Unnati Hooda, considered one of the finest juniors in terms of her game and aggressive attitude, came through a see-saw quarterfinal on Friday to set up an intriguing final four clash against the fast-rising Tomoka Miyazaki.
Indian tall 20-year-old showed good composure when attacking at 16-21, 18-19 down, to snatch a perfect three-setter win by injecting pacebon overhead strokes
On Thursday at the Taipei Open, playing another net-master, Kidambi Srikanth, Ayush won 21-16, 15-21, 21-17.
Ayush will next face former world No 1 Srikanth, who overcame another Indian Junior Worlds medallist in Sankar Subramanian.
Doubles specialist Chirag Shetty is dealing with a back injury that is taking longer than expected to heal
An Se-young couldn't be beaten but China who started yet another Sudirman Cup as overwhelming favourites, live up to the billing to win an incredible 14th title.
Fourteen of Sindhu's last losses from 16 tournaments resulted because she couldn't string together the last few points of a game.
On Sunday, it will be China vs Korea once more... and if anyone has the chance to upset the Chinese juggernaut, it will be Korea, led by the insatiable drive of An Seyoung and the dynamic leftie doubles superstar Seo Seungjae.
This consolation win against England is no revival - Indian badminton is in the middle of serious doldrums.
The 1-4 defeat against Indonesia reveals Indian singles has fallen off the elite perch. But Dhruv-Tanisha's solitary win was a sensational effort.
Women's Doubles legend Jia Yifan quipped that she asked teammate Zheng Yu for help, who directed her to DeepSeek. Not that the powerhouse needs cheer words to keep dominating as they chase a 14th crown
The 25-year-old Jan Louda had picked badminton over skiing and swimming and keeps erupting like a firecracker rocket before disappearing.
Before the women's doubles pair salvaged a win, April 27th was threatening to go down as one of the worst days in Indian badminton, where the giants were humbled and rookies were offered an abject reality check.
Sudirman Cup 2025: Prannoy has been officially fielded in the 2.30 pm IST tie against Denmark; other matchups - Sindhu vs Line Kjaersfeldt, while Tanisha Crasto slotted for both doubles - WD & XD.
Leeswadtrakul might want to consider getting properly ambitious in seeking out global sponsors, cleaving open American markets, and prodding Asian big businesses to prop up the Asian sport to tennis levels.
India have a must-win, unofficial knockout match as early as Day 1. Sindhu, Lakshya and Co must simply beat Denmark to stay in contention.
Khunying Patama succeeds Denmark's Poul-Erik Høyer, whose 12-year tenure as BWF President ends on Saturday.
India were drawn into a tough Group D alongside second seeds Indonesia, European powerhouse Denmark and England. The squad has been significantly weakened too because of withdrawals. Here are the details:
India's best doubles pairings in all three disciplines now higher ranked than their men's and women's singles players.
Sudirman Cup 2025: India qualified for this tournament based on world rankings and will be eager to secure a spot in the knockouts from this tough group.
Former Chinese World No 1 defeats compatriot Han Yue 11-21, 21-14, 21-9 for her first Badminton Asia Championship title.
Cheer on a woman who earns millions in one go, by winning at elite sport - she's no different from a banker, a female CEO, a canny stocks investor, a successful lawyer or surgeon or IT whiz
Indian top mixed doubles pairing fought hard in opening set against World No 6, but lost steam in second to end with 22-20, 21-13 loss.
India's singles challenge at Badminton Asia Championship ended with helpless losses.
Former doubles exponent knows how to get the best out of the former men's doubles player, who can 'get furious very fast'.




