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Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto Pair Loses In Finals Of Syed Modi International

Indian pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto produced a valiant fight before going down in a thrilling three-game women's doubles final at the Syed Modi International super 300 badminton tournament in Lucknow on Sunday. The World No. 32 Indian pair, which had clinched the Nates International Challenge and Abu Dhabi Masters Super 100 this year, lost 14-21 21-17 15-21 against third seeds Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi of Japan in a 77-minute clash to make a creditable runner-up finish.

Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto Pair Loses In Finals Of Syed Modi International

Indian pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto produced a valiant fight before going down in a thrilling three-game women's doubles final at the Syed Modi International super 300 badminton tournament in Lucknow on Sunday. The World No. 32 Indian pair, which had clinched the Nates International Challenge and Abu Dhabi Masters Super 100 this year, lost 14-21 21-17 15-21 against third seeds Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi of Japan in a 77-minute clash to make a creditable runner-up finish.

Priyanshu Rajawat, Ashwini-Tanisha Enter Semifinals Of Syed Modi International

Young Indian shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat progressed to the men's singles semifinals with a straight-game win over Alwi Farhan of Indonesia at the Syed Modi International badminton tournament on Friday. The 21-year-old from Madhya Pradesh, who won the Orleans Masters Super 300 this season, registered a 21-15 21-16 win over world junior champion Farhan in a 49-minute quarterfinal clash at the BWF World Tour Super 300 tournament. Priyanshu will next face either Chinese Taipei's Chi Yu Jen or Chia Hao Lee.

Priyanshu Rajawat, Ashwini-Tanisha Enter Semifinals Of Syed Modi International

Young Indian shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat progressed to the men's singles semifinals with a straight-game win over Alwi Farhan of Indonesia at the Syed Modi International badminton tournament on Friday. The 21-year-old from Madhya Pradesh, who won the Orleans Masters Super 300 this season, registered a 21-15 21-16 win over world junior champion Farhan in a 49-minute quarterfinal clash at the BWF World Tour Super 300 tournament. Priyanshu will next face either Chinese Taipei's Chi Yu Jen or Chia Hao Lee.

PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth Enter Pre-quarterfinals At Asian Games 2023

Star Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy, PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the singles pre-quarterfinals with straight-game wins over their respective opponents in the badminton competition at the Asian Games on Tuesday. World no. 7 Prannoy, who had missed the men's team championships final against China due to a back injury, was back on the court, dishing out a clinical performance to expectedly outwit Mongolia's Batdavaa Munkhbat 21-9 21-12 in 25 minutes. He will face Kazakhstan's Dmitriy Panarin next. Srikanth also notched up a 21-16 21-11 win over Korea's Lee Yun Gyu to set up a clash with Japan's second seed Kodai Naruka. Former world champion Sindhu also looked good as she prevailed 21-10 21-15 over world no. 21 We Chi Hsu of Chinese Taipei. The last and only time Sindhu played Hsu was at the Asia Badminton Championships in Dubai earlier this month.

Tanisha Crasto-Ashwini Ponnappa Enter Hong Kong Pre-Quarterfinals, Lakshya Sen Withdraws

Indian women doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa progressed to the pre-quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open Super 500 tournament on Wednesday. Tanisha and Ashwini beat Chinese Taipei's Lee Chia Hsin and Teng Chun Hsun 21-19 21-19 to set up a clash with top seeded Japanese duo of Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara. Asian Games bound Lakshya Sen, however, withdrew from the tournament due to slight strain in his back. "He has almost recovered but with the Asian Games round the corner, we didn't want to risk playing today without being 100 per cent. He will be fine in a few days," coach Anup Sridhar told PTI.

Tanisha Crasto-Ashwini Ponnappa Enter Hong Kong Pre-Quarterfinals, Lakshya Sen Withdraws

Indian women doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa progressed to the pre-quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open Super 500 tournament on Wednesday. Tanisha and Ashwini beat Chinese Taipei's Lee Chia Hsin and Teng Chun Hsun 21-19 21-19 to set up a clash with top seeded Japanese duo of Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara. Asian Games bound Lakshya Sen, however, withdrew from the tournament due to slight strain in his back. "He has almost recovered but with the Asian Games round the corner, we didn't want to risk playing today without being 100 per cent. He will be fine in a few days," coach Anup Sridhar told PTI.

Australian Open: Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Advance Into Second Round

Indian duo of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly advanced to the second round of the Australian Open 2023 women's doubles event at the State Sports Centre in Sydney, on Tuesday. The Indian duo of Jolly and Gopichand defeated the world No. 29 Canadian pair of Catherine Choi and Josephine Wu 21-16, 21-17 in the round of 32 of the BWF Super 500 tournament. In the round of 16, the star shuttlers will face tougher opponents in Japan's Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara, who are ranked fourth in the world.

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Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto Pair Loses In Finals Of Syed Modi International

Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto Pair Loses In Finals Of Syed Modi International

Priyanshu Rajawat, Ashwini-Tanisha Enter Semifinals Of Syed Modi International

Priyanshu Rajawat, Ashwini-Tanisha Enter Semifinals Of Syed Modi International

PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth Enter Pre-quarterfinals At Asian Games 2023

Tanisha Crasto-Ashwini Ponnappa Enter Hong Kong Pre-Quarterfinals, Lakshya Sen Withdraws

Tanisha Crasto-Ashwini Ponnappa Enter Hong Kong Pre-Quarterfinals, Lakshya Sen Withdraws

Australian Open: Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Advance Into Second Round