India shuttler duo Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand's run in the Kumamoto Masters Japan 2024 badminton tournament was cut short after they conceded a defeat in the opening match of the women's doubles event on Tuesday.
Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen will return to action along with Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand who will spearhead India's challenge in the upcoming Kumamoto Masters Japan 2024 badminton tournament this week.
A late surge by GM Aravindh Chithambaram, which involved winning the last two classical rounds, saw him crowned the Chennai Grand Masters 2024 champion while GM V Pranav remained unbeaten throughout to claim the Challengers title in Chennai on Monday.
Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi and Levon Aronian are now in joint lead with four points each with Aravindh, after his first win in the competition, while Amin Tabatabaei is half a point behind.
Last year's singles champion and Serbian tennis legend, Novak Djokovic, will not be competing in the tournament due to an injury, which also caused him to withdraw from the Paris Masters competition. The seven-time champion in the season finale, Djokovic holds a great 37-9 win-loss record th
In a hard-fought semi-final at the Korea Masters 2024, Indian shuttler Kiran George put up a valiant effort against Paris 2024 silver medallist and reigning world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand but ultimately fell short
Grandmaster Levon Aronian registered a resounding victory over GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to close the gap on table-topper GM Arjun Erigaisi, who was held to a draw by GM Parham Maghsoodloo, after the fifth round of the Chennai Grand Masters 2024
India shuttler Kiran George moved to the quarter-finals of the men's singles event at the Korea Masters 2024 after beating Chinese Taipei's Chi Yu Jen in the second round.
Organised by MGD1 and sponsored by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu, the Chennai Grand Masters 2024 features two categories-Masters & Challengers. With a rating average of 2729, the Masters presents a more competitive field this time around. The debuting Challengers, meanwh