Jakarta: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Saturday announced that India Open has been bumped to Super 750 status from Super 500. The apex badminton body further revealed there will be an additional four stops on the BWF World Tour from 2023 to 2026 as part of expansion plans announced on Saturday. The 31-event new […]
New Delhi: Former champion Saina Nehwal, world championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen and comeback man HS Prannoy registered contrasting wins to progress to the second round of the India Open here on Wednesday. Commonwealth Games silver medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also made winning starts to their men’s doubles campaign.Former world no 1. Saina, […]
New Delhi: Young Indian shuttler Ashmita Chaliha recorded the first upset of the India Open when she stunned fifth seed Evgeniya Kosetskaya while top seed PV Sindhu sailed into the women’s singles second round of the tournament here on Tuesday. Reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew was stretched to three games while home favourite Kidambi […]
New Delhi: Star Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will look to carry the momentum from last season and make winning starts to the new year when they begin their campaign at the India Open, which returns after being cancelled twice due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A lot of ranking points will be […]