Srikanth, currently the world number 61st in the rankings, is going through a lean patch, with just one quarterfinal appearance in last six tournaments. The 2021 World Championships silver medalist managed only one semifinal appearance last year across 14 tournaments, as per Olympics.com.
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
In the pre-quarters of the competition being held in Vantaa, the world number 19 Lakhshya lost to Chou Tien Chen, 10th in the badminton rankings in a hard-fought match by 19-21, 21-18, 21-15 in one hour and 10 minutes, as per Olympics.com.
The Badminton Association of India (BAI), with support from Rural Electrification Corportation (REC), will fund the country's 28 talented shuttlers for top-level international badminton tournaments in order to help them improve rankings and also provide much-needed foreign exposure
Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto entered the Women's Doubles Final at the ongoing Odisha Masters 2023 here at the JN Indoor Stadium. In another important match, Nozomi Okuhara secured her place in the Women's singles final
The action continued on the fourth day of the Odisha Masters 2023 where Tanisha-Dhruv, Unnati Hooda, Kiran George and Ashwini-Tanisha registered wins and advanced to the Semifinals round here at the JN Indoor Stadium
The action continued on the third day of the Odisha Masters 2023 which saw Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto, Unnati Hooda, Kiran George, Rutuparna Panda-Swetaparna Panda making progress to the next round
The 16-year-old sensation, who hails from Rohtak, Haryana, won the women's singles event at the Odisha Masters 2022, a moment she describes as life-changing.
Young Indian badminton talent and defending champion from last edition Unnati Hooda was also up against Uganda's Husina Kobugabe in the Women's Singles fixture. Unnati won her match by 21-10 and 21-8.
International badminton is returning to the Assamese capital after a gap of 17 years and rising badminton star Unnati Hooda, who has won all the BWF Super 100 tournaments played so far in India, is hopeful that she can break into the top 50 of the BWF rankings with a win here too.
Hooda defeated Aakarshi Kashyap by 15-21, 21-19, 21-18 in a hard-fought round of 32 match on Wednesday and could be facing former world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan on Thursday, as per Olympics.com.