nehwal Disappoints
March 24, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, HS Prannoy, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Saina NehwalIndia’s HS Prannoy surprised everyone by winning the title in the recently concluded Swiss Grand Prix Gold Badminton tournament at Basel. The 24-year old Indian, who had a relatively easy passage into the final; defeated Germany’s Marc Zwiebler in the summit clash. However, among women, India’s Saina Nehwal crashed out in the semifinals. Nothing seems […]
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Excitement Continues As 2016 Premier Badminton League Enters Second Week
January 9, 2016 R K Gupta
Awadhe Warriors, Badminton, Indian Badminton, P.V. Sindhu, Premier Badminton League, Saina NehwalAfter a two-year hiatus, Indian Badminton League came back in its rechristened form this year and several ties of the 2016 Premier Badminton League have already been played. After two days on January 2 & 3 at Mumbai, the teams played at Lucknow over the next 4 days and moved to Delhi for the third-leg […]
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Saina Nehwal and Lee Chong Wei Are Most Expensive Stars as Indian Badminton League Makes a Rechristened Comeback After a Two-Year Limbo
December 28, 2015 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Lee Chong Wei, Premier Badminton League, Saina NehwalAfter a big fanfare in 2013, the Indian Badminton League program ran into legal hurdles in 2014 and 2015. It is now coming back for the 2016 season, rechristened as the Premier Badminton League. Based almost on the Sudirman Cup format, the 2016 PBL Season is slated to kick-off from January 02, 2016 at Mumbai […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRANNOY H. S. | 62,410 |
| 2 | Viktor AXELSEN | 61,500 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 58,580 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 55,060 |
| 5 | Anthony Sinisuka GINTING | 52,440 |