The doubles duo of Satwik and Chirag continued their fine form to defeat Chinese Taipei's Lu Ching Yao & Yang Po Han to clinch the French Open title and become the first Indian doubles pair to win a BWF Super 750 tournament.

The Indian contingent came home with a best-ever showing from the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, bagging three gold, one silver and two bronze medals while the Indian men's shuttlers have three medals to show from the two editions of the world championships.

The entire 10-member Indian badminton contingent, including men and women, will practice together under the watchful eyes of the coaches

Mishra flew down to Mohali on Saturday to personally interact with parents during the Yonex-Sunrise All India U-13 Ranking tournament

New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): The Badminton Association of India (BAI) handed a cash prize to the triumphant Indian contingent from the Thomas Cup upon their arrival in the country in New Delhi.

New Delhi Apr 22 PTI The Indian womens doubles pair of Sikki Reddy and Ashwini Ponappa on Friday withdrew from the forthcoming Uber Cup tournament due to the formers injury Badminton Association of India BAI said The tournament is scheduled to be held in Bangkok from May 8 to 15 Sikki Reddy has suffered a Grade 2 Tear of the Abdomen abdominus rectus as confirmed by an MRI and has been advised 4-6 week rest by the doctor the BAI said in a statement Under the circumstances the said pair has withdrawn from from the Uber Cup as well as the upcoming BATC and the selectors have decided to include Simran Singh and Ritika Thakkar in their place as they were fourth in the ranking during the selection trials said BAI general secretary Sanjay Mishra The development comes a day after the BAI announced Indian teams for the upcoming Asian Games Commonwealth Games and Thomas and Uber Cup The teams were named by BAI following six days of selection trials at the Indira Gandhi Stadium here Besides Sikki Reddy and Ashwini Ponappa the 10-member womens team for the Asian Games and Uber Cup comprised PV Sindhu Parupalli Kashyap Ashmita Chaliha Hooda alongside the other two doubles pairs from the trials -- Treesa Jolly-Gayatri P and Tanisha Crasto-Shruti Mishra PTI AH AH PDS PDS

New Delhi Apr 20 PTI Aakarshi Kashyap and Priyanshu Rajawat are all set to be picked for the upcoming Commonwealth and Asian Games respectively after winning the womens and mens singles events at the Badminton Association of Indias BAI selection trials here on Wednesday While Aakarshi prevailed over Ashmita Chaliha 21-10 17-21 21-15 Priyanshu saw off Odisha Open winner Kiran George 21-15 18-21 21-10 to top the rankings at the national trials at the IG Stadium Complex here While Aakarshi who stayed unbeaten in the tournament is set to join double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu in the CWG team as the second womens singles player Priyanshu will get a chance to represent the country at the Asian Games and Thomas Cup With Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth given direct selection due to their top 15 world ranking Priyanshu however wont get a place in the CWG team Priyanshu has been in good form losing just one match in the entire event at Stage 2B to Sai Charan Koya Priyanshu Kiran Ravi and Sameer Verma emerged as the mens singles players ranked 1 to 4 in the trials while Aakarshi was followed by Ashmita Unnati Hooda and Aditi Bhatt in womens singles The top three womens singles players will get a chance to represent the country as three positions are available for the Asian Games and Uber Cup teams In mixed doubles B Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa staved off challenge from Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto 11-21 22-20 21-18 to grab the top position The duo are likely to be picked for all the three major events Ishaan and Tanisha finished second followed by Pratik Ranade and Akshaya Warnag and N Sikki Reddy and K Sai Pratheek According to the selection procedure of the BAI the winner of the mixed doubles will be selected for the third slot in the CWG team In womens doubles All England semifinalists Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand thrashed Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Ashwini and Sikki 21-10 21-7 in just 28 minutes to grab the top position which should seal their place in the CWG team While both the pairs are assured of berths in the Asian Games and Uber Cup teams where three positions are up for grabs for CWG only the winner will be picked Tanisha and Shruti Mishra beat Simran Singhi and Ritika Thaker 21-16 21-12 to finish in the third position Fast-rising mens doubles pair of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila also finished on top The duo first beat Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy 21-6 25-23 and later K Sai Pratheek retired following an injury paving their way to the top However Dhruv and Arjun will not be picked for CWG which has only one place for mens doubles and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty has already been handed a direct selection owing to their world no 7 ranking Krishna Prasad G and Vishnuvardhan Goud P produced a gallant effort to outwit Manu and Sumeeth 15-21 21-14 21-13 to sign off at the second position while Ishaan and Sai Pratheek finished fourth According to the BAI selection policy the top two mens pairs will be picked for Asian Games and Thomas Cup PTI ATK KHS ATK KHS KHS

New Delhi Apr 20 PTI Aakarshi Kashyap and Priyanshu Rajawat are set to be picked for the upcoming Commonwealth Games and Asian Games respectively after emerging as winners in womens and mens singles at Badminton Association of Indias BAI selection trials here on Wednesday While Aakarshi prevailed over Ashmita Chaliha 21-10 17-21 21-15 Priyanshu saw off Odisha Open winner Kiran George 21-15 18-21 21-10 to top the rankings at the national trials at the IG Stadium Complex here While Aakarshi who stayed unbeaten in the tournament is set to join double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu in the CWG team as the second womens singles player Priyanshu will get a chance to represent the country at the Asian Games and Thomas Cup With Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth given direct selection due to their top 15 world ranking Priyanshu however wont get a place in the CWG team Priyanshu has been in good form losing just one match in the entire event at Stage 2B to Sai Charan Koya Priyanshu Kiran Ravi and Sameer Verma emerged as the mens singles players ranked 1 to 4 in the trials while Aakarshi was followed by Ashmita Unnati Hooda and Aditi Bhatt in womens singles The top three womens singles players will get a chance to represent the country as three positions are available for the Asian Games and Uber Cup teams In mixed doubles B Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa staved off challenge from Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto 11-21 22-20 21-18 to grab the top position The duo are likely to be picked for all the three major events Ishaan and Tanisha finished second followed by Pratik Ranade and Akshaya Warnag and N Sikki Reddy and K Sai Pratheek According to the selection procedure of the BAI the winner of the mixed doubles will be selected for the third slot in the CWG team In womens doubles Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Ashwini and Sikki will fight it out with All England semifinalists Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand to decide the top position While both the pairs are assured of berths in the Asian Games and Uber Cup teams where three positions are up for grabs only the winner will be picked for CWG The winner of the match between Simran Singhi and Ritika Thaker and Tanisha and Shruti Mishra later in the day will decide the third spot Fast-rising mens doubles pair of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila also finished at the top The duo first beat Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy 21-6 25-23 and later K Sai Pratheek retired following an injury paving their way to the top Manu and Sumeeth will take on Krishna Prasad G and Vishnuvardhan Goud P to decide the number 2 and 3 rankings while Ishaan and Sai Pratheek finished at the fourth place According to the BAI selection policy the top two mens pairs will be picked for Asian Games and Thomas Cup The selection committee will meet later in the evening to take a final call on the players PTI ATK PDS PDS

New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Badminton Association of India's (BAI) selection trials to pick the teams for the upcoming Thomas and Uber Cup, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games will kick off at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Friday.

New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Badminton Association of India (BAI) will be conducting selection trials for the upcoming Thomas and Uber Cup, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi from April 15 to 20.