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The Hindu
a day ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Indonesia Open: Chou to meet Antonsen in final as top two seeds exit
Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan beat world number one Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-16, 23-21 in the Indonesia Open in Jakarta on Saturday to set up a final against Anders Antonsen, who defeated defending champion Shi Yuqi. Second seed Vitidsarn shot out of the blocks in both games and racked up 5-1 leads, but the 35-year-old Chou showed great resilience, fighting back to secure a spot in his first final since last month's Taipei Open. China's Shi began his semifinal strongly, taking the first game 21-9, while third-seeded Antonsen was much more competitive in the second game and pounced on a string of errors from the top seed to wrest control of the match. ALSO READ: I'm on right track, not really far away from my best: Sindhu Shi had the lead early in the tight third game, but Antonsen rose to the challenge to win 9-21, 21-18, 21-19 -- his first victory over the two-time Asian Games gold medallist since January 2024. In the women's draw, top seed An Se-young of South Korea faced third-seeded Akane Yamaguchi, the second time the pair had met in the semifinals of a Super 1000 tournament this year. Much like their meeting at the All England Open in March, reigning Olympic champion An held off her Japanese opponent to win 21-18, 21-17 and secure a spot in the Indonesia Open final for a third time in her career. An will come up against Wang Zhiyi in Sunday's final after the Chinese world number two beat compatriot Han Yue 21-12, 21-13 in 39 minutes.
Straits Times
a day ago
- Sport
- Straits Times
Chou to meet Antonsen in Indonesia Open final as top two seeds exit
Paris 2024 Olympics - Badminton - Men's Singles Quarterfinals - Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France - August 02, 2024. Tien Chen Chou of Taiwan in action during the match against Lakshya Sen of India. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo Chou to meet Antonsen in Indonesia Open final as top two seeds exit Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan beat world number one Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-16 23-21 in the Indonesia Open in Jakarta on Saturday to set up a final against Anders Antonsen, who defeated defending champion Shi Yuqi. Second seed Vitidsarn shot out of the blocks in both games and racked up 5-1 leads but the 35-year-old Chou showed great resilience, fighting back to secure a spot in his first final since last month's Taipei Open. China's Shi began his semi-final strongly, taking the first game 21-9, while third-seeded Antonsen was much more competitive in the second game and pounced on a string of errors from the top seed to wrest control of the match. Shi had the lead early in the tight third game but Antonsen rose to the challenge to win 9-21 21-18 21-19 -- his first victory over the two-times Asian Games gold medallist since January 2024. In the women's draw, top seed An Se-young of South Korea faced third-seeded Akane Yamaguchi, the second time the pair had met in the semi-finals of a Super 1000 tournament this year. Much like their meeting at the All England Open in March, reigning Olympic champion An held off her Japanese opponent to win 21-18 21-17 and secure a spot in the Indonesia Open final for a third time in her career. An will come up against Wang Zhiyi in Sunday's final after the Chinese world number two beat compatriot Han Yue 21-12 21-13 in 39 minutes. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
United News of India
21-05-2025
- Sport
- United News of India
Sindhu crashes out of Malaysia Masters
Bukit Jalil (Malaysia), May 21 (UNI) India's star shuttler and two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu suffered an early exit from the Malaysia Masters 2025 badminton tournament after a first-round defeat to Vietnam's Nguyễn Thùy Linh at the Axiata Arena, KL Sports City, here on Wednesday. Sindhu, currently ranked world No. 16, went down 11-21, 21-14, 15-21 in a match lasting 63 minutes. Despite a fighting comeback in the second game, the Indian ace failed to maintain momentum in the decider. This was Nguyễn Thùy Linh's second victory over Sindhu in four meetings. Sindhu's early elimination adds to a string of disappointing performances this season, with her best result being a quarterfinal finish at the India Open in January. In contrast, Indian men's singles players enjoyed a successful day. World No. 35 HS Prannoy came from behind to stun fifth seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan 19-21, 21-17, 21-16, while former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth (WR 65) defeated sixth seed Lu Guangzu of China 23-21, 13-21, 21-11 to book his place in the second round. The biggest upset of the day came courtesy of Sathish Karunakaran, who beat third seed and world championships bronze medallist Chou Tien-chen of Chinese Taipei 21-13, 21-14 in a commanding display. Youngster Ayush Shetty added to India's success with a 20-22, 21-10, 21-8 win over Canada's Brian Yang. Shetty had recently made headlines by reaching the semi-finals of the Taipei Open earlier this month. However, it was a disappointing outing in mixed doubles for Indian pairs. Ashith Surya-Amrutha Pramuthesh were ousted by top seeds Jiang Zhenbang-Wei Yaxin of China 12-21, 10-21, while Rohan Kapoor-Ruthvika Gadde lost 10-21, 14-21 to fourth seeds Guo Xinwa-Chen Fanghui. In another mixed doubles match, India's Sathish Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath were beaten 15-21, 16-21 by Indonesia's Verrell Yustin Mulia and Lisa Ayu Kusumawati. UNI BDN GNK
NDTV
19-05-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy To Speahead Indian Challenge At Malaysia Masters Badminton Tournament
Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy will be spearheading the Indian challenge at the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament, which will start on Tuesday. In this Badminton World Federation (BWF) Super 500 Tournament, the world number 16 is the top-rated Indian shuttler in the women's category and will compete against the world number 20 from Japan, Natsuki Nidaira in the first round, as per Sindhu skipped the Taipei Open and Thailand Open earlier this month, and her best performance this year is the quarterfinal finish atthe Indian Open in January. Prannoy also competed in the Sudirman Cup at the month start. Malvika Bansod, the 23rd in the women's singles competition and 17-year-old Unnati Hooda, who made it to the semifinals of the Taipei Open earlier this month, will also be competing. HS Prannoy, the world number 35th in the singles rankings, will be competing against Japan's fifth seed and world number 12, Kenta Nishimoto. World number 33, Priyanshu Rajawat, is the top-ranked men's singles player in the absence of 18th-ranked Lakshya Sen. The men's singles draw also includes Ayush Shetty and Sathish Karunakaran. Coming to the men's doubles, the main draw features world No. 40 Hariharan Amsakarunan and Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi and the qualifiers will include Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy and Sai Pratheek K. The world number 19 pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto will represent India in the mixed doubles competition as the top-ranked pair. Malaysia Masters 2025 badminton: India squad Men's singles: Ayush Shetty, Sathish Karunakaran, HS Prannoy, Priyanshu Rajawat; qualifiers - Kidambi Srikanth, Tharun Mannepalli, Sankar Subramanian Men's doubles: Hariharan Amsakarunan-Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi; qualifiers - Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy-Sai Pratheek K Women's singles: PV Sindhu, Aakarshi Kashyap, Malvika Bansod, Unnati Hooda; qualifiers: Anmol Kharb, Tasnim Mir Women's doubles: Vaishnavi Khadkekar-Alisha Khan, Prerana Alvekar-Mrunmayee Deshpande, Kavipriya Selvam-Simran Singhi, Rashmi Ganesh-Sania Sikkandar Mixed doubles: Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto, Rohan Kapoor-Ruthvika Gadde, Ashith Surya-Amrutha Pramuthesh, Sathish Karunakaran-Aadya Variyath; qualifiers: Mohit Jaglan-Lakshita Jaglan, Shivam Sharma-Poorvisha S Ram. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Independent Singapore
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Independent Singapore
Loh Kean Yew celebrates Taipei Open gold, first title in over a year
SINGAPORE: It was a triumphant weekend for badminton star Loh Kean Yew, who squeezed past Taiwanese player Chou Tien-chen (21-14, 15-21, 22-20) to claim the gold at the Taipei Open on Sunday (May 11). Loh, arguably the city-state's best male singles player to date, is the first Singaporean to win the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships. He accomplished this in Huelva, Spain, in 2021, at 23. He is also the first Singaporean to win the Taipei Open, his 10th career badminton title, and first in over a year. Before facing Chou, Low bested Hong Kong's Chan Yin Chak, Finland's Joakim Oldorff, Thailand's Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul, and Taiwan's Wang Tzu-wei. While the 35-year-old Chou is ranked seventh globally, Loh is ranked 11th. The Singaporean athlete's highest-ever world ranking was third, which he achieved on Nov 8, 2022. In acknowledging his victory, Loh was as humble and personable as ever, writing in posts on Instagram and Facebook the following day that he was ' Glad to be on the podium once again, and this time with a gold medal!! Couldn't have done it without my support system— the team that work tirelessly behind the scene and the sacrifices and understanding from my family.' Loh got married in early 2023, but only let the public know about it on Christmas Eve of that year, when he posted photos from when he and his wife had got engaged the year before. The couple welcomed a son in July 2024. In his latest social media post, he also thanked those who supported him last week and expressed the hope to return to Taipei because he 'already' misses 卤肉饭 (braised rice with pork and soy sauce) and 木瓜牛奶 ( a papaya milk drink that is popular in Taiwan). So far, 2025 has been a good year for Loh. At the Badminton Asia Championships in April, he took home the bronze, defeating China's Shi Yu Qi before Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn bested him. Loh credited the improvement in his game to the style of his new coach, Kim Ji-hyun. 'She's sharpened our aggression and adaptability. The changes are paying off!' Loh said in an interview with CGTN after his win over Shi. Kim, who just took on the role of national singles coach for Singapore in January, has seen some good results. Singapore's top women's singles player, Yeo Jia Min won at the German Open, scoring her first BWF title since 2019. On March 2, she breezed past Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh 21-16, 21-17. The featured photo collage is from Loh Kean Yew's Instagram account, which he credited to @daching_photo. /TISG Read also: 'The changes are paying off' — Loh Kean Yew says of new coach after stunning win against world No. 1 Shi Yuqi
