India's ace doubles pair Satwik-Chirag suffered a shock exit from the China Open in the round of 32 after losing to the 13th seeded Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana on Wednesday, September 6. The Indian challenge at the competition came to an end with the exit of the duo.
Speaking to India Today Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai, badminton star HS Prannoy shed light on his medal-winning run at the World Championships in Copenhagen in August. At 31, Prannoy won his maiden world meet medal, joining a select group of Indian shuttlers who have achieved the feat.
India badminton player HS Prannoy feels that he is at his best at the moment. Prannoy won the bronze medal in the recently concluded BWF World Championships 2023.
India's HS Prannoy finished with bronze Badminton World Championships 2023 after losing to World No. 3 Kunlavut Vitidsarn. Prannoy lost 21-18, 13-21, 14-21 in a marathon encounter.
BWF World Championships 2023: India's top-ranked singles player HS Prannoy stunned Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in a 3-game battle to reach the semi-final. Prannoy is assured of his maiden world meet medal.
World No. 2 pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty missed out on a second successive World Championships medal. The Indian duo was outclassed by local stars Kim Astrup and Anders Rasmussen in the quarter-final in Copenhagen on Friday.
BWF World Championships 2023: India's top-ranked singles player HS Prannoy defeated 2021 champion Loh Kean Yew to reach the quarter-finals. Lakshya Sen lost to 3rd seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the Round of 16.
BWF World Championships 2023: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty moved one win away from bagging another world meet medal as they came back from behind in their Round of 16 match to book a place in the men's doubles quarter-finals.
The Indian doubles pairs of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the World Championships with a straight-game victories.
Former champion PV Sindhu was ousted in the second round after losing to familiar foe Nozomi Okuhara 14-21, 14-21 in 44 minutes on Tuesday in Copenhagen, Denmark.
India's Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy eased past South Korea's Jeon Hyeok-jin and Indonesia's Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo in the second round of the competition respectively.
Former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth was knocked out of the Badminton World Championships in the very first round of the tournament by Japan's Kenta Nishimoto on Monday, August 21.
The victories of Prannoy and Sen in straight matches underscore the line of strength and promise that Indian badminton offers on the global stage. Their subsequent matches in the championship are eagerly awaited, with high hopes pinned on their performances.
PV Sindhu's journey has not been devoid of hardship. After her return from a five-month injury layoff, she has struggled to regain her top form, leading to a drop in her world ranking to number 17.
India badminton star Chirag Shetty has said that he wants to win everything that the sport has to offer. Shetty has been in imperious form in men's doubles with his partner Satwiksairaj Rankireddy.
Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen is banking on rich vein of form ahead of the Asian Games and World Championships. Sen recently won the Canada Open in July 2023.
BWF World Championships 2023 Draw: PV Sindhu finds herself in a tough quarter in women's singles while HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen also find themselves in a tough half. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have been handed first-round bye.
Legendary Mulyo Handoyo, who worked wonders with the Indian singles players in 2017, returns as the singles coach for the new Center of Excellence of the Badminton Association of India in Guwahati.
In the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings, Indian badminton star P.V. Sindhu has climbed two spots to secure the 15th position.
India's HS Prannoy lost the Australian Open 2023 final to China's Weng Hongyang 9-21, 23-21, 20-22 on Sunday, August 6. Although his maiden Australian Open title eluded him this time, Prannoy's strong form and fighting spirit are expected to bring further excitement and achievements to Indian badminton on the international stage.
