The year Axelsen made winning a habit
2022 will be remembered as Viktor Axelsen’s year. The Danish world no. 1 won 48 of the 51 matches he played this season. Axelsen had won the Olympic gold, BWF … Read More
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India Open: Srikanth, Sen, Prannoy handed tough draw
Indian men’s singles players were handed a tough draw with Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy — all clubbed together in the same quarter at the Yonex Sunrise India … Read More
BWF world rankings: Satwik-Chirag achieve career-best no. 5 rankings, Prannoy back in top 10
The Indian doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reached a career-best world number five while HS Prannoy regained his place in the top 10 in men’s singles in … Read More
Akane Yamaguchi beats Tai Tzu Ying to win maiden BWF World Tour Finals title
Akane Yamaguchi clinched her maiden BWF World Tour Finals women’s singles title on Sunday as she beat the three-time champion, Tai Tzu Ying, in straight games at the Nimibutr Arena … Read More
Shaky Axelsen through to badminton World Tour Finals decider
A visibly nervous Viktor Axelsen was pushed to the brink on Saturday but the world number one prevailed in a marathon semifinal against Japanese young gun Kodai Naraoka at the … Read More
BWF World Tour Finals 2022: Akane Yamaguchi beats Chen Yufei to reach final
World champion Akane Yamaguchi cruised to the final of the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals, worth $1.5 million, at the Nimibutr Arena in Bangkok on Saturday, crushing Olympic gold medallist … Read More
India Open, now a Super 750 event and open to spectators, to kickstart new season of badminton
Top badminton stars from around the world – including Chen Yufei, Akane Yamaguchi and Viktor Axelsen – will participate in the Yonex-Sunrise India Open to be held at the Indira … Read More
H.S. Prannoy beats Viktor Axelsen in BWF World Tour Finals
HS Prannoy beat Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen 14-21, 21-17, 21-18 in a BWF World Tour Finals match in Bangkok on Friday. This is Prannoy’s second win over Axelsen. In the … Read More
HS Prannoy loses to Lu Guang Zu in BWF World Tour Finals
India’s HS Prannoy went down fighting in three games to China’s Lu Guang Zu in his second Group A match to virtually bow out of semifinal race at the BWF … Read More
Akane Yamaguchi loses to Chen Yufei at Badminton World Tour in Bangkok
Top-ranked women’s singles star Akane Yamaguchi suffered a shock defeat at the season-ending Badminton World Tour Finals in Bangkok on Thursday at the hands of Olympic champion Chen Yufei. The … Read More