Unfair, upsetting : Saina, Srikanth s Tokyo hopes dwindle with India Open postponement
Saina Nehwal is currently 22nd in the Race to Tokyo rankings.
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On Monday, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced the postponement of next month s India Open Super 500 in New Delhi, following the deteriorating virus scenario in the capital, which went into a six-day lockdown the same night. It was to be one among the final three Olympic qualification tournaments. This turn of events has further complicated the qualification path for former World No .1 Kidambi Srikanth and Saina Nehwal, the London Olympics bronze medallist. The two are now left staring at a steep climb of ranking points from just two competitions Malaysia Open Super 750 and Singapore Open Super 500 over the next two months.
All England Open: Eyes on elusive title apart, PV Sindhu’s big-event mettle will be tested again
The All England Open is a title that Sindhu is yet to win in her medal-filled career, and at the start of a Olympic year, it could give her momentum. Updated Mar 18, 2021 · 04:45 am PV Sindhu in action | AFP
In the aftermath of the BWF World Championships final in 2019, when she obliterated the competition in front of her to win a historic gold medal, PV Sindhu was asked a strange question. She was asked if her path to becoming world champion was “made easy” because Carolina Marin was not in the fray (due to an injury from which she would make an incredible comeback) and the No 1 seed Akane Yamaguchi was knocked out earlier.
Swiss Open: Sindhu suffers crushing defeat to Marin in final (Ld)
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BIRMINGHAM, March 18, 2018 (Xinhua) Pusarla Venkata Sindhu of India returns the shuttlecock during the women s singles semi-final with Akane Yamaguchi of Japan at All England Open Badminton Championships 2018 in Birmingham, Britain on March 17, 20. Image Source: IANS News
Basel, March 7 : Reigning badminton world champion P.V. Sindhu on Sunday crashed to a 12-21, 5-21 defeat to Spanish Olympic champion and world No. 3 Carolina Marin in the final of the Swiss Open Super 300 tournament.
Sindhu, who came into the final without dropping a game, matched the Spaniard in the opening exchanges of the first game. Marin took a 2-0 lead early on after which Sindhu made it 2-2. However, after 6-6, Marin started putting distance between herself and her opponent. Sindhu kept her in her sights, however, and Marin was leading 11-8 at the interv
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