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Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Bows Out Of Indonesia Masters

Indian shuttlers continued to disappoint at the international stage with Lakshya Sen and the star men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty crashing out in the second round of the Indonesia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament in Jakarta on Thursday. Sen, ranked 10th in the world, extended his struggling run on the international circuit with a loss in the men's singles second round against Japan's Kenta Nishimoto 16-21 21-12 21-23 in 50 minutes. If that was not enough, Asian Games champions Satwik and Chirag, who reached back-to-back semifinals at Malaysia Super 1000 and India Super 750 in the last two weeks, also exited from the tournament with a hard-fought 20-22 21-23 loss against Thai combination of Kittinupong Kedren and Dechapol Puavaranukroh.

Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Bows Out Of Indonesia Masters

Indian shuttlers continued to disappoint at the international stage with Lakshya Sen and the star men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty crashing out in the second round of the Indonesia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament in Jakarta on Thursday. Sen, ranked 10th in the world, extended his struggling run on the international circuit with a loss in the men's singles second round against Japan's Kenta Nishimoto 16-21 21-12 21-23 in 50 minutes. If that was not enough, Asian Games champions Satwik and Chirag, who reached back-to-back semifinals at Malaysia Super 1000 and India Super 750 in the last two weeks, also exited from the tournament with a hard-fought 20-22 21-23 loss against Thai combination of Kittinupong Kedren and Dechapol Puavaranukroh.

PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen To Lead India In Badminton Asia Mixed Championship In China

Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and World Championships bronze winner Lakshya Sen will lead a 14-member Indian team for the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Chammpionship to be held in Qingdao, China from February 11-16. India had clinched a bronze medal in the last edition of the competition in Dubai in 2023. “The national selectors have given importance to the world rankings and current form of the players while selecting the squad that will have HS Prannoy and Malvika Bansod as the second men's and women's singles players respectively,” the Badminton Association of India said in a release.

"Competition Has Become Tougher": Kidambi Srikanth Ahead Of Indonesia Masters

Ahead of the Indonesia Masters 2025, former India world no. 1 Kidambi Srikanth opened up on his preparations for the tournament where he went on to say that for him it is important for him is to play well and give his best in the game. Along with Srikant, ace Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen and men's doubles pair Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy will participate in the upcoming Indonesia Masters 2025 badminton tournament which will kickstart on Tuesday in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Indonesia Masters 2025: Anthony Ginting Sapa Fans, Minta Doa Kesembuhan

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting menyapa fans di Indonesia Masters 2025. Ginting juga meminta doa agar segera pulih dari cedera bahu.

PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen To Lead India In Badminton Asia Mixed Championship In China

Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and World Championships bronze winner Lakshya Sen will lead a 14-member Indian team for the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Chammpionship to be held in Qingdao, China from February 11-16. India had clinched a bronze medal in the last edition of the competition in Dubai in 2023. “The national selectors have given importance to the world rankings and current form of the players while selecting the squad that will have HS Prannoy and Malvika Bansod as the second men's and women's singles players respectively,” the Badminton Association of India said in a release.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Sail Into Indonesia Masters 2nd Round; Tanya Hemanth Makes Main Draw

India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the second round of the USD 475,000 Indonesia Masters super 500 badminton with a clinical straight-game win against Chinese taipei's Chen Zhi Ray and Lin Yu Chieh on Tuesday. The Asian Games champions, who reached back-to-back semifinals at Malaysia Super 1000 and India Super 750 in the last two weeks, outwitted Chen and Lin, ranked 38th in the world, 21-16 21-15 in their opening match. World No. 19 combination of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa stamped their authority over Thai pair of Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn and Sukitta Suwachai 21-6 21-14 in the women's doubles opening round.

"Have To Take Care Of Family": Top Indian Badminton Coach Quits Over Financial Reasons

Badminton might be one of the top sports that India, as a country, is excelling at but it still remains far from a viable financial solution, especially for coaches and other support staff. One of the country's top doubles coaches, Arun Vishnu, has decided to quit coaching over financial reasons. Arun, who has been coaching the senior women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, decided to bow out as he couldn't help his family take care of the financial requirements with the money earned by badminton coaching.

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Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Bows Out Of Indonesia Masters

Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Bows Out Of Indonesia Masters

PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen To Lead India In Badminton Asia Mixed Championship In China

"Competition Has Become Tougher": Kidambi Srikanth Ahead Of Indonesia Masters

Indonesia Masters 2025: Anthony Ginting Sapa Fans, Minta Doa Kesembuhan

PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen To Lead India In Badminton Asia Mixed Championship In China

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Sail Into Indonesia Masters 2nd Round; Tanya Hemanth Makes Main Draw

"Have To Take Care Of Family": Top Indian Badminton Coach Quits Over Financial Reasons