If there is one recent news that has cheered the Indian badminton world, it is the return of Denmark's former World No. 1 and Olympic silver medalist Mathias Boe as the country's doubles coach. Boe's role in moulding Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty is huge, especially during 2020 Olympics.

After a grueling European phase of the BWF tour, HS Prannoy has withdrawn from the Badminton Asia Championships 2022, which will begin on April 26. The World No. 23 competed in the Korea Open Super 500 last month, but was unable to put on a solid performance, losing in the first round.

Indian ace shuttler, HS Prannoy has moved up to a career-best ranking of eight after winning bronze at the Asian Championships, as per the latest BWF rankings that was released on Thursday. Apart from him, Kidambi Srikanth has moved two spots up to No. 3 while Sai Praneeth moved up to No. 18.

It was a mixed day for the Indian shuttlers in the Badminton Asia Championship as Saina Nehwal qualified for the semi-finals while PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth lost their respective quarterfinal matches. Sindhu lost to Korean Sung Ji Hyun while Srikanth was knocked out by Lee Chong Wei.