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PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Restart Quest For 1st Title Of Season In Pre-Olympic Year

PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will look for consistency in their quest for the season's maiden title when they begin their campaign at the Korea Open, which lost a bit of sheen following the withdrawal of some key players, including Lakshya Sen. A title has eluded Sindhu this year with more than half the season already over. She has not been able to string together a series of wins in a week after returning from a five-month long injury lay-off following a stress fracture on her ankle. The two-time Olympic medallist had reached the final of the Madrid Spain Masters, her best finish this season. She showed sparks when she reached the semifinals of Canada Open but made a quarterfinal exit in the next event after going down to China's Gao Fang Jie in the US Open.

PV Sindhu Slips To World No. 17, Lowest Ranking In Over A Decade

Battling an inconsistent form, double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu on Tuesday slipped five places to world number 17 in the latest BWF world rankings. Ever since returning from a five-month long injury layoff, Sindhu has struggled to string together a series of wins in a week, resulting in a title-less streak this season. A former world number 2 Sindhu, who had suffered a stress fracture on her ankle during her title-winning run at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, currently has 49,480 points from 14 tournaments.

"Going To Be Hell Of A Journey": PV Sindhu Welcomes New Coach Hafiz Hashim

Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu on Tuesday announced Indonesian Mohammad Hafiz Hashim as her new coach, saying he has all the traits, including the "pedigree" and "attacking instinct", that she was seeking ahead of next year's Paris Olympics. PTI had reported earlier that Sindhu had written to the Sports Authority of India (SAI), seeking its approval to train under the former All England champion Malaysian as part of the Sports Ministry's Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).

PV Sindhu Slips To World No. 17, Lowest Ranking In Over A Decade

Battling an inconsistent form, double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu on Tuesday slipped five places to world number 17 in the latest BWF world rankings. Ever since returning from a five-month long injury layoff, Sindhu has struggled to string together a series of wins in a week, resulting in a title-less streak this season. A former world number 2 Sindhu, who had suffered a stress fracture on her ankle during her title-winning run at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, currently has 49,480 points from 14 tournaments.

PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Restart Quest For 1st Title Of Season In Pre-Olympic Year

PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will look for consistency in their quest for the season's maiden title when they begin their campaign at the Korea Open, which lost a bit of sheen following the withdrawal of some key players, including Lakshya Sen. A title has eluded Sindhu this year with more than half the season already over. She has not been able to string together a series of wins in a week after returning from a five-month long injury lay-off following a stress fracture on her ankle. The two-time Olympic medallist had reached the final of the Madrid Spain Masters, her best finish this season. She showed sparks when she reached the semifinals of Canada Open but made a quarterfinal exit in the next event after going down to China's Gao Fang Jie in the US Open.

PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Will Restart Quest For First Title Of Season In Pre-Olympic Year

Star Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will look for consistency in their quest for a maiden title of the season when they begin their campaign at the Korea Open Super 500 tournament in Yeosu on Tuesday. A title has eluded Sindhu this year with more than half the season already over. She has not been able to string together a series of wins in a week after returning from a five-month long injury lay-off following a stress fracture on her ankle.

Lakshya Sen Out Of US Open, Loses To Li Shi Feng In Semis

Ace Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen fought hard before going down in three games against reigning All England champion Li Shi Feng of China in the men's singles semifinals of the US Open badminton tournament in Council Bluffs . A Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Lakshya, seeded third here, lost 17-21, 24-22, 17-21 against second-seed Feng in a gruelling last-four match that lasted one hour and 16 minutes in the BWF Super 300 event on Saturday night.

Sensational Lakshya Sen Seals Canada Open Title Beating All England Champion Li Shi Feng

Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen dished out a badminton masterpiece to notch up his second BWF Super 500 title with a straight-game win over Li Shi Feng of China in the final of the Canada Open. The 21-year-old from Almora, who had claimed his maiden Super 500 title at the 2022 India Open, mixed incredible speed and power to outshine reigning All England champion Feng 21-18 22-20 in a thrilling summit clash. "Coming into the Olympic qualification year, it was tough as things didn't go my way. So this win will be a big boost to my confidence," Sen told PTI after the win.

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PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Restart Quest For 1st Title Of Season In Pre-Olympic Year

PV Sindhu Slips To World No. 17, Lowest Ranking In Over A Decade

"Going To Be Hell Of A Journey": PV Sindhu Welcomes New Coach Hafiz Hashim

PV Sindhu Slips To World No. 17, Lowest Ranking In Over A Decade

PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Restart Quest For 1st Title Of Season In Pre-Olympic Year

PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Will Restart Quest For First Title Of Season In Pre-Olympic Year

Lakshya Sen Out Of US Open, Loses To Li Shi Feng In Semis

Sensational Lakshya Sen Seals Canada Open Title Beating All England Champion Li Shi Feng