Rithvik Sanjeevi S fought back from a game down to pack off defending champion and sixth seed Chirag Sen in the third round of the 86th Senior Nationals Badminton tournament here on Saturday.
Former champions Mithun Manjunath and Sourabh Varma banker on their experience to pack off their much younger opponents while holders Chirag Sen and Anmol Kharb had an easy outing in the second round of the 86th Senior Nationals Badminton tournament on Saturday.
As per a press release from the Badminton Association of India (BAI Media), the championships will kick off with the Inter-Zonal team events with the individual competition beginning from December 20 with defending men's singles champion Chirag Sen and women's singles winner Anmol Kharb look
A press release from BAI Media announced on Wednesday, "The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has appointed Malaysian doubles specialist Tan Kim Her to work with the national team for the second time."
India will have the opportunity to bag three titles on the final day of the Guwahati Masters Super 100 badminton tournament here on Sunday after up and coming women's singles Anmol Kharb, men's singles third seed Sathish Kumar Karunankaran and women's doubles defending champions Ashwini Ponn
Anmol Kharb had fought back from 11-16 and 16-20 in the second game to earn two match points only to miss out. She faced a similar situation twice in the decider but this time converted the second opportunity to win 21-13, 22-24, 22-20 in an hour and 14 minutes to advance to the semi-finals
Top seed Priyanshu Rajawat was made to sweat by compatriot Arya Bhivpathki in men's singles second round while the young Tanvi Sharma packed off seventh seed Tanya Hemanth to advance to the women's singles pre-quarters in Guwahati Masters Super 100 badminton tournament here on Wednesday.
India won five medals in badminton--one gold, two silver, and two bronze - their most in any version of the Paralympic Games, and secured podiums in the women's events for the first time at the recently concluded event in Paris.
India para-shuttlers Nitesh Kumar, Krishna Nagar, Maneesha, and Sukant Kadam pointed out the lack of support from the Badminton Association of India (BAI) following their remarkable performance at the recently concluded Paris Paralympics.
The Indian top seed defeated second seed Nguyen 22-20, 21-11 in 34 minutes to clinch the title without dropping a single game throughout the tournament, as per a press release from the Badminton Association of India (BAI).
Tanvi Patri, seeded no. 1 in the girl's u-15 category, was made to work hard in the opening game by sixth seed Kakanik of Thailand but ultimately breezed through to a 21-19, 21-10 win in just 31 minutes.
The Indian contingent left for Chengdu on Saturday after an extensive preparatory camp at the National Centre of Excellence in Guwahati under the watchful eyes of the Indian and foreign coaches