World Badminton Championships: Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth enter quarters
Other Sports | August 25, 2017 11:11 ISTSaina Nehwal, seeded 12th, registered a morale-boosting 21-19, 21-15 win over South Korean second seed Sung ji Hyun.
Saina Nehwal, seeded 12th, registered a morale-boosting 21-19, 21-15 win over South Korean second seed Sung ji Hyun.
Ajay Jayaram, seeded 13th, produced another clinical show to get past world No. 50 Mark Caljouw 21-13, 21-18 in a 33-minute men's singles match.
Saina is likely to take on second seed Sung Ji Hyun. The Indian has a 7-2 head-to-head record against the Korean and most recently beat her at the Australian Open in June.
The eighth-seeded Indian shuttler did not break much of a sweat in the process and came out with a classy performance to progress to the next round.
Sindhu will open her campaign against either Korea's Kim Hyo Min or Egypt's Hadia Hosny in the second round.
The task force urged sports authorities to visit the countryside and make all out attempts to spot talent in various primary schools and nurture them.
Two-time bronze medallist P V Sindhu will open her campaign against either Korea's Kim Hyo Min or Egypt's Hadia Hosny in the second round and is likely to meet China's Sun Yu for a place in the quarterfinals.
The Chief Minister wished all success to Sindhu in her future endeavors and hoped she would win many international tournaments. As Group-1 officer, he wanted her to contribute to the development of sports in the state.
Despite going through a string of injuries, Prannoy had shown what he is capable of when he faced Prannoy while the match lasted for One hour and 5 minutes in Anaheim, California.
HS Prannoy dished out a gritty performance to defeat countryman Parupalli Kashyap 21-15, 20-22, 21-12 in the summit clash.
It will be the second time this season that two Indians will fight it out for the title at international badminton when K Srikanth and B Sai Praneeth had played in the finals of Singapore Open with the latter claiming his maiden Super Series title.
The Indian pair will now face a tough challenge when they take on top seeds Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han of Chinese Taipei later today.
The Olympic silver medallist has previously won bronze medals at the World Championship in 2013 and 2014.
"Gopi Sir is my inspiration and it is because of him I took the sport," says the 24-year old.
Indian shuttlers have so far won four Super Series titles out of six in 2017 and barring P V Sindhu's win at the India Open, it's the Indian men's brigade led by Kidambi Srikanth, which has been on a rampage this year.
Kidambi Srikanth is the first Indian badminton player to win consecutive Super Series titles.
The 24-year old who has stunned top shuttlers like Taufik Hidayat and Lee Chong Wei during his career feels he need to be more consistent and win big titles.
After winning the Indonesia Open Super Series and the Australian Open Super Series titles - Indian shuttler K Srikanth is all set to regain his place in the World top 10.
Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth on Sunday defeated reigning Olympic and world champion, Chen Long, to lift the Australian Open title - his second consecutive Super Series win.
The 24-year-old Indian defeated Olympic champion Chen Long of China in straight sets by 22-20, 21-16 to win his fourth Super Series title in Sydney.
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