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Indian men's pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty created history by winning the Indonesia Open Super 1000 badminton doubles title on Sunday, June 18. The Indian pair defeated Malaysia's then world champion pair of Aaron Chia and Wooi Yik Soh 21-17 21-18 in the final.

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Rejuvenated Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag, Lakshya eye good show at Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025

Biggest contingent of 36 Indian Players to be in action at the KD Jadhav Stadium from January 14-19 New Delhi, January 13: The likes of PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and even the double combination of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty needed a break to recuperate from injuries and niggles and rejuvenate themselves after the arduous Paris Olympic campaign. Having taken their time by spending time…

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Had high hopes from Satwik and Chirag but well 🥲

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[ad_1] Satwik-Chirag at India Open 2025 (PC: Gargi Raut) After seven days of action at the India Open 2025 in New Delhi, the country’s shuttlers have travelled to Indonesia in order to partake in the Masters in Jakarta. The Indian contingent had somewhat of a disappointing tournament in Delhi as no Indian shuttler, except the pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, made it past the quarter-finals. The men’s doubles pair also eventually lost out to Malaysia’s Goh-Izzuddin in the semi-finals. Whereas PV Sindhu and Kiran George crashed out in the quarters. On a positive note, the Indian contingent has had a bright start to their tournament in Jakarta. On Day 1, the Sat-Chi duo was yet again the highlight of the day. Satwik-Chirag dominated the proceedings against the Chinese Taipei pair of Chen Z.R and Lin Y.C – 21-16, 21-15 – to go through to the round of 16. Women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto, who faced a second round exit in the India Open, started things off on a strong note at the Indonesia Masters as they won against Thailand’s Ornich Jongsathapornparn and Sukitta Suwachai by a comprehensive 21-6, 21-14. In the Women’s singles category, Isharani Baruah faced a first-round exit as she lost in a hard-fought match against Indonesia’s Chiara Marvella Handoyo 21-18, 22-20. Meanwhile, Tanya Hemanth had a positive start to her campaign as she clinched a victory after losing the first game against Chinese Taipei’s Tung C T 16-21, 21-17, 21-15. Ayush Shetty, Indian men’s singles shuttler, advanced to the second round of the tournament after beating compatriot and Indian badminton veteran Shrikanth Kidambi in a dominating fashion, 21-7, 21-15. Day 2 of the Indonesia Masters promises more action-packed matches as PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and Priyanshu Rajawat take the court for their round of 32 matches. PV Sindhu will look forward to solidifying her comeback after a long injury layoff and a positive show at the India Open. On the other hand, Lakshya will look to regain the form he had displayed at the Olympics and work on his consistency. The post Indian Shuttlers Bounce Back Strong at Indonesia Masters 2025 appeared first on Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles | Revsports. [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] Satwik-Chirag at India Open 2025 (PC: Gargi Raut) After seven days of action at the India Open 2025 in New Delhi, the country’s shuttlers have travelled to Indonesia in order to partake in the Masters in Jakarta. The Indian contingent had somewhat of a disappointing tournament in Delhi as no Indian shuttler, except the pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, made it past the quarter-finals. The men’s doubles pair also eventually lost out to Malaysia’s Goh-Izzuddin in the semi-finals. Whereas PV Sindhu and Kiran George crashed out in the quarters. On a positive note, the Indian contingent has had a bright start to their tournament in Jakarta. On Day 1, the Sat-Chi duo was yet again the highlight of the day. Satwik-Chirag dominated the proceedings against the Chinese Taipei pair of Chen Z.R and Lin Y.C – 21-16, 21-15 – to go through to the round of 16. Women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto, who faced a second round exit in the India Open, started things off on a strong note at the Indonesia Masters as they won against Thailand’s Ornich Jongsathapornparn and Sukitta Suwachai by a comprehensive 21-6, 21-14. In the Women’s singles category, Isharani Baruah faced a first-round exit as she lost in a hard-fought match against Indonesia’s Chiara Marvella Handoyo 21-18, 22-20. Meanwhile, Tanya Hemanth had a positive start to her campaign as she clinched a victory after losing the first game against Chinese Taipei’s Tung C T 16-21, 21-17, 21-15. Ayush Shetty, Indian men’s singles shuttler, advanced to the second round of the tournament after beating compatriot and Indian badminton veteran Shrikanth Kidambi in a dominating fashion, 21-7, 21-15. Day 2 of the Indonesia Masters promises more action-packed matches as PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and Priyanshu Rajawat take the court for their round of 32 matches. PV Sindhu will look forward to solidifying her comeback after a long injury layoff and a positive show at the India Open. On the other hand, Lakshya will look to regain the form he had displayed at the Olympics and work on his consistency. The post Indian Shuttlers Bounce Back Strong at Indonesia Masters 2025 appeared first on Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles | Revsports. [ad_2] Source link

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India Open Campaign Ends As Satwik-Chirag Out Of Race | Other Sports News

Indian doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty’s campaign at the India Open Super 750 ended in the semifinals after they suffered a straight-game loss to Malaysia’s Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin here on Saturday. Satwik and Chirag, the 2022 champions, were outplayed 18-21, 14-21 in just 37 minutes by the world number 3 Malaysian duo, who produced a class act to derail the Indian…

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India Open 2025: Satwik-Chirag reach semis; Sindhu and Kiran George ousted

While India’s top hope in women’s singles, P.V Sindhu made a premature exit, the men’s doubles combine of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty kept the Tricolour fluttering by reaching the semifinals of the India Open BWF Super 750 event here on Friday.  On a day on which India’s campaign in singles came to an end with the defeat of Sindhu in women’s singles and Kiran George in men’s, Asian…

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Malaysia’s Leong Jun Hao Stuns Fifth Seed Li Shi Feng in a Day Full of High Drama #IndiaOpen2025 #YonexSunrise #PVSindhu #KiranGeorge #SatwikChirag #BadmintonHighlights #SportsIndia

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After beating Malaysians Man Wei Chong and Kai Wun Tee 23-21, 19-21, 21-16 in the first round of the $950,000 India Open here on Tuesday, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy gave partner Chirag Shetty a fist bump and embrace before running over to shake hands with a familiar face in the coach’s corner. Satwik-Chirag beat Malaysian duo Man Wei Chong and Kai Wun Tee 23-21, 19-21, 21-16 in the first round of the India Open. (BAI) Tan Kim Her was grinning ear-to-ear, delighted to see his wards enter the second round of the Super 750 event after beating tricky opponents he knew well. It was almost decade ago that the famous Malaysian coach decided to pair up Rankireddy and Shetty against their wishes. Tan had read the playing styles of the two shuttlers well enough to realise that they would click. Though they struggled initially, what happened next took Indian men’s doubles badminton to the top echelons of the sport. Rankireddy and Shetty became the first Indian pair – across all three categories – to be ranked No.1 in the world; they became the first men’s doubles pair to medal at the World Championships and became the first Indian men’s doubles pair to win gold at both the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games apart from winning multiple elite tournaments on the BWF World Tour. After Tan left, the pair flourished even more under Mathias Boe. But after the Dane quit post the Paris Olympics, Tan was brought back by the Badminton Association of India (BAI), reuniting him with the pair he initially brought together. “It is great to have Tan coach back after six years. A lot of credit goes to him for all our achievements so far. We were youngsters back then. When he left we were in the top 20. He’s had a good five years with the Japan team. Now, the approach is a lot different than it was in 2016,” says Shetty. “Now, we are quite established. Earlier, his coaching was a lot more directional. He just told us to do this or that. Now, it’s a lot more conversational. We discuss what needs to be done and he’ll give his opinion. It’s still early days as it’s just been a month. But happy to have him back.” The world No.9 pair has already played one tournament under Tan, the Malaysia Open last week where they reached the semis. Here, they are hoping to go the distance, aiming to repeat their 2022 campaign when they won the India Open with the guidance of their 53-year-old coach. “You need to have a bond with your coach. We used to call him daddy because he made us,” laughs Rankireddy. “The bond is the same as when he left. We trust him blindly. We are aiming to pick up from where he left and go deep in all tournaments.” A month together and the changes are already visible with their defensive abilities kicking in at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex on Tuesday, very similar to the styles of Malaysian coaches or players who excel at defending. “It’s those minor changes that really matter. Everybody knows how to smash or drop. Tactical improvements here and there is what we need to focus on. That’s what we will do with Tan coach, like improve our defence, which is good but probably not the best in the world,” said Shetty. “He asks us what needs to be worked upon and then gives his opinion, which didn’t happen when we were 18-19 years old. That time as junior athletes we didn’t really have a direction per se, where you know what to do and what not to.” The seventh seeds will take on Japan’s Kenya Mitsuhashi and Hiroki Okamura in the second round on Thursday. Elite players fallReigning world champion and 2023 India Open winner Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand was upset, losing to Japan Open champion Alex Lanier. The 19-year-old Frenchman beat the fourth seed 21-11, 14-21, 21-14 in 67 minutes. Reigning Asian Games gold medallist and 2023 All England Open champion Li Shi Feng also fell in the first round, losing 21-18, 17-21, 17-21 to Malaysia’s Leong Jun Hao. In women’s singles, Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand overcame Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara 21-13, 21-15 in a battle between two former world champions. The biggest upset in doubles took place when top seeds and reigning World Tour Finals champions Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark lost 22-20, 19-21, 16-21 to South Korea’s Jin Yong and Kang Min Hyuk. Late to land, Srikanth gives walkoverHaving got an entry into the men’s singles draw late on Monday after reigning champion and top seed Shi Yu Qi of China pulled out, former champion Kidambi Srikanth gave a walkover to Weng Hong Yang of China. The reason – the former world No.1’s flight got delayed because of which he wasn’t able to reach the national capital in time for the match. “Srikanth was not travelling from Hyderabad. Due to his flight getting delayed, he could not reach on time,” said Badminton Association of India (BAI) secretary general Sanjay Mishra. While Srikanth won the Super 750 tournament a decade ago, the 31-year-old has dropped to No.45 in the world rankings because of which he failed to get a direct entry. Kiran George, the other Indian to be promoted from the reserve list after Indonesian eighth seed Anthony Sinisuka Ginting pulled out, beat Japan’s Yushi Tanaka 21-19, 14-21, 27-25 to advance to Round 2.

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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty Withdraw from Syed Modi International

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, India’s top men’s doubles combo, pulled out of the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton competition on Tuesday. The former world number one combo, tipped as favorites to win the men’s doubles title here, had been out from competitive play since the Paris Olympics owing to Satwik’s shoulder ailment. They made a return at the China Masters Super 750…

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India’s Path Forward: Rebuilding Confidence at the 2024 China Masters

The 2024 China Masters promises to be a highly competitive event, attracting some of the top badminton players from around the world, all looking for crucial ranking points and a strong finish to their season. For India, however, this tournament carries added importance at a time when the country’s badminton scene is undergoing a period of uncertainty. After several years of impressive…

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"Garden Mein Ghoomne Wala": Sunil Gavaskar Blasts Lakshya Sen's Olympics 2024 Meltdown

The Paris Olympics 2024 has been a bittersweet experience for the Indian sports fans. After the high of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where India returned with a record seven medals, the expectation was that at the Paris Olympics, the haul would be bigger. However, following a string of narrow misses and some unlucky incidents (like the Vinesh Phogat disqualification), India won six medals. Badminton was one sport where India has fared well in the last three editions.

Starting from the 2012 Olympics, Indian badminton stars have returned with at least one medal. However, this time there were no medals. The star duo of Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty could not enter the semi-finals. Singles player Lakshya Sen became the first Indian male shuttler to enter the Olympic semi-final but lost crucial matches despite being in a strong situation.

Amid such displays, badminton legend Prakash Padukone said that It was time for the badminton stars to bring home good results as there was enough support from the government and other stakeholders.

The comment was criticised by many. Former Indian cricket team captain Sunil Gavaskar, however, has supported Prakash Padukone and critisiced Lakshya Sen's mental block.

"As far back as 2017/18, Prakash, who I unfortunately meet rarely, had told me about this kid, Lakshya Sen. He had taken him under his wing and was his guide and mentor. He would have watched Lakshya's progress step by step. As he came to the cusp of an Olympic medal, Prakash was by the courtside along with the hard-working and indefatigable Vimal Kumar to see the fulfillment of not just Lakshya's dream but also that of the entire community of Indian badminton lovers," Gavaskar wrote in a column for Sportstar.

"To then see a 20-17 and 7-0 lead being squandered off in the semifinal (vs Viktor Axelsen) and then lose the bronze medal match (vs Lee Zee Jia) after winning the first game comfortably must have been gut-wrenching indeed. He, Vimal Kumar, the BAI, and the government's TOPS had done everything possible, but when it came to the crunch, Lakshya was, in the famous words of the Indian cricket team captain (Rohit Sharma), 'garden mein ghoomne wala.'"

Gavsakar felt that Lakshya had lost his "thought and concentration".

"For those who watched both the semifinal and the bronze medal matches, it did appear that Lakshya had lost his trend of thought and concentration in the way he looked at his racquet as he sipped from his water bottle in between points or at the changeovers," Gavaskar wrote.

"I could be completely wrong, but on TV, it looked like a blank expression, and that's usually a sign that the mind has wandered. Concentration and focus are things that no coach or trainer can ever teach. It can be developed over the years by the athlete by observing other champions and having an inner resolve, but there's no specific program for it. Yes, mind trainers are around, but they can only do so much and not more. It's got to be within the athlete."

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[ad_1] Satwik and Chirag in the frame. (PC: BAI) The Indira Gandhi Stadium in Delhi was filled to the brim as excitement soared for the quarter-finals of India Open 2025. Little did the fans know that they were in for a rollercoaster ride as two out of three Indian quarter-finalists crashed out of the tournament. The fan favourite duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were the only highlights of the day as they won in style against the Korean pair of Yong Jin and Kang Min Hyuk.  Satwik-Chirag bring their A-game  It was once again the duo of Sat-Chi that made the day worthwhile for the fans. They won 21-10, 21-17 against South Korea’s Yong Jin and Kang Min Hyuk in a dominating affair that left no room for the Korean duo to make an entry into the game. Year after year, at the India Open, fans queue in to watch the ‘Brothers of Destruction’ in action and they do not fail to impress.  “Right from the get-go, we went all guns blazing and that’s what we wanted to do. We knew if we were slow, they would capitalise on it. We never wanted them to get back into the game, happy that we could take the win,” Chirag said about his strategy.  “Manu [Attri] and Sumeeth [Reddy] have been working with us since the Olympics. It’s always good to have seniors, they were our opponents before so they know our game. It’s really nice to have someone local, it becomes much easier when the communication is in a local language,” answered Satwik after he was asked about the duo’s bond with the coaches.  PV Sindhu loses out on semi-final berth  Former Champion PV Sindhu failed to capitalise on a second game win after a neck-and-neck battle with World No. 5 Gregoria Tunjung. After the Round of 16 match win, Sindhu had emphasised on her upcoming battle with Tunjung and admitted that “it won’t be an easy one”. The 29-year-old had already been struggling with injuries and was aiming for a comeback after being sidelined for six months following the Paris Olympics. After losing the first game, Sindhu made a comeback but some brilliant stroke-play from Tunjung changed the tide of the game. Sindhu lost out on a semi-final berth after a close 21-9, 19-21, 21-17 defeat.  “I played a long match and it is sad that I lost in the third game after fighting so hard. The game is such that I have to come back stronger. I’ll have to be much more consistent. It was 17-all in the third game, it was anybody’s game. I should have made her move, there were long rallies, we have to fight for every point,” Sindhu reflected on her loss. “Lots of positives from the tournament, for me to improve these are the matches I need to learn from and come back stronger.” Meanwhile, Kiran George who made it to the quater-finals after pulling off an upset against World No. 17 Frenchman Alex Lenier, lost to China’s Weng Hong Yang  21-13, 21-19. The 24-year-old failed to replicate the same result as his last game. But there’s much to look forward to for the young shuttler, especially considering how far he made in the tournament as someone who was a last-minute entry from the reserve list.  On the weekend, the home crowd will have only one Indian team to watch out for as Satwik and Chirag will play third seeded Sze Fei Goh and Nur Izzuddin of Indonesia in the semi-finals.  The post Highs and heartbreaks at India Open 2025 quarter-finals appeared first on Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles | Revsports. [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] Satwik and Chirag in the frame. (PC: BAI) The Indira Gandhi Stadium in Delhi was filled to the brim as excitement soared for the quarter-finals of India Open 2025. Little did the fans know that they were in for a rollercoaster ride as two out of three Indian quarter-finalists crashed out of the tournament. The fan favourite duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were the only highlights of the day as they won in style against the Korean pair of Yong Jin and Kang Min Hyuk.  Satwik-Chirag bring their A-game  It was once again the duo of Sat-Chi that made the day worthwhile for the fans. They won 21-10, 21-17 against South Korea’s Yong Jin and Kang Min Hyuk in a dominating affair that left no room for the Korean duo to make an entry into the game. Year after year, at the India Open, fans queue in to watch the ‘Brothers of Destruction’ in action and they do not fail to impress.  “Right from the get-go, we went all guns blazing and that’s what we wanted to do. We knew if we were slow, they would capitalise on it. We never wanted them to get back into the game, happy that we could take the win,” Chirag said about his strategy.  “Manu [Attri] and Sumeeth [Reddy] have been working with us since the Olympics. It’s always good to have seniors, they were our opponents before so they know our game. It’s really nice to have someone local, it becomes much easier when the communication is in a local language,” answered Satwik after he was asked about the duo’s bond with the coaches.  PV Sindhu loses out on semi-final berth  Former Champion PV Sindhu failed to capitalise on a second game win after a neck-and-neck battle with World No. 5 Gregoria Tunjung. After the Round of 16 match win, Sindhu had emphasised on her upcoming battle with Tunjung and admitted that “it won’t be an easy one”. The 29-year-old had already been struggling with injuries and was aiming for a comeback after being sidelined for six months following the Paris Olympics. After losing the first game, Sindhu made a comeback but some brilliant stroke-play from Tunjung changed the tide of the game. Sindhu lost out on a semi-final berth after a close 21-9, 19-21, 21-17 defeat.  “I played a long match and it is sad that I lost in the third game after fighting so hard. The game is such that I have to come back stronger. I’ll have to be much more consistent. It was 17-all in the third game, it was anybody’s game. I should have made her move, there were long rallies, we have to fight for every point,” Sindhu reflected on her loss. “Lots of positives from the tournament, for me to improve these are the matches I need to learn from and come back stronger.” Meanwhile, Kiran George who made it to the quater-finals after pulling off an upset against World No. 17 Frenchman Alex Lenier, lost to China’s Weng Hong Yang  21-13, 21-19. The 24-year-old failed to replicate the same result as his last game. But there’s much to look forward to for the young shuttler, especially considering how far he made in the tournament as someone who was a last-minute entry from the reserve list.  On the weekend, the home crowd will have only one Indian team to watch out for as Satwik and Chirag will play third seeded Sze Fei Goh and Nur Izzuddin of Indonesia in the semi-finals.  The post Highs and heartbreaks at India Open 2025 quarter-finals appeared first on Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles | Revsports. [ad_2] Source link