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Sukant Kadam has achieved world no 2 ranking in SL 4 category following his exploits in the international circuit in the last three months. Kadam had claimed gold medals at Uganda Para International tournament, National Para Badminton Tournament and the recently-concluded Spanish Para badminton International II.
Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the men's singles quarterfinals but two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and London bronze medallist Saina Nehwal bowed out following losses at the German Open Super 300 badminton tournament on Thursday. Srikanth, a former world no 1 and seeded eighth here, prevailed 21-16 21-23 21-18 over China's Lu Guang Zu in a second round match. He is likely to face Olympic champion and top seed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark next.
Women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy on Wednesday lost in the first round of the ongoing German Open here in Westenergie Sporthalle. Playing at court 1, the Indian duo got defeated by Japan's Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida 21-13, 21-13 in a match that lasted for 39 minutes.
Sindhu suffered a shock defeat to lower-ranked Zhang Yi Man of China in the second round to bow out of the German Open Super 300 badminton tournament on Thursday. The seventh seed Sindhu, a 2019 World Champion, lost 14-21, 21-15, 14-21 to Zhang in a match that lasted 55 minutes.
Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu suffered a shock defeat to lower-ranked Zhang Yi Man of China in the second round to bow out of the German Open Super 300 badminton tournament on Thursday. The seventh seed Sindhu, a 2019 World Champion, lost 14-21 21-15 14-21 to Zhang in a match that lasted 55 minutes. It proved to be a disappointing start to the European leg for Sindhu, who will be one of the contenders at next week's All England Championships.
India's chief national coach Pullela Gopichand is likely to contest for the post of Secretary General when the Badminton Association of India (BAI) holds its elections on March 25. Gopichand, who guided Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu to bronze and silver medals at the Olympics, is expected to file his nomination for the post on Thursday. "Gopichand is contesting for the general secretary's post and is likely to file for nomination tomorrow," a BAI source, privy to the development, told PTI.
Pullela Gopichand's 15-year tenure as the chief coach of the Indian badminton team came to an end as the former All England champion is set to contest as the general secretary of the Badminton Association of India (BAI). The BAI headquarters in Delhi has been a beehive of activity the last few days ever since news broke out that Gopi wanted to contest for this prestigious post. Nominations for BAI elections began on March 9 and will close on March 11.
Women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy on Wednesday lost in the first round of the ongoing German Open here in Westenergie Sporthalle. Playing at court 1, the Indian duo got defeated by Japan's Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida 21-13, 21-13 in a match that lasted for 39 minutes.