Sen, the 2022 finalist in one of the most prestigious badminton tournament, overcame the reigning world champion 23-21, 19-21, 21-17 in an hour and 18 minutes, as per a press release from the Badminton Association of India (BAI).
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu is set to return to competitive badminton at the Malaysia Open 2026, marking her first appearance on the international circuit since September last year. The season-opening BWF Super 1000 tournament will get underway on Tuesday at the Axiata Arena in Kua
In 53 minutes, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, who were seeded third and ranked 10th in the women's doubles badminton rankings, were defeated by Japan's Rui Hirokami and Sayaka Hobara by a score of 22-20, 21-14.
Ace Indian shuttler Laksya Sen crashed out of the Thailand Open 2025 badminton tournament, whereas Unnati Hooda, Aakarshi Kashyap and Malika Bansod advanced to the next round of the competition.
Swiss Open, a Badminton World Federation (BWF) Super 300 tournament, will witness world number 16 Sindhu, also the 2022 Swiss Open winner, in action against compatriot and world number 28 Malvika Bansod in the women's singles first-round clash, an all-Indian affair, as per Olympics.com.
In his round of 16 clash, Lakshya dismantled Jonatan in a one-sided clash by 21-13, 21-10 in successive games to make it to the final eight stage of the competition.
On Tuesday, Lakshya beat Chinese Taipei's Su Li-yang at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham by 13-21, 21-17, 21-15 in an hour and 15 minutes, as per Olympics.com.
Facing the world number 12 combination of Hiroki Midorikawa and Natsu Saito in the first match of the tie, Dhruv and Tanisha forced a decider with a spirited fightback in the second game. But, the experienced Japanese combination prevailed in the 61-minute contest 21-13, 17-21, 21-13 to take
Ace Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen shared his views after losing the opening round of the ongoing Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall on Wednesday.
On Thursday, 'Sat-Chi' reached the final eight stage of the tournament by beating local stars Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub-Tan Wee Kiong 21-15, 21-15 comprehensively in Kuala Lumpur's Stadium Axiata Arena.