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By: Agencies Wooik Yik (left) and Aaron. – Astro photo Kuala Lumpur: Top national men’s pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik began their BWF World Tour Finals campaign in Bangkok on a winning note by beating Choi Solgyu-Seo Seung Jae on Wednesday. Aaron-Wooi Yik needed only 38 minutes to record a 21-14, 21-19 victory over the South Korean pair in their opening Group B match to give them a boost of confidence for their following matches. “We are happy with our performance,” said Aaron. ADVERTISE...

Source: PTI Bangkok: Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth were virtually out of contention for the knockout stage after losing their respective second group-stage matches in the ongoing BWF World Tour Finals in Bangkok on Thursday. A week ago Sindhu had suffered a demoralising defeat to Ratchanok Intanon and this time too there was no change in fate for the World Champion. Sindhu went down 18-21 13-21 to the third-seeded Thai. "It wasnt my day. Losing the first game made the differ...

WTF Day 2 – Chochuwong beats the world #1 Thailand ’s own Pornpawee Chochuwong took down world #1 Tai Tzu Ying in straight games to clinch a spot in the final four at the World Tour Finals. By Don Hearn.  Photos: Badmintonphoto (live) Pornpawee Chochuwong (pictured) is making the most of her opportunity.  The 23-year-old Thai is playing in the World Tour Finals for the first time but unlike most of the other players in the draw, the Superseries Finals was never an option, as she was only ...

Source: PTI Bangkok: World champion shuttler P V Sindhu went down fighting against world number one Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan in the opening Group B womens singles match of the USD 1.5 million HSBC BWF World Tour Finals in Bangkok on Wednesday.  A week after a demoralising defeat at the Toyota Thailand Open quarterfinals, Sindhu produced a much improved performance but still lost to Tzu Ying 21-19 12-21 17-21 in a 59-minute match. It was Sindhus 16th defeat to Tzu Ying in 21 meetings. Olympic sil...

Much at stake for PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth PTI Bangkok: Premier Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth need to shrug off the disappointments of the last two weeks. Currently both PV Sindhu and Srikanth are gearing up for the highly-competitive HSBC BWF World Tour Finals. The tournament starts here Wednesday. World champion and Olympic silver medallist Sindhu had won the prestigious BWF title in 2018. She has been clubbed in Group ‘B’ alongside top-ranked Tai Tzu Yi...

BWF World Tour Finals: Tai Tzu-Ying defeats PV Sindhu In First Match Updated On January 27, 2021 Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-ying defeats PV Sindhu at BWF World Tour finals: On Wednesday, PV Sindhu lost in her first outing at the prestigious BWF World Tour Finals, taking place in Bangkok. In a close fight, Sindhu lost to World No.1 Tai Tzu-ying from Taiwan who won 19-21, 21-12, 21-17 in the Group B game. Sindhu now has two more matches to look forward to and has to win both to make it to the semifina...

INDIA New England News PV Sindhu Bangkok– Ace India shuttler PV Sindhu on Wednesday went down fighting against world number one Tai Tzu Ying in her first group match of the women’s singles event at the World Tour Finals. Sindhu, the reigning world champion, went down 21-19, 12-21, 17-21 in a match that lasted almost an hour. In the opening game, Tzu Ying started off brilliantly and took a healthy lead at the mid-game break. However, the Indian staged a brilliant turnaround as sh...

Sindhus slump, Satwiks rise, Srikanths promise: What we learned from two weeks in Thailand PV Sindhu suffered a tame defeat against Ratchanok Intanon.  Shi Tang/Getty Images After a slow start at the Yonex Thailand Open, some of Indias best badminton players put in impressive displays at the Toyota Thailand Open. While Indias wait for a World Tour 1000 title continues, there were some players who stood out. Here are the marks out of ten (only players who won a minimum of one match have been ma...

Source: PTI Bangkok: Premier Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth need to shrug off the disappointments of the last two weeks as they gear up for the highly-competitive HSBC BWF World Tour Finals, beginning in Bangkok on Wednesday. World champion and Olympic silver medallist Sindhu, who had won the prestigious title in 2018, has been clubbed in Group B alongside top-ranked Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei and home favourites Ratchanok Intanon and Pornpawee Chochuwong. Sindhus comeback...

TOYOTA THAILAND OPEN Finals – 2nd verse, same as the first! Lee Yang and Wang Chi Lin sparked a string of repeat titles from last Sunday as the Toyota Thailand Open concluded after just 8 games and one new and one Thai champion. By Don Hearn.  Photos: Badmintonphoto (live) Finals day at the Toyota Thailand Open looked an awful lot like last weekend’s, other Thailand Open.  Four of the winners were the same, one of the matches even had the same runner-up, and another was a repeat of last S...