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Thailand Open: PV Sindhu Crashes Out In First Round, Ashwini-Satwik Advance To Second Updated On January 12, 2021 World champion shuttler PV Sindhu, who returned to competitive action after a long gap, suffered a shocking defeat in the first round itself. She lost 21-16, 24-26, 13-21 to Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt in the opening round of YONEX Thailand Open Super 1000 event on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the team of Ashwini Ponnappa-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has advanced to the second round of mi...

Indian team to start training, get access to physio after all 824 participants clear COVID-19 test NEW DELHI, Jan 6: The entire Indian badminton contingent cleared the COVID-19 test on Wednesday and is set to begin training ahead of the Yonex Thailand Open, starting next week. The Indian team, part of the Green Zone, consisting of players and all stakeholders such as umpires, line judges, personnel from BWF, Badminton Association of Thailand, medical staff, and TV production crew, were tested a...

Kento Momota tests positive for COVID-19, Japan pulls out of Thailand events TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images World number one Kento Momotas long-awaited return to the international circuit has been delayed after he tested positive for COVID-19, prompting his national team to pull out of upcoming events in Thailand, Badminton World Federation (BWF) said on Sunday. It has been a year since Momota sustained a career-threatening injury to his eye socket following a car accident on the way to Ku...

Lakshya Sen file image | Special arrangement Rising Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen has pulled out of this month’s consecutive tournaments in Thailand due to a back strain that he sustained during training. The 19-year-old, who claimed five titles in the senior circuit in 2019 including two BWF World Tour Super 100 top honours, has been advised rest by doctors after he suffered a back injury. “Unfortunately, Lakshya will not be able to play the two events in Thailand due to a...

India Open set for May 2021; to be final qualifying event for Tokyo Olympics AP Photo/Vincent Thian Fewer tournaments, possibly less prize money and a ten-week Olympic qualifying window, ending with the India Open in May - these are the highlights of the revised badminton calendar for 2021. Indias best players, including PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal, will return to action next month with three tournaments in south-east Asia. The India Open will run from May 11-16, and serve as the final event in ...