Lakshya won his maiden World Championships medal – a bronze in Huelva in 2021, while he finished runner-up at the prestigious All England Championships earlier this year. After PV Sindhu’s win in the women’s singles gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022, on Monday, 20-year-old Lakshya Sen scripted an incredible... The post appeared first on .

 Lakshya won his maiden World Championships medal – a bronze in Huelva in 2021, while he finished runner-up at the prestigious All England Championships earlier this year. After PV Sindhu’s win in the women’s singles gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022, on Monday, 20-year-old Lakshya Sen scripted an incredible... The post appeared first on .

New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): After winning India Open 2022, shuttler Lakshya Sen on Sunday said that he did get a little nervous and anxious towards the end of the match, and he is feeling happy after pulling off a win in a crucial match.

New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): India shuttler Lakshya Sen won the men's singles final of the ongoing India Open 2022 here at the KD Jadhav Stadium here on Sunday.

New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): World champion Loh Kean Yew advances to the men's singles final of the ongoing India Open 2022, which is part of the BWF World Tour tournament series, at the KD Jadhav Stadium on Saturday.

New Delhi Dec 23 PTI Comeback man Kidambi Srikanth might clash with Singapores Loh Kean Yew in a rematch of their World Championships final after being drawn in the same half while PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen received easy draws in the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2022 to be held from January 11 to 16Top seed Srikanth who regained his place in worlds top-10 will open his campaign against compatriot Siril Verma and is likely to get another chance to avenge his loss against World champion Loh Kean Yew as they are drawn to clash in the semifinalsTwo-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu seeded top will hope to lay claim on her first title of the new year when she begins her campaign against compatriot Sri Krishna Priya KudaravalliThe26-year-old could face Russian fifth seed Evgeniya Kosetskaya in the last-8 stageFans would be hoping for the marquee all-India summit clash between Sindhu and the former World No 1 Saina Nehwal who has also received a relatively tough drawThe London Olympics bronze medallist and fourth seed Nehwal who endured a tough year plagued with multiple injuries is likely to square off against seventh seed Iris Wang of USA in the quarter-finals and second seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the semi-finalsOrganised by the Badminton Association of India BAI the USD 400000 Super 500 event will kickstart the 2022 BWF World Tour seasonIn-form Sen who claimed a maiden bronze at the World Championships will start his campaign against Adham Elgamal of Egypt and could face compatriot and World Championships quarter-finalist HS Prannoy in the quarterfinalsPrannoy who is making a comeback after battling post COVID after-affects is set to kickstart his challenge against Spaniard Pablo AbianSecond seed B Sai Praneeth who also had a tough 2021 would also be looking to start the year on a high as he opens against Spains Luis Penalver in the opening round He could face Indonesias Tommy Sugiarto in the quarter-finalsSixth seed Sameer Verma who had suffered a calf muscle injury in Denmark will also look to go deep into the draw after starting his campaign against his elder brother SourabhIndias top mens pairing of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy seeded second will open against compatriot Ravi and Chirag Arora and are likely to meet fourth seeded pair of Ben Lane and Sean Vendy from England in the Last-4 stageIn womens doubles second seeded pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy will have an easy route to the quarterfinalsHowever playing along with B Sumith Reddy Ponnappa will face a tough challenge in the mixed doubles as they will be up against second seeded Russian duo of Rodion Alimov and Alina Davletova in their opening round matchIt has been tough two years for all of us but we are very excited to host this tournament once again BAI General Secretary Ajay Singhania saidUnfortunately keeping players and other stakeholders safety as topmost priority this mega event will be played without spectators BAI will ensure execution of this tournament under strict COVID protocols The 11th edition of the prestigious tournament which is making a return after a two-year break due to the coronavirus pandemic will be played at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall at the Indira Gandhi Stadium PTI ATK BS BS

Madrid [Spain], December 20 (ANI): Singapore's Loh Kean Yew, who defeated Kidambi Srikanth in BWF World Championships 2021 final, said he had to make plans to sharpen his defending skills against the Indian shuttler.

Madrid [Spain], December 19 (ANI): Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth on Sunday became the first Indian man to win a silver medal at the BWF World Championships.

Madrid [Spain], December 14 (ANI): The world number one and hot-favourite for title Viktor Axelsen suffered a shock defeat at his very first hurdle of the BWF World Championships 2021 on Monday in Huelva.

Jakarta [Indonesia], November 23 (ANI): India shuttler Parupalli Kashyap bowed out of the ongoing Indonesia Open on Tuesday. Kashyap suffered a defeat against Singapore's Loh Kean Yew. The Indian shuttler suffered an 11-21, 14-21 defeat in the match that lasted for 32 minutes.