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Indian Express
2 days ago
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- Indian Express
Badminton: As An Se Young continues her stunning 2025 with Japan Open title, here are some crazy stats
The juggernaut that is Korea's An Se Young continues to roll on as she beat her closest rival on the circuit this year with relative ease on Sunday at the Japan Open Super 750 in Tokyo, overcoming second seed Wang Zhi Yi 21-12, 21-10 in 42 minutes. The World and Olympic Champion, and the undisputed best player in the world of badminton currently, An won her sixth title in six attempts, a stunning run that has seen her lose just once on the BWF World Tour this year, winning 37 out of 38 matches. She also won allf five matches she played for Korea at the Sudirman Cup. Here are some mind-boggling stats from An Se Young's season so far: – She began the year on a 27-match winning streak, starting from the Malaysia Open, then India Open, followed by titles at Orleans Masters and All England Open, then a perfect run at the Sudirman Cup for Korea. Tokyo Olympic champion Chen Yufei finally halted her run at the Singapore Open. – After that run came to a halt, An has just continued on her merry way, winning Indonesia Open Super 1000 and now the Japan Open. While her dream of going unbeaten through the season is no longer alive, An could well complete the Super 1000 Grand Slam next week if she wins at China Open, the year's fourth BWF World Tour major title. – In her 38 matches so far in 2025, An Se Young has only dropped a total of six games. Of her six World Tour titles in 2025, she has won three without dropping a game. 'I spent a lot of time thinking deeply about how to approach this match, and I also trained extensively,' An told BWF after her triumph. 'I'm satisfied with the result because I was able to show improvement compared to before, and I feel that all the hard work I've put in was not in vain. After the Indonesia Open, I worked hard to improve the areas I felt were lacking in my performance. I reflected on what kind of play would lead to better results and prepared accordingly. I'm honoured to have this title for the second time.' Also continuing their superb 2025 were Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae, the soon-to-be crowned world No 1 in men's doubles next week. They defeated the incumbent world No 1 from Malaysia Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin 21-16 21-17. The other three titles went to China. In men's singles, Shi Yu Qi defeated rising French phenom Alex Lanier 21-17 21-15. Liu Sheng Shu/Tan Ning overcame Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan 21-15 21-14. In mixed doubles. Jiang Zhen Bang/Wei Ya Xin defeated Thailand's Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Supissara Paewsampran, 21-19 16-21 21-15.
Time of India
5 days ago
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- Time of India
Badminton: Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag exit Japan Open; India's campaign ends in disappointment
India's campaign at the Japan Open Super 750 tournament ended as and the men's doubles pair of and lost their second-round matches on Thursday. World No. 18 Lakshya Sen suffered a defeat against Japan's Kodai Naraoka, losing 19-21, 11-21 in an hour-long men's singles match. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Sen had shown promise in his opening match with a convincing 21-11, 21-18 victory over China's Wang Zheng Xing but couldn't maintain the momentum. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. In men's doubles, fifth-seeded Chinese pair Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang defeated Satwik and Chirag 22-24, 14-21. The Paris Olympics silver medallists Wei Keng and Wang Chang now lead 7-2 in head-to-head matches against the Indian duo. The Indian pair initially struggled but managed to secure an 18-14 lead. However, they couldn't maintain their advantage as the Chinese pair claimed the first game in a thrilling finish. Poll Do you think the Indian badminton players can bounce back in future tournaments? Absolutely Maybe Unlikely Not sure The world number five Chinese duo dominated the second game, with Satwik and Chirag struggling with their smashes and defence. This marked their fourth consecutive loss to Wei Ken and Chang. Anupama Upadhyaya, the last remaining Indian player in the tournament, lost her round-of-16 match against second-seeded Wang Zhi Hi of China. The 55-minute match ended with a score of 21-13, 11-21, 12-21.
Indian Express
6 days ago
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- Indian Express
Japan Open badminton: PV Sindhu after another first-round exit – ‘It's been a tough year, training-wise it's going well but it's a matter of time and consistency'
A straight-games 21-15, 21-14 defeat on Wednesday against world No 14 Sim Yu Jin at the Japan Open Super 750 on Wednesday in Tokyo meant that PV Sindhu has suffered five first-round exits and three second-round exits in 2025. It's been a frustrating year for the Indian superstar and she admitted that she hasn't able to find the consistency yet, more than six months into the calendar and a World Championships on the horizon. 'It's been a tough year so far. I mean, it's already been six months now. I mean, training-wise it's going on well, but it's just a matter of time and the consistency that I need,' Sindhu told BWF. 'To just keep going and to maintain that pace and make sure I'm playing those long games and long matches. I think I need to go back and practice them again. It is hard to say because I've been training really hard and I wanted to change things and work things out. But, I mean, sometimes it's life. So you have to just keep struggling until you get there.' Her defeat against Sim was a head-scratcher because she showed flashes of attacking brilliance, and in extended rallies, still had the attacking power to put the Korean under trouble. But the unforced errors – and there were far too many of those – meant Simt was never really under any scoreboard pressure. Sindhu's slow starts in both games she was constantly playing catch up. 'I've given her a huge lead in the beginning. I covered, I came back but then it was already too late because, a small error again and I need to catch up. It was basically like I was chasing her more than me taking the initiative,' Sindhu spoke, when asked where she struggled on Wednesday. 'Overall I made some errors, I feel that when I was playing strokes, the shuttle was actually going into her hands, she was able to easily take it instead of me actually making her move. Even my coach was mentioning that I was hitting it to her hands. She was making me move more of most of the times and I think that's where strategy-wise it went a bit wrong.' When asked if Sim's deceptive stroke play troubled her, Sindhu said it was more about allowing her opponent to play the way she wanted. 'Everything starts with the way I play. Where is she, you know, contacting the shuttle. So basically if it's in her hands, she's easily able to play those deceptive strokes because, it's not really hard for her to try new strokes. I think that's where I was lacking at,' Sindhu added. Last month, during her visit to the Sports Sciences facility at the SAI Center Bengaluru, Sindhu spoke to the media about adapting to the demands of the modern women's singles gameplay. 'These days I need to maintain my patience during longer rallies. I am playing rallies that have 30 or 40 strokes. So accordingly, I need to do my physical fitness and endurance. Because I need to withstand being on the court for a very long period. So that way we have been doing changes, and it's good that Irwansyah has come and is training me,' she had said. 'As I said that women's singles has changed and it has been more defensive with long rallies and long matches. We have been working on that, especially in term of being more patient enough to continue that rally and keep the shuttle in the court for a longer period of time,' she had said. Unfortunately at the moment, it just isn't coming together on the court for the 30-year-old.
Indian Express
6 days ago
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- Indian Express
Japan Open Badminton 2025 Live Streaming: How to watch Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty in action
Japan Open Badminton 2025 Live Streaming Online: PV Sindhu became the first big name from the Indian contingent to be eliminated from the Japan Open Super 750 tournament, losing against Korea's Sim Yu Jin in a first-round match on Wednesday. But the Indian contingent still has plenty of hope floating in the air with stars like Lakshya Sen and the Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty breezing into the next round at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. Lakshya defeated world No 24 from China, the left-handed Wang Zheng Xing, while in men's doubles, Satwik-Chirag overcame a tricky opening-round test against Kang Min Hyuk (half of the World Championship-winning Kang-Seo Seung Jae pairing) and Ki Dong Ju. After setting up a second-round clash with Japanese star Kodai Naraoka, Lakshya said: 'It feels really good to win a match. I've been struggling on the court and off the court with niggles, which are keeping me away from badminton. It's frustrating, the last few months, but I'm focussed and trying to do the right thing. I've been training well over the last few months. There were certain shoulder and ankle injuries. I was doing everything else to protect those parts. I've put in some good training weeks, and I'm just hoping that I get back to winning ways and play more matches. Play freely, win or lose, just go there and fight.' Here's all you need to know about watching the Japan Open Super 750 tournament live: Where is the Japan Open badminton 2025 tournament happening? The Japan Open badminton tournament is happening in Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. How to watch Japan Open badminton 2025 live via streaming in India? Live streaming of the Japan Open 2025 badminton matches is happening on JioHotstar. How to watch Japan Open badminton 2025 live on television in India? The live telecast of Japan Open badminton is available on Star Sports 3, Star Sports Select 1 and Sports 18 Network TV channels in India. Here's India's badminton squad that has travelled to Tokyo for the Super 750 tournament: Men's singles: Lakshya Sen Women's singles: PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda, Anupama Upadhyaya, Rakshitha Ramraj Men's doubles: Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Hariharan Amsakarunan-Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi Women's doubles: Rutaparna Panda-Swetaparna Panda, Kavipriya Selvam-Simran Singhi
Indian Express
6 days ago
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- Indian Express
Japan Open Badminton: Satwik and Chirag hoping to be injury-free at the same time after a frustrating year
From being the World No 1 not too long ago, consistently going to the finals and being in contention for World Tour titles, and even entering Paris Olympics as one of the medal favourites, the past year has been one filled with frustrations for Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. The Indian duo, after their first-round win at Japan Open Super 750 on Wednesday, hoped that in the lead-up to the World Championships next month in Paris, they can be injury-free together. That is why they decided to skip the North American circuit on the BWF World Tour after the Singapore-Indonesia leg where Chirag played through a back niggle. Satwik and Chirag made a strong start to their campaign in Tokyo, easing past South Korea's Kang Min-hyuk and Ki Dong-ju 21-18, 21-10 to move into the last 16. '(This break) was actually needed,' Chirag said. 'We had sent entry for US, Canada as well. But after Singapore and Indonesia, we needed that break because I especially was not fit enough leading up to the Singapore-Indonesia Open. But right now, I had some good couple of weeks, body feels much better than it was. We just took a break the first week after we got back, freshened up. And then got back to practice. Satwik said that the goal for World Championships is to just work a way out to remain healthy, simultaneously, instead of one of them carrying a niggle. 'For us, (the target before Worlds) is to get fit 100%, both of us. It's been up and down. Once he's better, I'll have some niggles. Once I'm better, he's having some niggles. So we haven't played without injury for the past one year. So we have been struggling with niggles, niggles.' Even in this period of ups and downs, SatChi have been the most consistent performers from India on the circuit, reaching semifinals at Malaysia Open, India Open and Singapore Open. 'Still, we are managing to play some good quality games. So that is a positive side,' Satwik added. But right now, our aim is to get injury-free and be healthy all the time. And just not thinking so much ahead. No goals as of now. Obviously, we want to do well, but at the same time, we want to be healthy. And once we are healthy, I know we can do well. So the only thing is injuries are holding us, restricting our game. But right now, we are both feeling good because we had a break after Singapore. Both are really fit enough, so we'll see how it goes.' Another player hoping to put together a good run in the weeks ahead of Paris Worlds, is the man who was India's best performer at the very arena last year at the Olympics but came agonisingly short of the podium. Lakshya Sen produced a composed performance to defeat China's Wang Zheng Xing 21-11, 21-18, setting up a second-round clash with Japanese star and home favourite Kodai Naraoka. 'It feels really good to win a match,' said the world No 18 in his post-match chat with BWF. 'I've been struggling on the court and off the court with niggles, which are keeping me away from badminton. It's frustrating, the last few months, but I'm focussed and trying to do the right thing. 'I've been training well over the last few months. There were certain shoulder and ankle injuries. I was doing everything else to protect those parts. I've put in some good training weeks, and I'm just hoping that I get back to winning ways and play more matches. Play freely, win or lose, just go there and fight.'
