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Kidambi Srikanth Wins; PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy Out Of Singapore Open

Kidambi Srikanth made a winning start but PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy were ousted from the Singapore Open Super 750 tournament after suffering contrasting losses in the opening round in Singapore on Tuesday. Srikanth, a 2021 world championships silver medallist, beat Thailand's Kantaphon Wangcharoen 21-15 21-19 in the opening round of men's singles competition. The former world number one will meet either Japan's Kenta Nishimoto or Chinese Taipei's Chia Hao Lee next.

Thailand Open: Kiran George Stuns Shi Yuqi; Saina Nehwal, Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag Too Win, PV Sindhu Makes Early Exit

India's Kiran George scripted a stunning straight-game win over world number 9 Shi Yuqi of China but double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu made an opening round exit from the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament in Bangkok on Wednesday. Ashmita Chaliha and Saina Nehwal also made winning starts to their campaign in women's singles, while Lakshya Sen and world number 4 pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also progressed to the pre-quarterfinals.

Thailand Open: Kiran George Stuns Shi Yuqi; Saina Nehwal, Ashmita Chaliha Too Win

India's Kiran George scripted a stunning straight-game win over world number 9 Shi Yuqi of China to storm into the pre-quarterfinals of the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament in Bangkok on Wednesday. Ashmita Chaliha and Saina Nehwal also made winning starts to their campaign in women's singles. On a day when Kidambi Srikanth and B Sai Praneeth made early exits, Odisha Open winner Kiran, a product of the Prakash Padukone academy, notched up a 21-18 22-20 win over third seed Shi Yu Qi, who is a 2018 world championships silver medallist.

PV Sindhu Advances To Semifinals Of Malaysia Masters, Kidambi Srikanth Out

Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu advanced to the semifinals of the Malaysia Masters Super 500 tournament with a hard-fought win over Yi Man Zhang of China in the women's singles here on Friday. Double Olympic medallist Sindhu, seeded sixth in the tournament, beat lower-ranked Zhang 21-16, 13-21, 22-20 in a quarterfinal match that lasted one hour and 14 minutes. World number 13 Sindhu avenged her round-of-32 loss to Zhang, ranked 18th, in the All England Open earlier this year. She had also beaten her Chinese opponent in the same tournament last year.

PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Enter Malaysia Masters 2nd round, HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen Through

Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu had to dig deep to beat Denmark's Line Christophersen in the women's singles opening round, while Lakshya Sen stunned world No. 4 Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in men's singles of the Malaysia Masters, on Wednesday. Sindhu, seeded sixth, had to toil for one hour and two minutes to get the better of Christophersen 21-13 17-21 21-18 and maintain her superiority over the world no. 33 Dane, who the Indian had defeated four times earlier. The two-time Olympic medallist Indian, ranked 13th in the world, will next play Japan's Aya Ohori.

PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Enter Second Round Of Malaysia Masters

Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu had to dig deep to beat Denmark's Line Christophersen in the women's singles opening round and enter the pre-quarterfinals of the Malaysia Masters on Wednesday. Sindhu, seeded sixth, had to toil for one hour and two minutes to get the better of Christophersen 21-13 17-21 21-18 and maintain her superiority over the world no. 33 Dane, who the Indian had defeated four times earlier. The two-time Olympic medallist Indian, ranked 13th in the world, will next play Japan's Aya Ohori.

HS Prannoy Achieves Career-Best World No. 7 Ranking, Treesa-Gayatri Grab 15th Spot

Star India shuttler HS Prannoy climbed up two spots to achieve a career-best world number seven in men's singles in the latest BWF ranking issued on Tuesday. Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also went up two spots to become world no. 15 women's doubles pair in the latest list. Prannoy has 66,147 points to his kitty from 17 tournaments and remains the best placed Indian singles player, followed by double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, who improved a spot to be at 11th position in women's singles.

HS Prannoy Achieves Career-Best World No. 7 Ranking, Treesa-Gayatri Grab 15th Spot

Star India shuttler HS Prannoy climbed up two spots to achieve a career-best world number seven in men's singles in the latest BWF ranking issued on Tuesday. Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also went up two spots to become world no. 15 women's doubles pair in the latest list. Prannoy has 66,147 points to his kitty from 17 tournaments and remains the best placed Indian singles player, followed by double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, who improved a spot to be at 11th position in women's singles.

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Kidambi Srikanth Wins; PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy Out Of Singapore Open

Thailand Open: Kiran George Stuns Shi Yuqi; Saina Nehwal, Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag Too Win, PV Sindhu Makes Early Exit

Thailand Open: Kiran George Stuns Shi Yuqi; Saina Nehwal, Ashmita Chaliha Too Win

PV Sindhu Advances To Semifinals Of Malaysia Masters, Kidambi Srikanth Out

PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Enter Malaysia Masters 2nd round, HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen Through

PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Enter Second Round Of Malaysia Masters

HS Prannoy Achieves Career-Best World No. 7 Ranking, Treesa-Gayatri Grab 15th Spot

HS Prannoy Achieves Career-Best World No. 7 Ranking, Treesa-Gayatri Grab 15th Spot