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BWF World Championships: HS Prannoy Beats Lakshya Sen To Enter Quarterfinals

India's H S Prannoy staged a spirited comeback to beat compatriot and CWG champion Lakshya Sen to enter the singles quarterfinals while the men's doubles pairing of Dhruv Kapila and M R Arjun continued their impressive run to make the last eight stage at the World Championships here on Thursday. It was a gruelling one hour and 15 minute battle between Lakshya and Prannoy who eventually eked out a 17-21, 21-16, 21-17 over his teammate. It was the fourth meeting of the year for the two Indians after Prannoy's win, their head-to-head record standing at 2-2.

BWF World Championships: Saina Nehwal Crashes Out, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Cruise Into Quarterfinals

Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal was knocked out of the World Championship after going down to Busanan Ongbamrungphan in a hard-fought women's singles pre-quarterfinals on Thursday. The 32-year-old went down 17-21 21-16 13-21 to her Thai opponent, who extended her head-to-head record against the Indian to 5-3. The two Indian men's doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and MR Arjun and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty moved into the quarterfinals.

COVID-19 Was "A Disaster" For Badminton, Says BWF Chief

Badminton is finally emerging from a pandemic that was "threatening the sport", world federation chief Thomas Lund told AFP, but China's zero-Covid policy means it may face further damaging disruption. Badminton World Federation secretary general Lund said the coronavirus pandemic made 2020 and 2021 "a disaster" for the game, forcing tournament cancellations worldwide and slashing finances to the bone. The situation is gradually returning to normal and in June the BWF announced an expanded calendar for the next four years that adds four more tournaments to the world tour.

Carolina Marin on badminton comeback trail after dashed Olympic dreams

Olympics dream but now the Spanish badminton star is aiming for a record fourth world title and gold at the 2024 Paris Games. Marin was the hot favourite for the Tokyo title last year until a knee injury in May forced her to miss not just the Olympics but also the world championships in her home town of Huelva five months later.

BWF World Championships: Dhruv Kapila-MR Arjun Cruise Into Quarterfinals

The Indian men's doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and MR Arjun moved to the quarterfinals with a come-from-behind victory over Terry Hee and Loh Kean Hean at the World Championships here on Thursday. The unseeded Indian duo had to toil hard for 58 minutes to win its round of 16 clash against the Singaporeans 18-21 21-15 21-16. Arjun and Kapila will cross swords with the third seed Indonesian pair of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the the last eight stage.

BWF World Championships: Saina Nehwal Advances Into Pre-Quarterfinals

London Olympic bronze medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal kicked-off her BWF World Championships campaign with a straight game win over Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi here on Tuesday. Saina, took 38 minutes to dispatch Ngan Yi 21-19 21-9 in the opening round. The 32-year-old, who has a silver and bronze from the Worlds, thus moved into the pre-quarterfinals as her second-round opponent, Nozomi Okuhara pulled out of the tournament due to an injury, giving the Indian a bye.

BWF World Championships: Lakshya Sen Enters Pre-Quarterfinals, Kidambi Srikanth Knocked Out

Last edition's runner-up Kidambi Srikanth on Wednesday crashed out of the World Championships after a straight game defeat to world number 32 Zhao Jun Peng. Kidambi went down against his Chinese counterpart 18-21, 17-21 in a match lasting only 34 minutes. Reigning Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen, meanwhile, sailed into the men's singles pre-quarterfinals with a straight games win over Spain's Luis Penalver.

BWF World Championships: HS Prannoy Stuns Kento Momota, To Face Lakshya Sen In Round of 16

HS Prannoy stunned second seed Kento Momota in straight games to record a sensational win while reigning Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen also sailed into the men's singles pre-quarterfinals of the World Championships in Tokyo on Wednesday. Unseeded Prannoy rose above expectations to shut the door on crowd favourite and two-time former world champion Momota 21-17, 21-16 in a second round tie. Incidentally, it was Prannoy's first win over Momota in eight matches. In their previous clashes, the Indian won only one game against his higher-rated Japanese rival.

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BWF World Championships: HS Prannoy Beats Lakshya Sen To Enter Quarterfinals

BWF World Championships: Saina Nehwal Crashes Out, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Cruise Into Quarterfinals

COVID-19 Was "A Disaster" For Badminton, Says BWF Chief

Carolina Marin on badminton comeback trail after dashed Olympic dreams

BWF World Championships: Dhruv Kapila-MR Arjun Cruise Into Quarterfinals

BWF World Championships: Saina Nehwal Advances Into Pre-Quarterfinals

BWF World Championships: Lakshya Sen Enters Pre-Quarterfinals, Kidambi Srikanth Knocked Out

BWF World Championships: HS Prannoy Stuns Kento Momota, To Face Lakshya Sen In Round of 16