Having lost the opening tie against Denmark, India needed to beat Indonesia to stay in the hunt for the knockout berth. Consequently, Dhruv and Tanisha gave the team the perfect start after an initial hiccup, as per a press release from the Badminton Association of India (BAI).
Ace shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen will spearhead India's challenge at the upcoming Sudirman Cup 2025 badminton tournament in China, which will be played from April 27 to May 4, according to Olympics.com.
Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu cruised to the second round of the Badminton Asia Championships 2025 in Ningbo, China, whereas Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy crashed out of the tournament on Wednesday.
India's women's doubles pair of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly advanced into the second round of the ongoing Swiss Open 2025 badminton tournament in Basel, Switzerland on Tuesday.
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.
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.
During his match, Shetty defeated Hong Kong's world number 41 shuttler Jason Gunawan in two straight games by 21-17, 21-17, securing his first win against him in three meetings.
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
Team India is putting in intense training sessions at the National Centre of Excellence in Guwahati as they prepare for the 2025 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships (BAMTC) with a training camp scheduled from February 4-8, as stated in a release from Badminton Association of India (BAI).