Treesa-Gayatri secured a win over Commonwealth Games gold medalists by 21-19, 21-19 in 46 minutes, which took them to second spot in the Group A. At the top is the Chinese pair of Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning, who defeated the Indian duo on Wednesday, as per Olympics.com.
The star Indian badminton pair, making their debut in the season-concluding tournament, lost to the Chinese pair by 20-22, 22-20, 21-14, as per Olympics.com.
Malvika, speaking to ANI, talked about her performances in 2024, reaching Hylo Open final, chasing her maiden Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour title, wins by PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen at Syed Modi India International, India's Olympics heartbreak etc.
India's star shuttler and two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu is set to get married on December 22.
"Yeah, I think, it's all over social media. Yes, I am getting married on the 22nd," Sindhu told ANI on Wednesday.
Two-time Olympic medalist Sindhu ended her Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour drought of over two years by defeating China's Wu Luo Yu in the finals of the women's singles competition.
In the recently-concluded Arctic Open, Sindhu and Sen made their return to Badminton World Federation (BWF) touring circuit for the first time since Paris Olympics, but could not impress much. World number 16 Sindhu was eliminated from the tournament in the opening round after loss to Canada
Treesa and Gopichand, ranked world number 23 in Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings, lost to the Chinese Taipei pair of Hung En-Tzu and Hsieh Pei Shan, ranked 54th in the world by 17-21, 21-16, 10-21, as per Olympics.com.
Kidambi, 31, had not featured in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) tour circuit since his injury during the Singapore Open back in May. Now, as per Olympics.com, he returned as a sixth-seed for the BWF Super 300 event. He defeated Daniil Dubovenko by 21-14, 21-15.
Srikanth, 31, has not featured in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) tour circuit since his injury during the Singapore Open back in May. Now, as per Olympics.com, he returns as a sixth-seed for the BWF Super 300 event.
Bhagat will miss the upcoming Paris Paralympic Games after being suspended for 18 months for breaching the Badminton World Federation (BWF) anti-doping regulations.
Indian para shuttler Pramod Bhagat will miss the upcoming Paris Paralympic Games after being suspended for 18 months for breaching the Badminton World Federation (BWF) anti-doping regulations.