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Straits Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Badminton top seeds An, Shi shine in Indonesia Open, Farhan and Christie fuel local hopes
JAKARTA - World number one An Se-Young eased past Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21-14 21-11 in the opening round of the Indonesia Open, while men's top seed and defender Shi Yuqi beat Lakshya Sen 21-11 20-22 21-15, on June 3. Olympic champion An, who saw her unbeaten run this season snapped by Chen Yufei in the Singapore quarter-finals last week, faced little trouble beating her Thai opponent in 41 minutes. Defending women's champion Yufei, seeded fifth, will face Thailand's Pornpicha Choeikeewong in her opener on June 4. P.V. Sindhu was the only Indian singles player to reach the second round on June 3 after her three-game win over old rival Nozomi Okuhara of Japan, who she last played in 2023. 'We played after a long time. I'm glad that we're still there, because we've been playing for more than a decade. It was always good to play with Nozomi,' she said. India's Sen, returning from an back injury that forced him to retire in his opening round match of Singapore Open, came back from a 9-2 deficit to win the second game but Shi eventually took control to close out the match. Home hope Jonatan Christie, who last won a Super 1000 title at the 2024 All England Open, beat Singaporean Jason Teh after losing the first game. Men's top seed and defender Shi Yuqi, of China, beat India's Lakshya Sen 21-11 20-22 21-15. PHOTO: AFP Another local favourite Alwi Farhan beat Indian H. S. Prannoy and will meet Dane third seed Anders Antonsen in the second round. The 20-year-old Indonesian stunned Antonsen in their only meeting at the Sudirman Cup in May. Malaysia's world number one pair Goh Sze-Fei and Nur Izzuddin Rumsani beat Taiwan's Lee Fang Chih and Lee Fang Jen to set up an all-Malaysian round of 16 clash with Nur Mohammed Azriyn Ayub and Tan Weekiong. Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also advanced. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Malaysia Sun
3 days ago
- Sport
- Malaysia Sun
PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen to lead India's challenge at Indonesia Open 2025
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): Ace shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen will spearhead India's challenge along with doubles duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty in the upcoming Indonesia Open 2025 badminton tournament, which is set to begin from Tuesday, as per Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, meanwhile, will look to take another step after snapping a string of four consecutive first-round exits on the BWF World Tour with a pre-quarterfinal finish at the Singapore Badminton Open last week. Sindhu's best result this season remains a quarter-final appearance at the India Open. In the opener in Indonesia, the Indian shuttler will take on former world No. 1 and Olympic bronze medallist Nozomi Okuhara of Japan. Malvika Bansod, Anupama Upadhaya and Rakshita Ramraj are the other Indian badminton players who are a part of the women's singles draw. In the men's singles draw, world No. 17 Lakshya Sen is the top-ranked Indian player, and he will be returning to court after an injury forced him to retire in his opening round match at the Singapore Badminton Open. Lakshya Sen, who made the bronze medal match at the Paris 2024 Olympics, will face world No. 1 Shi Yuqi of the People's Republic of China in the first round. HS Prannoy and Kiran George join Lakshya Sen in the men's singles section. Former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth, who finished runner-up at the Malaysia Masters last month, will not play in the Indonesia Open. India's men's doubles hopes will rest on world No. 27 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. Satwik-Chirag head into the Indonesia Open after a strong run in the Singapore Badminton Open, where they made it to the semi-finals - their third appearance in the last four on the BWF tour this year. World No. 10 Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand are India's sole entry in the women's doubles draw. Meanwhile, Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto, Rohan Kapoor-Ruthvika Shivani Gadde and Sathish Karunakaran-Aadya Variyath are in the mixed doubles draw. (ANI)
India Gazette
3 days ago
- Sport
- India Gazette
PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen to lead India's challenge at Indonesia Open 2025
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): Ace shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen will spearhead India's challenge along with doubles duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty in the upcoming Indonesia Open 2025 badminton tournament, which is set to begin from Tuesday, as per Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, meanwhile, will look to take another step after snapping a string of four consecutive first-round exits on the BWF World Tour with a pre-quarterfinal finish at the Singapore Badminton Open last week. Sindhu's best result this season remains a quarter-final appearance at the India Open. In the opener in Indonesia, the Indian shuttler will take on former world No. 1 and Olympic bronze medallist Nozomi Okuhara of Japan. Malvika Bansod, Anupama Upadhaya and Rakshita Ramraj are the other Indian badminton players who are a part of the women's singles draw. In the men's singles draw, world No. 17 Lakshya Sen is the top-ranked Indian player, and he will be returning to court after an injury forced him to retire in his opening round match at the Singapore Badminton Open. Lakshya Sen, who made the bronze medal match at the Paris 2024 Olympics, will face world No. 1 Shi Yuqi of the People's Republic of China in the first round. HS Prannoy and Kiran George join Lakshya Sen in the men's singles section. Former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth, who finished runner-up at the Malaysia Masters last month, will not play in the Indonesia Open. India's men's doubles hopes will rest on world No. 27 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. Satwik-Chirag head into the Indonesia Open after a strong run in the Singapore Badminton Open, where they made it to the semi-finals - their third appearance in the last four on the BWF tour this year. World No. 10 Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand are India's sole entry in the women's doubles draw. Meanwhile, Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto, Rohan Kapoor-Ruthvika Shivani Gadde and Sathish Karunakaran-Aadya Variyath are in the mixed doubles draw. (ANI)
Hans India
28-05-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
Singapore Open: Satwik-Chirag makes winning comeback, Lakshya Sen retires hurt
Singapore: India's star men's doubles duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made a strong return to the court with a straight-game win, even as Lakshya Sen's campaign came to a painful end at the Singapore Open Super 750 badminton tournament on Wednesday. Playing their first competitive match since pulling out of the All-England Championships in March due to Chirag's back injury, the Indian duo showed no signs of rust as it won in straight games. The former world No. 1 pair defeated Malaysia's Choong Hon Jian and Muhammad Haikal 21-16, 21-13 in just under 40 minutes in the opening round. It was their second win against the world No. 41 Malaysian pair, as the Indian duo, currently ranked 27th in the world, looked sharp and confident throughout the encounter. The win comes after a period of setbacks for the pair, who had also missed the Sudirman Cup earlier this month. While Chirag was recovering from his back issues, Satwik had been dealing with health concerns. Before their absence, they had shown good form with semifinal finishes at both the Malaysia Open and India Open earlier this year. In singles, however, there was disappointment for India as top-ranked men's shuttler Lakshya Sen was forced to retire midway through his opening-round match. The world No. 17 started strong against Chinese Taipei's Lin Chun-Yi, taking the first game 21-15. But Lin, ranked 19th, came back to take the second 21-17. In the deciding game, Sen began to struggle with lower back pain and retired while trailing 5-13. In mixed doubles, Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde progressed to the pre-quarterfinals with a 21-16, 21-19 win over the American pair of Chen Zhi Yi and Francesca Corbett in 35 minutes. In women's singles, Aakarshi Kashyap and Unnati Hooda showed promise but failed to cross the first hurdle. Kashyap lost to world No. 4 Han Yue 21-17, 13-21, 7-21 in a 58-minute battle, while Hooda, despite winning the opening game, went down 21-13, 9-21, 15-21 to world No. 2 Wang Zhi Yi. Anupama Upadhyaya also crashed out, losing 12-21, 16-21 to Sung Shuo Yun of Chinese Taipei, while the women's doubles pair of Vaishnavi Khadkekar and Alisha Khan were overwhelmed 8-21, 9-21 by Australia's Gronya Somerville and Angela Yu.
Indian Express
28-05-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
Singapore Open: Lakshya troubled by back issues, Satwik-Chirag return with solid win & Aakarshi, Unnati nick one set off Chinese top names
A persistent lower back issue is making Lakshya Sen's outings at the top level of competition a stop-start affair. On Wednesday at the Singapore Open Super 750, India's top men's singles shuttler was again forced to end his stay after the troublesome back flared up. Playing the turbo-charged Taiwanese Lin Chun-Yi, Sen did well to take the opener 21-15 and even caught up at 17-17 from 12-15 down in the second. But he needed repeated medical treatment requests and simply couldn't continue leading to yet another Round 1 exit, this time from mid-match retirement. He trailed 21-15,17-21, 13-5 with severely restricted movement. 'Lakshya had to retire from his Singapore Open match due to lower back pain and spasm,' father DK Sen told The Indian Express adding it was a recurring problem. 'He had similar issues during practice last Saturday. Despite trying his best, he wasn't fully fit. We'll focus on his recovery now,' he added. Meanwhile it was a solid and steady return from back issues for Chirag Shetty – who had wisely taken time off to tend to his problems, not risking aggravation till he felt upto it. Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, easily India's most consistent performers over last few years won 21-16, 21-13 against Malaysian Choong Hon Jian and Haikal Muhammad. The Indian pair will need to battle Indonesian World No 8 pair Sabar Gutama and Moh Reza Isfahani (29/26), in what can be a tricky second round. Having dropped to World No 27, the Indians have a lot of catching up to do but are under no pressure and will prioritise staying fit and healthy first. The Indonesians operating at a bruising pace, were barely in Top 30 same time last year, but have gone as high as No 7 this month. They are second amongst 3 Indonesian pairs in Top 10. They created a stir at the All England getting rid of Chinese Liang-Wang and drubbing another Chinese pair of Hyang-Liu next round. They were a handful against Chinese He-Ren at the World Tour Finals last year, and topped Aaron-Soh in the flat game too. It was also a good result for Ruthvika Gadde and Rohan Kapoor who won 21-16, 21-19 against Australians Chen Zhi Yi and Francesca Corbett. The tiny takeaways in singles from a pair of losses were when 17-year-old teen Unnati Hooda nicked a set off Malaysia Masters champ and China's heir apparent Wang Zhi Yi, 25, who is ranked World No 2. Wang strangely flatlined after leading 13-8, and Unnati made the most of the helpful side of the drifty arena to race to take the opener 21-13. Wang, the All England finalist, saw to it that her game remained unbreachable thereafter, winning 13-21, 21-9, 21-15 in 56 minutes. The defiance against Chinese began actually with journeywoman Aakarshi Kashyap staying pugnacious in the opener against third seed and World No 4 Han Yue, matching her in rallies to take the opener 21-17. Though written off routinely, Aakarshi is only 23 and remains determined to make a mark despite her short stature and limited game. Her fighting skills are never in doubt, and she stayed in the hunt till 9-9 after which the Chinese Malaysia finalist swatted her aside to win 17-21, 21-13, 21-7 in 58 minutes. Like Unnati, Aakarshi showed the skill to steal points from her slightly tired opponent who was playing a final on Sunday. But the Indian duo could not press the advantage once the top Chinese found their radar and lost defensive shape as soon as the opponents hit the second gear. Anupama Upadhyaya could not dent the tall Sung Shuo Yun and lost 21-16, 21-12 to the Taiwanese ranked No 19.
