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  • Kidambi outperforms Sen, Sameer scores upset win

    Kidambi Srikanth prevailed over Lakshya Sen in an all-Indian duel to advance to the lads’s singles second spherical of the French Open Super 750 badminton match right here on Wednesday.

    Sameer Verma, in the meantime, registered an upset win over Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia to additionally make it to the second spherical.

    Srikanth, the 2021 World Championships silver winner, beat junior compatriot Sen 21-18 21-18 in a primary spherical match that lasted 46 minutes.

    This was solely the second profession match between the highest two Indian shuttlers. Sen had misplaced to his senior compatriot of their earlier assembly on the semifinals of the 2021 World Championships to accept a bronze medal.

    Srikanth subsequent faces the winner of the primary spherical match between Rasmus Gemke of Denmark and Nhat Nguyen of Ireland.

    The unseeded Verma, in the meantime, beat sixth-seeded Ginting 21-15 21-23 22-20 in a hard-fought upset win in a primary spherical match that lasted one hour and 17 minutes.

    Verma made a exceptional fightback within the deciding sport. He saved two match factors after being 18-20 down.

    Verma thus avenged Ginting for his loss within the Swiss Open in March.

    He will face Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand within the second spherical.

    HS Prannoy additionally made it to the second spherical of the match with a hard-fought win over Liew Daren of Malaysia within the males’s singles.

    Prannoy defeated his lower-ranked opponent 21-16 16-21 21-16 in a primary spherical match that lasted one hour and 13 minutes.

    Prannoy will subsequent face Lu Guang Zu of China.

    In the lads’s doubles, the Indian pair of M R Arjun and Dhruv Kapila misplaced to the fifth-seeded Indonesian duo of Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardiant 15-21 16-21 within the first spherical.

  • All England Open 2022 Day 3 Live Updates: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty vs Gideon-Sukamuljo, the ‘Minions’

    All England: Lakshya Sen’s smash involves the fore in scientific win over World No.3 Antonsen

    Sen has grow to be a pivot round which Indian performances on the worldwide circuit have revolved within the final three months. (File)

    Lakshya Sen had simply 5 hard-hit smashes throughout his upset win over Danish World No.3 Anders Antonsen on the All England. The 21-16, 21-18 Round 2 win that helped him enter the quarters was one more impeccable execution of a plan, drawn out in daring strokes to unsettle badminton’s topmost perch of gamers. A stealthy bobcat has been firmly set amongst fluttering eagles.

    Of these 5 full throttle smashes, 4 introduced Sen factors. It was within the chiselled, sculpted, near-filigreed brass-work of the half-smashes that he used, in a deft shift in technique, {that a} bonafide Top 5 was pissed off and quelled. The considered use of these 5 hits seats Sen on the Top 10 high-table, getting ready to formally coming into that house as World No 11. [Read More]

  • Chances 50/50 in opposition to Denmark if doubles crack their match: Sameer Verma

    India would possibly’ve misplaced 4-1 to China is the ultimate group tie on the Thomas Cup. But the singles arsenal reckons they’ll push the pedal once they play Denmark at 5 pm. IST.  Sameer Verma talking to BWF after his shut loss to Lu Guang Zu within the third set, mentioned if the doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty get going, it’ll propel the three singles aces too.
    India begin as particular underdogs in opposition to the house group and title favourites at Aarhus and with Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen and Anders Antonsen are gazing a troublesome problem of their quarters. But Verma harassed that there’s a superb vibe going into the Last 8, primarily based on the great kind that Satwik-Chirag are at present taking part in with.
    The Indian doubles mix had levelled 1-1 in opposition to China on Thursday, in a dominant win over He ji Ting / Zhou Hao Dong. Though it’s an extended shot, Verma reckoned that the presence of a buzzing doubles made issues fascinating. “I’d say 50-50…because our men’s doubles is playing well. So let’s see,” he advised BWF. Satwik-Chirag will play Kim Astrup – Anders Rasmussen within the first doubles.

    China 🇨🇳 and India 🇮🇳 battle for victory within the final match of Group C.#ThomasUberCups #Aarhus2020 #RaiseARacket 🏸 pic.twitter.com/y7cNn3fGZ7
    — BWF (@bwfmedia) October 14, 2021
    It’s within the singles although that India might want to punch above their weight. Verma had 4 match factors that he flubbed, and can wish to make amends in opposition to Rasmus Gemke – although that can require the tie to succeed in the fifth rubber – a 2-2 state of affairs.
    But Verma was glad along with his recreation till the win was snatched from him by the bouncy Chinese. “I was playing good, but in the third set I led 20-17 and last few points he managed very well. I need to focus on finishing. But movement, strokes was good…maybe little more focus is needed,” he mentioned.
    Lu on his half confirmed unbelievable spirit to save lots of 4 match factors. “Very tough game, specially in the third at 17-20 down..but I didn’t think that much. Happy to win for team. I first started to make mistakes at 13 point mark. And he was good at net shots, drawing errors. In the end, I didn’t actually think…at match point,” mentioned the pugnacious Chinese.
    Srikanth, Sai key
    It’s been a torrid season for India’s males’s singles gamers with the massive wins drying out, and criticism piling with each loss. Rebuffing alternatives although, they’ve been prolifically responsible of. This is likely to be a superb time to select up their video games.
    Srikanth went down in straight units to Shi Yuqi, however felt his recreation was on monitor. “I played well in patches, but am lacking consistency and I should work on it. But I’m playing well. Did give him too many points in a row, first and second set. If I can really cut down on easy mistakes I’m up there. I feel I’m one big win away,” he mentioned after the China tie. He is scheduled to go up in opposition to Viktor Axelsen.
    Kidambi Srikanth (Twitter/BWF)
    The small errors won’t be that small, if they’re cumulative. And the gifted No 1 for India might want to eschew excuses and again his recreation in opposition to the Olympic champion. “Cutting down on easy mistakes is important. I played well in parts. When the second started was doing well , but then gave him 6-7 points in a row…. If i’d avoided that, it could’ve been 15-all…or 16,” he harassed. The alternative is upon him once more.
    Sai Praneeth might want to down Anders Antonsen. The trick-match might be the second doubles – the place Mathias Christiansen and Frederik Sogaard go up in opposition to Dhruv Kapila-MR Arjun – if it goes into the fourth tie.
    Srikanth says he’s taking part in higher than Sudirman Cup. “I just need confidence (of pulling out) big matches. There’s 8-10 players playing extremely well in the world. I feel I’m getting there,” he mentioned. It gained’t get harder  than the Olympic champion, albeit whom he’s overwhelmed earlier than, notably 4 distant seasons in the past.

  • Saina Nehwal resumes race to make her fourth straight Olympics in badminton

    Reigning world champion P V Sindhu will probably be desperate to return to the rostrum as former winner Saina Nehwal appears to regain her contact within the season-opening Swiss Open match starting on Tuesday.
    Indian males’s singles gamers, too, have tasted success on this match with Sameer Verma, HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth rising victorious in 2018, 2016 and 2015 respectively and B Sai Praneeth ending runners-up within the final version.
    All 4 will probably be seeking to relive the moments and lengthen India’s good run on the USD 140,000 occasion which will even resume the prolonged Olympic qualifying interval.
    It was right here at St. Jakobshalle venue that Olympic silver medallist Sindhu had claimed the world championship gold in 2019, her final title earlier than the COVID-19 pandemic disruption.
    The 25-year-old from Hyderabad, seeded second, will look to go the gap once more as she opens her marketing campaign in opposition to Turkey’s Neslihan Yigit.
    Sindhu didn’t have a great outing within the three occasions in Thailand lately however the street to the quarterfinal right here appears clean for the Indian the place she is prone to confront fifth seed Thai Busanan Ongbamrungphan, an opponent she had overwhelmed on the Toyota Thailand Open in January.
    Two-time former winner Saina, too, is in the identical half however the senior professional must overcome gamers like Korea’s sixth seed Sung Ji Hyun and fourth seeded Danish Mia Blichfeldt — whom she is prone to meet — to arrange a semifinal face-off with Sindhu.
    Former world primary Saina, who turns 31 this month, is on the fag finish of an illustrious profession, having slipped to 19 within the BWF rankings however she nonetheless has the starvation to make it to a different Olympics.
    The London bronze medallist will hope to make a optimistic begin when she opens in opposition to Thailand’s Phittayaporn Chaiwan, a former world junior championships bronze medallist.
    All eyes will even be on world quantity 10 males’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty after their semifinal end at Toyota Thailand Open.
    The Indian pair, seeded second, would look to stretch its good run, particularly after a month-long coaching session beneath new doubles coach Mathias Boe of Denmark.
    The Indian duo will face Scotland’s Christopher Grimley and Matthew Grimley within the opening spherical.
    Expectations will probably be excessive from Satwik and Ashwini Ponnappa as properly after their last-four end on the earlier occasion. But it will likely be an uphill climb for the duo because it faces second seeds Indonesians Hafiz Faizal and Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja first up.
    In the lads’s singles, it will likely be an all-Indian present when Sameer takes on former world primary Kidambi Srikanth within the opening spherical.
    While Sameer appeared good at Toyoya Thailand Open, Srikanth too appeared to have discovered his rhythm on the World Tour Finals in January.
    It will probably be a battle of nerves as each have misplaced a whole lot of matches from successful positions of their profession.
    Former world quantity eight HS Prannoy will open in opposition to Mark Calijouw of the Netherlands, whereas Sourabh Verma takes on Switzerland’s Christian Kirchmayr.
    Ajay Jayaram will meet Thailand’s Sitthikom Thammasin and Parupalli Kashyap will sq. off in opposition to Spain’s Pablo Abian.
    Olympic hopeful Praneeth, who was pressured to withdraw from the final occasion in Thailand after returning optimistic for COVID-19, will hope to shine when he clashes with Israel’s Misha Zilberman.
    Young Lakshya Sen, who missed the Thailand occasions as a result of an damage, too will probably be rearing to go when he opens in opposition to Thailand’s Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk.
    Among different Indians within the fray, Pranaav Jerry Chopra, who had examined optimistic for COVID late final yr, will probably be again in motion after a protracted hiatus when he pairs up with N Sikki Reddy and takes on third seeded English pair of Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith within the combined doubles.
    Young males’s doubles pair of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila too will look to place up a present when the Indians face Russia’s seventh seeds Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov.
    The Super 300 occasion will probably be essential for the Olympic hopefuls with the BWF extending the qualification interval for the Tokyo Games until June 15.

  • Thailand Open: PV Sindhu, Sameer Verma out; Satwik Rankireddy scripts twin wins in doubles

    Image Source : GETTY IMAGES PV Sindhu
    Error-prone P V Sindhu suffered a demoralising defeat within the quarterfinals whereas Sameer Verma’s gallant combat too led to agony on the Toyota Thailand Open right here on Friday.

    However, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy claimed twin wins in blended and males’s doubles quarterfinals together with Ashwini Ponnappa and Chirag Shetty to maintain India’s flag fluttering on the BWF World Tour Super 1000 match right here.

    Sindhu seemed a pale shadow of the participant who had received the world championship gold in 2019 as she dedicated too many unforced errors to go down 13-21 9-21 towards dwelling favorite Ratchanok Inthanon.

    “I made a lot of unforced errors and I think that I gave away easy points. I didn’t play my best today. It wasn’t my day,” a crestfallen Sindhu mentioned.

    In males’s singles, Sameer’s giant-killing run additionally got here to an finish after he squandered a match level to go down 13-21 21-19 20-22 to world no. 3 Anders Antonsen of Denmark in a quarterfinal contest.

    With the defeat of Sindhu and Sameer, Indian problem in singles competitors ended within the match.

    The doubles gamers, nevertheless, gave followers one thing to cheer as Satwik and Ashwini upstaged world no. 6 pair of Peng Soon Chan and Liu Ying Goh of Malaysia 18-21 24-22 22-20 after toiling arduous for one hour and quarter-hour.

    “We have played them three times. We have won twice and lost once. We were confident. We knew our main strength would be our attack. They were under pressure. We kept fighting. We had our chances and never messed up,” Satwik mentioned.

    Later within the day, Satwik and Chirag noticed off one other Malaysian pair of Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi 21-18 24-22 in 37 minutes.

    Earlier Sindhu, a medal contender on the Tokyo Olympics, seemed awfully off form as she was all at sea towards Ratchanok, a former world champion.

    “Some of my lifts were going out and going out of control. I was hitting with so much power sometimes. I should have controlled things a lot more. If I had won the first game, I think things would have been comparatively different,” she mentioned.

    Ratchanok, who had misplaced to Sindhu of their final three conferences, got here out with a constructive intent and eked out a three-point lead early on at the same time as Sindhu failed to regulate the size, hitting lengthy and extensive.

    The Thai quickly grabbed a four-point benefit on the first-game interval with Sindhu failing to regulate her pictures.

    The Indian seemed to power the tempo after the break and caught up at 13-13. However, it was a one-way site visitors after that as Ratchanok blew the Indian away with eight straight factors to pocket the opening sport.

    The change of sides did not carry any change of fortunes for Sindhu as she trailed 1-7 at one stage earlier than going into the break seven factors behind her rival.

    After the breather, Ratchanok eased to 19-7 earlier than grabbing a large 12 match level benefit. The Thai missed some extent resulting from a misjudgement on the backline earlier than sealing the match with one other exact return.

    In the opposite singles match, a tentative Sameer was left to do the catch up act within the opening sport as Antonsen zoomed to 5-0 earlier than grabbing a six-point benefit on the break. He quickly took the opening sport when the Indian went extensive once more.

    Lagging 1-5, Sameer managed to claw again with 4 straight factors within the second sport. A superb cross courtroom web shot helped the Indian to maintain it 7-7 however Antonsen held a slender one-point lead on the break.

    Sameer saved respiration down his neck and grabbed a sport level with an onrushing return. He roared again into the competition when Antenson faltered on the web.

    In the decider, the duo was 5-5 at one stage earlier than Sameer moved to three-point benefit on the interval. Antonsen drew parity at 13-13 after Sameer erred twice on the web.

    In a battle of nerves, Sameer grabbed the match level first with a deep return however discovered the online subsequent because it was 20-all. Antonsen then grabbed a match level with a exact return on the fore courtroom and sealed the match with an analogous shot. 

  • Thailand Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Ashwini Ponappa enter blended doubles semifinals with upset win

    India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponappa shocked fifth seeds Peng Soon Chan and Liu Ying Goh of Malaysia in a hard-fought three-game contest to enter the blended doubles semifinals of the Toyota Thailand Open badminton event right here on Friday.
    The unseeded Indian pair toiled arduous for one hour and quarter-hour to beat their world no. 6 Malaysian opponents 18-21 24-22 22-20 in a nail-bitting quarterfinal duel.
    Rankireddy and Ponappa, world no. 22, shall be up in opposition to the winners of the final quarterfinal match between prime seeds Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai of Thailand and Korean duo of Sung Hyun Ko and Hye Won Eom.
    Sixth seed Indian PV Sindhu will tackle Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon, seeded fourth, within the ladies’s singles quarterfinals, whereas Sameer Verma will play third seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark within the males’s singles last-eight spherical later within the day.
    Rankireddy will then staff up with Chirag Shetty to face Malaysia’s Yew Sin Ong and Ee Yi Teo within the males’s doubles quarterfinals.

  • Thailand Open: Sameer Verma, blended doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Ashwini Ponnappa sail into quarterfinals

    India’s Sameer Verma superior to the boys’s singles quarterfinals on the Toyota Thailand Open Super 1000 event after steam rolling Rasmus Gemke of Denmark in a second spherical match on Thursday.
    The world quantity 31 Indian wanted simply 39 minutes to see off Gemke 21-12 21-9.
    The blended doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa additionally sailed into the quarterfinals with a tough fought 22-20 14-21 21-16 win over the German duo of Mark Lamsfuss and Isabel Herttrich in a match that lasted near an hour.
    This was Sameer’s third victory over Gemke. The Indian had defeated the world quantity 17 Danish participant of their earlier two clashes.
    Sameer will face third seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark, who acquired a walkover, within the quarterfinals.
    “I was very confident before the match. I came prepared. Next up I have Anders Antonsen from Denmark. I’m feeling very confident, so let’s see. It will be tough but I will play my best,” Sameer mentioned.

  • Sameer, blended doubles pair of Satwik and Ponnappa sail into quarterfinals of Thailand Open

    Image Source : GETTY IMAGES File photograph of Ashwini Ponnappa (left) with blended doubles companion Satwiksairaj Rankireddy.
    India’s Sameer Verma superior to the boys’s singles quarterfinals on the Toyota Thailand Open Super 1000 match after steam rolling Rasmus Gemke of Denmark in a second-round match right here on Thursday.
    The world quantity 31 Indian wanted simply 39 minutes to see off Gemke 21-12, 21-9.
    The blended doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa additionally sailed into the quarterfinals with a tough fought 22-20, 14-21, 21-16 win over the German duo of Mark Lamsfuss and Isabel Herttrich in a match that lasted near an hour.

    This was Sameer’s third victory over Gemke. The Indian had defeated the world quantity 17 Danish participant of their earlier two clashes.
    Sameer will face third seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark, who obtained a walkover, within the quarterfinals.
    “I was very confident before the match. I came prepared. Next up I have Anders Antonsen from Denmark. I’m feeling very confident, so let’s see. It will be tough but I will play my best,” Sameer mentioned.

  • Sameer Verma: The giant-killer beneath the radar

    There’s a Cheteshwar Pujara in Indian badminton: his protection is watchable and he’s finished properly in his profession with out shuttle’s energy weapon, the large smash. Nobody fairly launches into him like they do the cricketer, low-key sport, soft-spoken barely audible shuttler and all, that Sameer Verma is.
    But it’s simple for followers to remain detached to his losses and mood expectations, as a result of when he wins he gives the look that he merely will get by. Unless, he fetches up and scalps a biggie – on Tuesday at Thailand, it was World No 10, Malaysian Lee Zii Jia, profitable 18-21, 27-25, 21-19.
    Right in regards to the time Rishabh Pant was switching gears from draw to win in Brisbane, Verma was a set and 17-6 down in Bangkok. This after he’d led 14-7 within the opener, to flatline and lose the set. Trailing 3-11 within the second, Verma would begin the turnaround after one thing coach Agus Dwi Santoso repeated: “keep playing your style.”

    PLAY OF THE DAY | @sameerv2210 was a person on a mission at the moment 🔥 💪#HSBCbadminton #BWFWorldTour #ToyotaThailandOpen @HSBC_Sport pic.twitter.com/z1KWDFBj4E
    — BWF (@bwfmedia) January 19, 2021
    National coach, P Gopichand, watching from Hyderabad was glued to the badminton, figuring out cricket was on the verge of historical past, however unable to flip channels whereas Sameer charted his personal quiet comeback, whereas backing his fashion.For the uninitiated, Sameer is shorter than your ordinary males’s singles participant: like Antony Ginting, however minus that soar and that smash. He has a hypnotic slingy web recreation although – that may hold you away from a TV distant – and a protection that may’t be known as dour, however which is the bedrock of his recreation. He cleverly defends cross along with his snappy hand-speed, an excellent quantity of deception, and a reliable overhead cross-court. But no large smash.
    On Tuesday, staring down the barrel, phrases of his coaches boomed again from the depths within the second set. “Emotionally, I was thinking how to win the second game. I was down after losing the first game, mentally it was tough to lose after having such a big lead….But after the break my coach said, keep playing your style. I followed his advice,” Verma instructed BWF.
    Lee would sense it too – the sudden strategic swap. It was like gentle breaking by way of the cracks sharply, as Verma would begin exploiting the angles and dealing the large rallies. Not many like getting dragged into lengthy rallies with Sameer Verma. The 26-year-old sniffs weaknesses like an professional canine, and has the chunk in pinpoint placement of photographs to go for a kill. Who wants the large jaws roaring smash, when pincer cuts can obtain the identical impact?
    Backing his personal artistic protection and snapping shut all errors with self-discipline in opposition to seven match factors, he would lastly stage at 27-25. Verma doesn’t get credit score for the errors he attracts out, however there’s loads that may fall within the compelled bracket.
    “From the start I made a lot of mistakes. Luckily I overcame and won that,” Lee would say, including, “Second set I used to be main by so much.. But Sameer Verma’s technique modified.Tough recreation. Third Sameer led all the best way.
    He did properly from the second set. Also Sameer performed higher than me at the moment.”

    Give it up for the hero of the day❗️ 👏👏
    What a efficiency 🇮🇳 @sameerv2210‼️#HSBCbadminton #BWFWorldTour #ToyotaThailandOpen
    📸 @Badmintonphoto pic.twitter.com/7rZgnrMkBS
    — BWF (@bwfmedia) January 19, 2021
    Verma has the sport to beat the highest names – he’s crushed Kento Momota, the final Indian to handle that. But wants an injection of confidence to remain satisfied about his personal capability.
    Bouts of doubts can unfold like a rash by way of his thoughts when his leads are snatched away, like within the opener. “I played my game, my style. Good win for me. Much more confident in the second round,” he’d say.
    Equipped with maybe the least weapons amongst India’s males’s singles crop – his limitations are obtrusive: the physicality for the kill smash. But this additionally makes him probably the most disciplined of the lot on the court docket, and extra acutely aware of not getting too fancy and frittering in errors. His precision because the tide turned in opposition to Lee was proof of that self-awareness – of the lacking smash from his arsenal. Knowing absolutely properly he’ll want these 2-3 strokes additional to complete off the rally.
    “For Sameer to excel since he won’t power through opposition, he needs to be maneuvering opponents and finding an opening and finishing it. He needs to have a level of confidence and needs to get into the match. And be fully fit,” Gopichand says. “What he played today was very precise. And it is very refreshing to see this style of badminton win against top players. Overall very good win. This is one of the better matches I’ve seen Sameer play. Some of the rallies were really top notch, best I’ve seen him play.”
    He could be troubled by an ankle and hadn’t fairly landed in Bangkok brimming with confidence. Ranked 32 – seventh amongst Indians – India’s males’s singles shuttlers, Sameer, brother Sourabh, HS Prannoy and P Kashyap kind a formidable pack – however shouldn’t be entitled to funding, reserved for Top 25.
    Which additionally implies that Sameer hasn’t travelled to Bangkok with a devoted physio. Indonesian coach Agus sits for his matches, however isn’t obliged to, since he’s not within the camp. Verma has by no means complained, however it additionally means he’s left to fend for himself, particularly since his fashion of play (compensating with velocity and nous for energy) makes tough calls for on his physique.
    So when he wins, he’s trampolining over adversity always.
    “If he manages to be in the striking zone of rankings, and the moment he gets good conditions, he should be able to get big wins,” Gopichand says. “He may not be the most consistent player on the circuit but he can still get consistently good results against big names. He will have to accept some losses as it’s okay and move on rather than harp on bad results,” the coach provides.
    On a day of ‘nice guys winning’, Sameer stayed good and nicked one other Top Ten. It’s on days he loses that help might want to circulate his approach, as a result of he’s too good to even complain.