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Lakshya Sen, Malvika Bansod Enter Second Round Of Korea Open

World championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen and fast-rising Malvika Bansod progressed to the second round of the men's and women's singles competitions respectively after registering gruelling three-game wins at the Korea Open Super 500 badminton tournament here on Tuesday. While Sen staved off a spirited challenge from local hope Choi Ji Hoon 14-21 21-16 21-18 in just over an hour in his opening round match, Bansod rallied her way to notch up a stunning 20-22 22-20 21-10 win over world no 24 Han Yue of China.

Lakshya Sen advances to second round at Korea Open

Lakshya Sen staved off a spirited challenge from local hope Choi Ji Hoon to enter the men's singles second round of the Korea Open Super 500 badminton tournament here on Tuesday. Sen, who has been in sensational form in the last six months with back-to-back final finishes at the German Open and the All England Championships, beat Choi 14-21, 21-16, 21-18 in just over an hour in his opening-round match.

PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen To Lead Indian Challenge In Korea Open

India's latest badminton sensation Lakshya Sen and double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu will lead the Indian campaign at the Korea Open Super 500 tournament starting on Tuesday. With back-to-back finals at German Open and All England Championships, Sen is is in the form of his life and will look to be third time lucky as he opens his campaign against world number 25 Lu Guang Zu of China. It will not, however, be an easy outing for Sen as the men's singles draw boasts of some tough competitors such as the Indonesian duo of Anthony Ginting (top seed) and Jonatan Christie (third seed), world champion and fourth seed Loh Kean Yew, second seeded Malaysian Lee Zii Jia and the formidable Thai Kunlavut Vitidsarn, seeded eighth.

Overcoming odds, shuttler Treesa Jolly aims to be best in her sport

Treesa Jolly has found herself in the limelight in recent weeks after an impressive run at the All England Open Badminton Championships. The youngster’s rise has been meteoric since she joined the Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad, but Treesa says she is only getting started. “My game has improved over the last year or so.

Glow-in-the-dark badminton entices Malaysian players back onto court

KUALA LUMPUR : With neon lights on the floor and walls, pulsing electronic beats, and a glowing red shuttlecock bouncing back and forth, this Malaysian badminton court evokes a sci-fi movie set.

'Recover, remain injury-free': Lakshya Sen's mantra for the road ahead

Lakshya Sen's next stop on his blossoming career's unprecedented run would have been the Swiss city of Basel. But instead, the team that takes care of Lakhshya advised him to book a flight back home to Bengaluru. The call was a unanimous one, and so were the reasons behind it -- "recover" from a gruelling run and "remain injury-free". After a refreshing break since returning as the 2022 All England silver medallist, Lakshya and his racquet were back smashing the shuttle over the net at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy.

PV Sindhu Wins Swiss Open Women's Singles Title, HS Prannoy Loses In Final

Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu clinched her second women's singles title of the season with a straight game win over Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan but HS Prannoy went down fighting in the men's singles final at the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament in Basel on Sunday. Playing her second successive final in the tournament, Sindhu, a double Olympic medallist, took 49 minutes to get the better of the fourth seeded Busanan 21-16 21-8 at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel. However, Prannoy suffered a 12-21 18-21 defeat against Asian Games gold medallist and fourth seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in a 48-minute summit clash to finish runner-up.

Swiss Open: Kidambi Srikanth Beats Second Seed Anders Antonsen In Nail-Biting Encounter To Enter Semi-Finals

India's Kidambi Srikanth defeated World No. 3 and second seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark in a hard-fought three-game encounter to enter the men's singles semi-final of Swiss Open here at St. Jakobshalle. The world championship silver medallist Srikanth started off well and took an early lead of 9-1 in the opening game but Antonsen fought back valiantly to win 10 points on trot as both the players went into the opening game break with Danish player leading 11-9. Post break the Guntur-born shuttler won three points trot to once again take a lead after a see-saw battle the Indian finally took the opening game 21-19 and go one game up.

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Lakshya Sen, Malvika Bansod Enter Second Round Of Korea Open

Lakshya Sen advances to second round at Korea Open

PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen To Lead Indian Challenge In Korea Open

Overcoming odds, shuttler Treesa Jolly aims to be best in her sport

Glow-in-the-dark badminton entices Malaysian players back onto court

'Recover, remain injury-free': Lakshya Sen's mantra for the road ahead

PV Sindhu Wins Swiss Open Women's Singles Title, HS Prannoy Loses In Final

Swiss Open: Kidambi Srikanth Beats Second Seed Anders Antonsen In Nail-Biting Encounter To Enter Semi-Finals