newsbadminton4 months ago

Australian Open 2022 | Sameer Verma lone Indian star in the mix

Following several withdrawals from the BWF Super 300 match in Sydney, Sameer Verma will lead a diminished Indian team in the Australian Open badminton competition in 2022. The last competition on BWF Tour before the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals in Guangzhou in December is the Australian Open.
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newsbadminton5 months ago

PV Sindhu slides out of top five, Sameer Verma makes a jump in BWF rankings

The Badminton World Federation issued new world rankings on Tuesday and it has not been the best week for some of the top Indian shuttlers. Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu slipped out of the top five in the women's singles after Carolina Marin it to the finals of the French Open 2022.
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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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newsbadminton11 months ago

Sameer Verma eyes a return at Thailand Open after a spate of injuries

Following his withdrawal from the contest for the top spot in BAI's selection trials due to a fitness issue, former world number 11 Sameer Verma announced on Tuesday that he will be out of play for a few weeks and hopes to return at the Thailand Open, that takes place in May this year.
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newsbadminton1 year ago

2021 Denmark Open | PV Sindhu and Sameer Verma eliminated, India's campaign comes to an end

India’s top shuttler PV Sindhu bowed out of the ongoing 2021 Denmark Open after suffering a loss to South Korea’s An Se-Young, in straight sets 21-11, 21-12, in their quarter-final clash, on Friday. On the other hand, Sameer Verma was forced to pull out of his quarter-final match owing to an injury.
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newsbadminton1 year ago

2021 Denmark Open | Sameer Verma shocks Anders Antonsen to reach quarter-final

India's Sameer Verma staged an unexpected win over world no. 3 Anders Antonsen in straight sets to qualify for the quarter-final, with scores of 21-14 21-18, in a match that lasted 50 minutes. On the other hand, PV Sindhu had already made it to the last eight, with a win over Busanan Ongbamrungphan.
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newsbadminton2 years ago

Swiss Open 2021 | Kidambi Srikanth and Sourabh Verma enter second round, HS Prannoy eliminated

Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Sourabh Verma entered the second round of the ongoing Swiss Open, while H.S. Prannoy was eliminated from the meet. Reigning world champion P.V. Sindhu and 2012 Olympics Bronze medallist Saina Nehwal will both begin their campaign on Thursday.
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newsbadminton3 years ago

Satwik and Chirag enter top 10 rankings after dream run at French Open

India’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reclaimed a spot in the top 10 of the latest badminton rankings after their dream run at the BWF French Open. Despite their quarter-final exits, PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal maintained their spot at sixth and ninth respectively.
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newsbadminton3 years ago

Sai Praneeth gets to career-best BWF ranking

Indian badminton player B Sai Praneeth has reached the 11th spot on the recently-released BWF World Rankings as he jumped one place up on the list. On the other hand, star Indian female shuttler PV Sindhu continued at the sixth place on the rankings which were released on Tuesday.
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reportbadminton3 years ago

BWF Denmark Open | PV Sindhu, Sameer Verma, Sai Praneeth bow out in round 2

PV Sindhu has bowed out of the ongoing BWF Denmark Open after she was beaten by South Korea’s An Se Young in the second round. Sameer Verma and Sai Praneeth have also been knocked out of the competition after they lost their respective second-round matches against Chen Long and Kento Momota.
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