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Swiss Open: Srikanth Makes Winning Start, Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Pair Stuns All England Champions

Seventh seed Kidambi Srikanth and Saina Nehwal made a winning start in the singles competition while Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy battled past All England champions Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana to progress in the Swiss Open here on Wednesday. Srikanth defeated Mads Christophersen in straight games in the men's singles opening round. The Indian beat the Danish player 21-16, 21-17 in a match lasting 32 minutes. Parupalli Kashyap too cruised to a 21-17, 21-9 win over France's Enogat Roy to enter the second round. In an all-India contest, HS Prannoy pipped B Sai Praneeth 25-23, 21-16 in a tight match lasting 48 minutes.

Swiss Open: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Among 4 Indians To Reach Quarter-Finals

Four Indian shuttlers, including double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and World Championships silver winner Kidambi Srikanth, progressed to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open badminton tournament here on Thursday. While Sindhu, a former world champion, eased into the last 8 with a 21-19 21-14 win over Neslihan Yigit of Turkey, Srikanth staved off a spirited challenge from France's Christo Popov, ranked 60th, with a fighting 13-21 25-23 21-11 win in the Super 300 tournament.

Swiss Open: PV Sindhu, Ashwini Ponnappa-N Sikki Reddy Sail To Second Round; MR Arjun-Dhruv Kapila Face Defeat In Opening Round

PV Sindhu and women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy entered the second round while men's doubles pair of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila lost in the opening round of the ongoing Swiss Open played at St. Jakobshalle. The two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu defeated Denmark's Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt 21-14, 21-12 to enter the second round of the women's singles. After a straight games victory, the Hyderabadi shuttler will now face Neslihan Yigit of China in the second round.

Swiss Open: PV Sindhu, Ashwini Ponnappa-N Sikki Reddy Sail To Second Round; MR Arjun-Dhruv Kapila Face Defeat In Opening Round

PV Sindhu and women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy entered the second round while men's doubles pair of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila lost in the opening round of the ongoing Swiss Open played at St. Jakobshalle. The two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu defeated Denmark's Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt 21-14, 21-12 to enter the second round of the women's singles. After a straight games victory, the Hyderabadi shuttler will now face Neslihan Yigit of China in the second round.

Swiss Open: Srikanth Makes Winning Start, Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Pair Stuns All England Champions

Seventh seed Kidambi Srikanth and Saina Nehwal made a winning start in the singles competition while Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy battled past All England champions Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana to progress in the Swiss Open here on Wednesday. Srikanth defeated Mads Christophersen in straight games in the men's singles opening round. The Indian beat the Danish player 21-16, 21-17 in a match lasting 32 minutes. Parupalli Kashyap too cruised to a 21-17, 21-9 win over France's Enogat Roy to enter the second round. In an all-India contest, HS Prannoy pipped B Sai Praneeth 25-23, 21-16 in a tight match lasting 48 minutes.

Lakshya Sen Breaks Into World's Top 10; Treesa-Gayatri Reach Career-Best Ranking In Doubles

Indian badmiton star Lakshya Sen's silver medal winning feat at the All England Badminton Championships helped him break into the top 10 of the latest BWF World Ranking on Tuesday. The 20-year-old from Uttarakhand, who became only the fifth Indian ever to reach the summit clash of All England Championships, improved two places to become world number 9 with 74,786 points, surpassing reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore.

Kidambi Srikanth makes winning start at Swiss Open 2022

Kidambi Srikanth defeated Mads Christophersen in straight games in the men's singles opening round of Swiss Open badminton on Wednesday. The Indian beat the Danish player 21-16, 21-17 in a match lasting 32 minutes.

Loh Kean Yew withdraws from Swiss Open after testing positive for COVID-19

SINGAPORE: Badminton world champion Loh Kean Yew has withdrawn from this week's Swiss Open after testing positive for COVID-19.

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Swiss Open: Srikanth Makes Winning Start, Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Pair Stuns All England Champions

Swiss Open: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Among 4 Indians To Reach Quarter-Finals

Swiss Open: PV Sindhu, Ashwini Ponnappa-N Sikki Reddy Sail To Second Round; MR Arjun-Dhruv Kapila Face Defeat In Opening Round

Swiss Open: PV Sindhu, Ashwini Ponnappa-N Sikki Reddy Sail To Second Round; MR Arjun-Dhruv Kapila Face Defeat In Opening Round

Swiss Open: Srikanth Makes Winning Start, Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Pair Stuns All England Champions

Lakshya Sen Breaks Into World's Top 10; Treesa-Gayatri Reach Career-Best Ranking In Doubles

Kidambi Srikanth makes winning start at Swiss Open 2022

Loh Kean Yew withdraws from Swiss Open after testing positive for COVID-19