Former champion Lakshya Sen relied on his strong defence and injection of pace to defeat Japan's Kenta Nishimoto while Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy's inspired performances were not enough in the second round of the India Open 2026, a BWF World Tour Super 750 event being organised by the B
The 32-year-old Srikanth found his way back after an indifferent opening game to defeat compatriot Tharun M 15-21, 21-6, 21-19 while 33the -year-old Prannoy defeated last edition runners-up Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong 22-20, 21-18 in the men's singles opening round, as per a press release fro
Indian shuttlers had a good outing in the opening round at the Australian Open 2025 badminton tournament in Sydney, with Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth advancing to the men's singles second round of the BWF Super 500 event on Wednesday.
Indian shuttlers Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy marched into the pre-quarterfinals of the ongoing Kumamoto Masters Japan 2025 badminton tournament after winning their respective clashes of the first round on Wednesday.
Ace Indian shuttler HS Prannoy is set to return to action after a one-month gap as he will compete in the upcoming Kumamoto Masters Japan 2025 badminton tournament, which will begin from tomorrow, Tuesday.
Competing at the Hong Kong Coliseum, Sindhu, the world number 14th, secured the opening game, but lost the match to world No. 27 Line Christophersen of Denmark by 15-21, 21-16, 21-19, as per Olympics.com.
The Indian duo defeated Chong and Ng by 18-21, 21-16, 21-18. The Indian pair will now meet Malaysia's Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei in their Round of 32 encounter on Wednesday.
India shuttler HS Prannoy successfully avoided the fate that Lakshya Sen endured and edged past Finland's Joakim Oldorff in the Round of 64 to storm into the next round of the men's singles event at the ongoing BWF World Championships on Tuesday.