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Malaysia Sun
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Malaysia Sun
Kidambi Srikanth storms into quarterfinals; HS Prannoy bows out of Malaysia Masters 2025
Bukit Jalil [Malaysia], May 23 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth advanced into the quarter-finals of the men's singles event at the Malaysia Masters 2025 badminton tournament in Bukit Jalil, while HS Prannoy lost his pre-quarterfinals clash, as per Former world No. 1 Srikantth, currently 65th in the badminton rankings, endured a tough battle against Ireland's Nhat Nguyen before coming out with a 23-21, 21-17 win at the Stadium Axiata Arena KL Sports City. The contest lasted almost an hour. Nhat Nguyen, the world No. 33, dominated the early exchanges and led 11-4 at the interval of the first game. The Indian badminton player, however, flipped the script completely to register a thrilling win. Srikanth's opponent in the quarters of the BWF Super 500 tournament will be France's Toma Junior Popov, who beat Indian badminton player Ayush Shetty, 21-13, 21-17, in another round of 16 fixture. India's Sathish Karunakaran also bowed out after going down 21-14, 21-16 to Christo Popov, Toma's brother and doubles partner. World No. 35 HS Prannoy's run at the Malaysia Masters also ended in the pre-quarterfinals with a 21-9, 21-18 defeat to Japan's 23rd-ranked Yushi Tanaka in a 39-minute-long encounter. The three exits leave Srikanth as India's lone remaining singles challenge at this year's Malaysia Masters. None of the Indian women's singles players in action, including two-time Olympic medal winner PV Sindhu, managed to cross the opening round hurdle. Meanwhile, India's doubles challenge will also be a one-front affair from here on, with Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila making the top eight in the mixed category. The Indian duo beat France's Lea Palermo and Julien Maio 21-17, 18-21, 21-15 in a hard-fought match to set up a quarter-final encounter against the People's Republic of China's Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin, bronze medallists from the 2023 World Championships. Prerana Alvekar and Mrunmayee Deshpande's journey in women's doubles concluded after a 21-9, 21-14 defeat to Chinese Taipei's Hsu Yin-Hui and Lin Jhih-Yun, the world No. 17s and eighth seeds. (ANI)
NDTV
23-05-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
Kidambi Srikanth Storms Into Quarterfinals; HS Prannoy Bows Out Of Malaysia Masters 2025
Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth advanced into the quarter-finals of the men's singles event at the Malaysia Masters 2025 badminton tournament in Bukit Jalil, while HS Prannoy lost his pre-quarterfinals clash, as per Former world No. 1 Srikantth, currently 65th in the badminton rankings, endured a tough battle against Ireland's Nhat Nguyen before coming out with a 23-21, 21-17 win at the Stadium Axiata Arena KL Sports City. The contest lasted almost an hour. Nhat Nguyen, the world No. 33, dominated the early exchanges and led 11-4 at the interval of the first game. The Indian badminton player, however, flipped the script completely to register a thrilling win. Srikanth's opponent in the quarters of the BWF Super 500 tournament will be France's Toma Junior Popov, who beat Indian badminton player Ayush Shetty, 21-13, 21-17, in another round of 16 fixture. India's Sathish Karunakaran also bowed out after going down 21-14, 21-16 to Christo Popov, Toma's brother and doubles partner. World No. 35 HS Prannoy's run at the Malaysia Masters also ended in the pre-quarterfinals with a 21-9, 21-18 defeat to Japan's 23rd-ranked Yushi Tanaka in a 39-minute-long encounter. The three exits leave Srikanth as India's lone remaining singles challenge at this year's Malaysia Masters. None of the Indian women's singles players in action, including two-time Olympic medal winner PV Sindhu, managed to cross the opening round hurdle. Meanwhile, India's doubles challenge will also be a one-front affair from here on, with Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila making the top eight in the mixed category. The Indian duo beat France's Lea Palermo and Julien Maio 21-17, 18-21, 21-15 in a hard-fought match to set up a quarter-final encounter against the People's Republic of China's Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin, bronze medallists from the 2023 World Championships. Prerana Alvekar and Mrunmayee Deshpande's journey in women's doubles concluded after a 21-9, 21-14 defeat to Chinese Taipei's Hsu Yin-Hui and Lin Jhih-Yun, the world No. 17s and eighth seeds. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
India Today
21-05-2025
- Sport
- India Today
PV Sindhu crashes out of Malaysia Masters, HS Prannoy advances
PV Sindhu suffered an early exit from the Malaysia Masters 2025, bowing out in the first round after a hard-fought loss to Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh on Wednesday, May 21. The match, held at the Axiata Arena, lasted one hour and four minutes, with Nguyen prevailing 21-11, 14-21, being ranked 10 places higher at World No. 16, Sindhu struggled to assert control. The Indian shuttler, who was the runner-up in last year's edition of the BWF Super 500 tournament, has now suffered consecutive defeats to marks Sindhu's fourth first-round exit in her last five tournaments this year, following early exits at the Indonesia Masters, All England Open, and Swiss Open. Her only progress beyond the opening round came at the Badminton Asia Championships in Ningbo, Zhejiang, where she was eventually defeated by Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 11-21, 21-16, 16-21. As for Nguyen Thuy Linh, the 27-year-old shuttler will face Switzerland's Line Christophersen in the next round. Christophersen advanced after defeating Thailand's Tidapron Kleebyeesun in straight games, 21-18, Prannoy pulls off stunning victoryIn men's singles, HS Prannoy delivered a stunning performance, upsetting fifth seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan in a thrilling contest that lasted an hour and 22 minutes. Prannoy fought back after losing the first game to win 19-21, 21-17, 21-16. He will next face Japan's Yushi Tanaka, who advanced with a comfortable 21-12, 21-13 win over Vietnam's Hai Dang George Karunakaran also caused an upset, dispatching third seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei in just 39 minutes with a dominant 21-13, 21-14 Ayush Shetty and Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the second round as well. Srikanth came through a tough three-game match, winning 23-21, 13-21, 21-11 against Guang Zu Lu of Watch
Malaysia Sun
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Malaysia Sun
Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand, Malvika Bansod, Unnati Hooda fell short in the second round, bringing India's campaign to an end in Thailand Open 2025
New Delhi [India] May 15 (ANI): India's effort at the BWF Super 500 tournament came to a screeching halt at the Nimibutr Stadium on Thursday when Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand were eliminated in the second round of the Thailand Open 2025 badminton tournament, according to In 53 minutes, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, who were seeded third and ranked 10th in the women's doubles badminton rankings, were defeated by Japan's Rui Hirokami and Sayaka Hobara by a score of 22-20, 21-14. The Indian badminton players pushed the first set to the limit but were ultimately unable to defeat the Japanese pair. In the second game, Rui Hirokami and Sayaka Hobara were more dominant as they won the match thanks to their momentum. On the day, the four Indian singles players competing also gave up. Unnati Hooda, who is ranked 45th in the world in women's singles badminton, fell after losing 21-14, 21-11 to the top seed and world. Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong, number 6. In the women's singles badminton rankings, Malvika Bansod came in at number 23. She was defeated by seventh seed Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand, who is ranked eleventh in the world, with scores of 21-12 and 21-16. Aakarshi Kashyap fell to another Thai player, as she was defeated by fourth seed Supanida Katethong, who is ranked ninth in the world, with scores of 21-9 and 21-14. Meanwhile, Tharun Mannepalli, the lone Indian man to advance to the second round, was defeated by second seed and world No. 3 Anders Antonsen of Denmark in a 21-14, 21-16 match. Priyanshu Rajawat and Lakshya Sen were unable to advance beyond the first round. In the round of 32, Ireland's Nhat Nguyen defeated Lakshya Sen.. The game was lost by him 18-21, 21-9, 17-21. Priyanshu Rajawat, another shuttler, also dropped his match in the round of 32. He lost to Indonesian player Alwi Farhan, 13-21, 21-17, and 16-21. The Malaysia Masters, which begins on May 20, will feature Indian badminton players.(ANI)
India Gazette
15-05-2025
- Sport
- India Gazette
Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand, Malvika Bansod, Unnati Hooda fell short in the second round, bringing India's campaign to an end in Thailand Open 2025
New Delhi [India] May 15 (ANI): India's effort at the BWF Super 500 tournament came to a screeching halt at the Nimibutr Stadium on Thursday when Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand were eliminated in the second round of the Thailand Open 2025 badminton tournament, according to In 53 minutes, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, who were seeded third and ranked 10th in the women's doubles badminton rankings, were defeated by Japan's Rui Hirokami and Sayaka Hobara by a score of 22-20, 21-14. The Indian badminton players pushed the first set to the limit but were ultimately unable to defeat the Japanese pair. In the second game, Rui Hirokami and Sayaka Hobara were more dominant as they won the match thanks to their momentum. On the day, the four Indian singles players competing also gave up. Unnati Hooda, who is ranked 45th in the world in women's singles badminton, fell after losing 21-14, 21-11 to the top seed and world. Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong, number 6. In the women's singles badminton rankings, Malvika Bansod came in at number 23. She was defeated by seventh seed Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand, who is ranked eleventh in the world, with scores of 21-12 and 21-16. Aakarshi Kashyap fell to another Thai player, as she was defeated by fourth seed Supanida Katethong, who is ranked ninth in the world, with scores of 21-9 and 21-14. Meanwhile, Tharun Mannepalli, the lone Indian man to advance to the second round, was defeated by second seed and world No. 3 Anders Antonsen of Denmark in a 21-14, 21-16 match. Priyanshu Rajawat and Lakshya Sen were unable to advance beyond the first round. In the round of 32, Ireland's Nhat Nguyen defeated Lakshya Sen.. The game was lost by him 18-21, 21-9, 17-21. Priyanshu Rajawat, another shuttler, also dropped his match in the round of 32. He lost to Indonesian player Alwi Farhan, 13-21, 21-17, and 16-21. The Malaysia Masters, which begins on May 20, will feature Indian badminton players.(ANI)
