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Indonesia Masters: Lakshya Sen, Kiran George Enter Second Round; HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth Exit

Lakshya Sen and Kiran George advanced to the second round but HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth made early exits after suffering narrow losses in their respective opening matches at the Indonesia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament in Jakarta on Wednesday. World No. 19 Sen, who is looking to qualify for the Paris Olympics, avenged his Malaysia Open first-round loss to China's Weng Hong Yang with a 24-22 21-15 win in his opening round match here.

Indonesia Masters: Lakshya Sen, Kiran George Enter Second Round; HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth Exit

Lakshya Sen and Kiran George advanced to the second round but HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth made early exits after suffering narrow losses in their respective opening matches at the Indonesia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament in Jakarta on Wednesday. World No. 19 Sen, who is looking to qualify for the Paris Olympics, avenged his Malaysia Open first-round loss to China's Weng Hong Yang with a 24-22 21-15 win in his opening round match here.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Regains World No 1 Ranking

Riding on a stellar show in the last two weeks, India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Tuesday reclaimed the top spot in the BWF men's doubles rankings. The Asian Games champions reached the world no. 1 ranking for a second time after successive runner-up finishes in the Malaysia Open super 1000 and India Open super 750 badminton tournaments. The Indian duo had achieved its numero uno status for the first time after claiming the historic gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou last year.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Regains World No 1 Ranking

Riding on a stellar show in the last two weeks, India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Tuesday reclaimed the top spot in the BWF men's doubles rankings. The Asian Games champions reached the world no. 1 ranking for a second time after successive runner-up finishes in the Malaysia Open super 1000 and India Open super 750 badminton tournaments. The Indian duo had achieved its numero uno status for the first time after claiming the historic gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou last year.

Indonesian Masters: HS Prannoy To Lead Indian Charge After Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pull Out

Singles ace HS Prannoy will spearhead the Indian challenge at the Indonesian Masters Super 500 badminton tournament beginning in Jakarta on Tuesday after the pull-out of crack doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Having finished runners-up in back-to-back tournaments of Malaysia Super 1000 and India Open Super 750, the reigning Asian Games champions have given the tournament a miss with an eye on their workload with a gruelling season ahead of them. The duo's absence may have taken some sheen of the tournament, but world No. 9 Prannoy will look to keep the Indian flag high continuing his consistent run.

Indonesian Masters: HS Prannoy To Lead Indian Charge After Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pull Out

Singles ace HS Prannoy will spearhead the Indian challenge at the Indonesian Masters Super 500 badminton tournament beginning in Jakarta on Tuesday after the pull-out of crack doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Having finished runners-up in back-to-back tournaments of Malaysia Super 1000 and India Open Super 750, the reigning Asian Games champions have given the tournament a miss with an eye on their workload with a gruelling season ahead of them. The duo's absence may have taken some sheen of the tournament, but world No. 9 Prannoy will look to keep the Indian flag high continuing his consistent run.

India Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Ends Runner-Up

Home favourites Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty went down in a tense final against world champions Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Sang Jae at India Open, settling for their second successive runners-up finish in New Delhi Sunday. Satwik and Chirag, the Asian Games champions, lost 21-15 11-21 18-21 to Kang and Seo after the two pairs fought for 65 minutes in what was some breath-taking badminton at the KD Jadhav Indoor stadium. The Indian duo, which won the 2022 edition, had finished second best at the Malaysia Super 1000 last week as well.

Tai Tzu Ying Wins India Open Women's Singles Title

An inspired Tai Tzu Ying secured her first women's singles India Open title with a dominating straight-game win over Chen Yu Fei in New Delhi on Sunday. The former world number one from Chinese Taipei, who is set to retire after this season, used her cross court smashes and delightful drops to completely outplay her Chinese rival 21-16 21-12 in the summit clash which was a rematch of the Tokyo Olympic final. On that evening, the Chinese had the last laugh but Tai Tzu on Sunday showed why she is revered as one of the greatest players of the game with a masterclass performance at the KD Jadhav Indoor stadium here.

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Indonesia Masters: Lakshya Sen, Kiran George Enter Second Round; HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth Exit

Indonesia Masters: Lakshya Sen, Kiran George Enter Second Round; HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth Exit

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Regains World No 1 Ranking

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Regains World No 1 Ranking

Indonesian Masters: HS Prannoy To Lead Indian Charge After Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pull Out

Indonesian Masters: HS Prannoy To Lead Indian Charge After Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pull Out

India Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Ends Runner-Up

Tai Tzu Ying Wins India Open Women's Singles Title