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Lakshya Sen Enters Pre-Quarterfinals Of BWF World Championships

Young Indian badminton ace Lakshya Sen sailed into the men's singles pre-quarterfinals with a straight game win over Spain's Luis Penalver in the BWF World Championships here on Wednesday. Commonwealth Games champion Sen won his second round match 21-17 21-10, taking 72 minutes to complete the formality. After trailing 3-4, the ninth seeded Sen grabbed a six-point lead to be 13-7. The Indian continued to stay ahead before comfortably wrapping up the first game.

BWF World Championships 2022: MR Arjun-Dhruv Kapila Reach Last 16

The Indian duo of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila advanced to the last 16 stages of the ongoing BWF World Championships 2022 after defeating Denmark's Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen in the second round of men's doubles category on Wednesday. Playing on court 2, the India duo emerged victorious by 21-17, 21-16. Arjun and Kapila dominated the match and sealed it in two straight games. The Danish opposition fought well but was not good enough to end on the winning side.

BWF World Championships: Ponnappa-Sikki Crash Out In Round Of 32

The Indian duo of Ashwini Ponnappa and N. Sikki Reddy crashed out of the ongoing BWF World Championships 2022 after losing in their second-round match in the women's doubles category against China's Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan on Wednesday. Playing on court 1, Ponnappa and Sikki lost the game by 15-21, 10-21. The Indian duo looked off-colour and could not match the intensity and shot-making by the Chinese. The result was a crash-out within just two straight games.

Champion Akane Yamaguchi cruises in badminton worlds opener

Japan's Yamaguchi beat Indonesia's Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 21-12, 21-15 in front of an appreciative home crowd in Tokyo to kick off her hunt for a second straight world title. "I wasn't really nervous but you do get players who lose in the first round and go straight out, so I was really focused on getting the result," said 25-year-old Yamaguchi. "I never felt that I had any breathing space until towards the end of the second game.

Mum's the word for record-breaking shuttler Zilberman

TOKYO: Mum's the word for 64-year-old badminton braveheart Svetlana Zilberman as she rolls back the years and breaks records alongside her son Misha at the world championships in Tokyo.

BWF World Championships: B Sai Praneeth Loses, Ashwini Ponnappa-N Sikki Reddy, Tanisha Crasto-Ishaan Bhatnagar Win On Day 1

B Sai Praneeth failed to cross the opening hurdle after losing in three games but India registered twin wins in women's and mixed doubles competition on the opening day of the BWF World Championships here on Monday. Praneeth, a 2019 bronze medallist, put up a brave effort before going down 15-21 21-15 15-21 to world number 4 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei in little over an hour. It was yet another forgettable outing in Tokyo for Praneeth, following his struggles at last year's Olympic Games where he participated without a proper coach or physio to eventually bow out early.

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.

Loh Kean Yew begins title defence by beating Spain’s Abian in first round of World Championships

SINGAPORE: Badminton world champion Loh Kean Yew began his title defence on Monday (Aug 22) with a straightforward win over Spain’s Pablo Abian.

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Lakshya Sen Enters Pre-Quarterfinals Of BWF World Championships

BWF World Championships 2022: MR Arjun-Dhruv Kapila Reach Last 16

BWF World Championships: Ponnappa-Sikki Crash Out In Round Of 32

Champion Akane Yamaguchi cruises in badminton worlds opener

Mum's the word for record-breaking shuttler Zilberman

BWF World Championships: B Sai Praneeth Loses, Ashwini Ponnappa-N Sikki Reddy, Tanisha Crasto-Ishaan Bhatnagar Win On Day 1

BWF World Championships: Saina Nehwal Advances Into Pre-Quarterfinals

Loh Kean Yew begins title defence by beating Spain’s Abian in first round of World Championships