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2023 Madrid Masters | Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu make it to quarters

Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth moved into the quarterfinals of the Madrid Masters 2023 with straight wins on Thursday. While Sindhu got the better of Indonesia's Putri Kusuma Wardani 21-16, 21-14, Srikanth beat compatriot B Sai Praneeth 21-15, 21-12 to enter the next round.
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newsbadminton3 days ago

2023 Madrid Masters | Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu to lead India challenge

PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal, both Olympic medalists, will head India's campaign in the Madrid Spain Masters 2023 badminton competition, which gets underway on Tuesday. Live streaming of the BWF Super 300 event will be offered.
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newsbadminton7 days ago

Swiss Open 2023 | India's poor show continues, PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy exit

During the Swiss Open 2023 in Basel, Indian badminton player PV Sindhu forfeited the women's singles match, while HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth lost the men's singles match. In a fiercely contested round of 16 match, Putri Kusuma Wardani defeated defending champion PV Sindhu 21-15, 12-21, 21-18.
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newsbadminton18 days ago

All England Open Badminton Championship | Draws, Indian matches, and where to watch

The All England Open, one of badminton's most renowned championships ever, begins March 14-19 in Birmingham, England. The BWF World Tour's second Super 1000 tournament in 2023 will include all of the best stars, with 32 players and pairs fighting for titles in all five disciplines.
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newsbadminton25 days ago

German Open 2023 | Kidambi Srikanth pulls out, Lakshya Sen to lead India challenge

Former world no.1 shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has pulled out of the German Open 300 tournament which starts on Tuesday. On the other hand, last year's finalist and World Championship bronze medalist, Lakshya Sen will spearhead the Indian challenge in the men's singles category for now.
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newsbadminton2 months ago

Indonesia Open 2023 | Lakshya Sen and Saina Nehwal progress into next round, Kidambi Srikanth crashes out

Lakshya Sen and Saina Nehwal advanced to the second round of the Indonesia Masters 2023 in Jakarta on Wednesday, but Kidambi Srikanth lost in the opening round. CWG winner Lakshya Sen easily defeated Japanese Kodai Naraoka, who reached the final of the Malaysia Open earlier this week.
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newsbadminton2 months ago

2023 India Open | Kidambi Srikanth loses to Viktor Axelsen in first round

In what turned out to be an ordinary day for Indian shuttlers, the likes of Kidambi Srikanth, and the pair of Shikha Gautam/Ashwini Bhat crashed out of the India Open 2023 in first round itself. Srikanth was up against the world no.1 shuttler Viktor Axelsen, who beat his opponent in straight games.
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newsbadminton3 months ago

2023 Malaysia Open | Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth make early exit

Indian shuttlers started poorly at the Malaysian Open 2023 as Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth, both suffered first-round exits on Tuesday. Nehwal, who had a poor 2022, went down 12-21, 21-17, 12-21 to Han Yue of China in the USD 1,250,000 Super 1000 tournament, raising eyebrows over her form.
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newsbadminton5 months ago

French Open 2022 | Satwik/Chirag make it to quarters, other Indians lose

In the second round of the men's singles competition on Thursday, Indian badminton star Kidambi Srikanth lost to Danish opponent Rasmus Gemke after blowing a lead. The match was lost 21-19, 12-21, 19-21 by Kidambi Srikanth, a former world No. 1 who is presently ranked 11th in the world.
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newsbadminton5 months ago

French Open 2022 | Sameer Verma stuns world no.6, Kidambi Srikanth gets better of Lakshya Sen

Lakshya Sen, the winner of the CWG, was eliminated early from the French Open 2022 BWF Super 750 competition after falling to fellow Indian Kidambi Srikanth in the first round. Lakshya Sen was defeated by former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth 21-18, 21-18, improving his head-to-head record to 2-0.
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