On Saturday, the seventh-seeded Indian duo was defeated by South Korea's Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-Jae 10-21, 15-21 in a rather one-sided match within 40 minutes, bringing an end to the Indian challenge at the Malaysian Open, as per Olympics.com.
Indian Men's Doubles pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, have advanced to the semi-finals of the Malaysia Open 2025, a prestigious BWF World Tour Super 1000 event. The duo defeated Malaysia's Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi in straight games, 26-24, 21-15, showcasing their composure a
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.
India's top men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Friday moved into the semi-finals of the ongoing China Masters 2024 in Shenzhen.
'Sat-Chi' played their first match since their Paris Olympics 2024 heartbreak. Satwiksairaj also recovered from an injury to make himself available for the tournament. The duo secured a 21-19, 21-15 win over 15th-ranked Rasmus Kjaer and Frederik Sogaard of Denmark, as per Olympics.com.
The world number 32 mixed doubles pair took just over an hour to remove American duo of Presley Smith and Jennie Gai, 145th in the world badminton rankings, 23-21, 17-21, 21-17
The list of awards bestowed upon the sportspersons include: Arjuna Award, Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Award (Lifetime) and the Dronacharya Award. The other awards include the Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy, the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar and the Tenzing Norgay N
Speaking to ANI, Chirag said that the quarterfinal exit was a "disappointing" one and it was some "unlucky points and missed opportunities" in the third game that made a difference. He also affirmed hope that the duo will win a medal for the country in the Los Angeles Olympics 2028.
'Sat-Chi' as the popular Indian badminton duo is known crashed out of the men's doubles event following their defeat against Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Wooi Yik Soh in the quarter-finals on Thursday
India's hopes for badminton medal at the ongoing Paris Olympics suffered a huge setback as ace shuttler Sindhu crashed out in the women's singles pre-quarters, losing to sixth-seeded Chinese shuttler He Bing Jiao in straight sets 21-19, 21-14. The defeat marked the first time Sindhu faile
India suffered another setback in the quest for a medal in badminton after ace shuttler PV Sindhu suffered an exit in the women's singles Round of 16 at the Paris Olympics.