Loh Kean Yew withdraws from Swiss Open after testing positive for COVID-19
SINGAPORE: Badminton world champion Loh Kean Yew has withdrawn from this week's Swiss Open after testing positive for COVID-19.
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Lakshya Sen Breaks Into World's Top 10; Treesa-Gayatri Reach Career-Best Ranking In Doubles
Indian badmiton star Lakshya Sen's silver medal winning feat at the All England Badminton Championships helped him break into the top 10 of the latest BWF World Ranking on Tuesday. The 20-year-old from Uttarakhand, who became only the fifth Indian ever to reach the summit clash of All England Championships, improved two places to become world number 9 with 74,786 points, surpassing reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore.
Lakshya Sen breaks into world's top 10; Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand reach career-best ranking in doubles
badmiton star Lakshya Sen's silver medal winning feat at the All England Badminton Championships helped him break into the top 10 of the latest BWF World Ranking on Tuesday. The 20-year-old from Uttarakhand, who became only the fifth Indian ever to reach the summit clash of All England Championships, improved two places to become world number 9 with 74,786 points, surpassing reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore. Sen had suffered a heartbreaking straight-game loss to Olympic champion and world No.
Lakshya, Satwik-Chirag, Gayatri-Treesa in All England quarters; Sindhu, Saina, Srikanth ousted
Lakshya Sen is in the form of his life. The 20-year-old continued his giant-killing spree as he knocked out world No. 3 Anders Antonsen of Denmark 21-16, 21-18 and stormed into the quarterfinals of the All England Championships in Birmingham on Thursday. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty routed Germans Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Seidel 21-7, 21-7 to also move into the last eight. Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa continued their dream run as they entered the women's doubles quarterfinals. After losing a close first game 18-21, the duo was leading 19-14 in the second when their opponents Greysia Poli and Apriyani Rahayu retired. Former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth went down fighting to fifth seed Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia 9-21, 21-18, 21-19.
All England Championships: Can Sindhu, Lakshya, Srikanth break 21-year jinx?
Lakshya Sen's heroics at the German Open gave fresh impetus to India's hopes of breaking the two-decade jinx at the All England Championships. Ever since Pullela Gopichand became the second Indian after Prakash Padukone to win the prestigious All England in 2001, no Indian has won this coveted title. Though Saina Nehwal came close to triumphing at Birmingham, they faltered at the final hurdle.
Singapore's men out of Badminton Asia Team Championships after narrow semis loss to Indonesia
SINGAPORE: The Singapore men's team will leave the Badminton Asia Team Championships with a bronze medal after losing 3-2 to Indonesia in the semi-finals on Saturday (Feb 19).
BATC 2022: Chico Kalah, Indonesia Tertinggal dari Singapura 0-1
Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo gagal menyumbang poin pertama untuk Indonesia saat melawan Singapura di babak semifinal Badminton Asia Team Championship 2022. Merah Putih tertinggal 0-1 dari Negara Singa.
Singapore beat Japan 3-2 at the Badminton Asia Team Championships to keep semi-final hopes alive
SINGAPORE: Singapore's men's badminton team beat Japan 3-2 in Group B of the Badminton Asia Team Championships on Thursday (Feb 17) to keep its semi-final hopes alive.