In the absence of top Indian shuttlers including PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth, the Indian youngsters will have the spotlight on them on the badminton courts of the Saarlandhalle indoor arena.
Sindhu, ranked at world number 18, lost the opening game against the world number seventh Chinese, but came back roaring to register 18-21, 21-12, 21-16 in one hour and three minutes, as per Olympics.com.
India faced significant setbacks at the Denmark Open on Wednesday. In the men's singles Round of 32, Sathish Kumar Karunakaran lost a hard-fought match against Chinese Taipei's SU Li Yang. SU claimed the first set 21-15, but Sathish fought back to win the second set 21-17. However, SU ultima
Indian shuttler PV Sindhu advanced to the round 2 of Denmark Open as her opponent Pai Yu Po of Chinese Taipei retired in the first roundof the competition on Tuesday.
Lakshya Sen's campaign at the Denmark Open came to an end as he suffered a defeat at the hands of China's Lu Guangzu in the opening round on Tuesday. Sen, who had high hopes for a strong performance, was unable to sustain his initial momentum, ultimately losing the match 21-12, 19-21, 14-21.
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
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.
At the Fort Worth Convention Center, Malvika, ranked 49th in the world in badminton, overcame a game deficit to defeat Scotland's two-time Commonwealth Games medallist Kirsty Gilmour.
The Indian pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand progressed to the quarter-finals of the women's doubles event at the US Open 2024 badminton tournament in Texas, United States.
Indian shuttlers Priyanshu Rajawat and Malvika Bansod moved into the second round of the men's and women's singles events respectively of the US Open 2024 badminton tournament in Texas on Wednesday
With India's star badminton players gearing up for the upcoming Paris Olympics, Gayatri Gopichand/Treesa Jolly, Priyanshu Rajawat and Malvika Bansod will take the spotlight in the US Open 2024 badminton tournament which kicks off in Texas on Tuesday.