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In an all-Indian final, HS Prannoy overcame compatriot Parupalli Kashyap in a thrilling three-setter to win his maiden US Open title yesterday. The win gave Prannoy his maiden US Open title and his third GP Gold as well and extends India's fine run in the circuit that began with Kidambi Srikanth.

Parupali Kashyap and HS Prannoy have won their respective semi-final matches of the BWF US Open to book a final date with each other. On the other hand, Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy lost to LU Ching Yao and YANG Po Han and failed to enter the final in men’s doubles.

Srikanth Kidambi has surpassed women's single player Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan to top the chart of the highest earners in badminton for 2017, earning a total of over ₹ 95 lakhs($147,847.50). Sayaka Sato of Japan stands third overall followed by Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei in the fourth position.

Indian badminton star Jwala Gutta has lashed out at Pullela Gopichand, saying she deserved to be treated better for the numerous titles she has won for the country. The 33-year old also stated that the reason behind the success of singles players is the support they get, which was unlike her case.

On the back of winning two successive Superseries titles himself, Kidambi Srikanth believes that the Indian contingent have a chance of winning a medal at the World Championship next month. The World No.8 also appreciated the contributions of Indonesian coach Mulyo Handoyo in his recent success.