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Denmark Open, PV Sindhu crashes out of quarter-finals

The loss continues a season of discontent for PV Sindhu, who returned empty-handed from the Paris Games.

Sindhu ropes in Anup Sridhar as coach for European swing

He has been training the two-time Olympic medallist since the start of September at Hyderabad’s Gachibowli Stadium

Satwik-Chirag beat All England champs, march into quarters

This was their second victory in as many meetings against the world No 14 duo, having earlier beaten them at the Swiss Open in Basel in March.

Denmark Open: Lakshya Sen, Prannoy advance to pre-quarters; Saina crashes out

Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy qualified for the pre-quarterfinals of the ongoing Denmark Open. Meanwhile, veteran Saina Nehwal crashed out.

Denmark Open: India's PV Sindhu loses in quarters

Playing her first tournament since winning the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics in August, Sindhu couldn't match her fifth seeded young Korean rival, going down 11-21 12-21 in 36 minutes.

A new start for Kidambi Srikanth under a new coach Santoso

It has been a long wait for Srikanth to step back on the courts. The last time he played before the $750,000 event in Denmark was at the All England in March, where he lost in the opening round.

Stranded Indian shuttlers return from Germany after testing negative for Covid-19

Two other Indian shuttlers -- former world number 13 Ajay Jayaram and 2018 winner Subhankar Dey, who had arranged funds to participate in the German tourney after the Denmark Open, also had to withdraw owing to contact with senior Sen.

‘I Retire’: PV Sindhu’s cryptic post sends shock waves on social media

The badminton star shared a post on Twitter and Instagram which read ‘ Denmark Open was the final straw, I retire.’

Back on court, feeling the adrenaline

Kidambi Srikanth felt nothing less than an ‘adventure’ competing in an international tournament—Denmark Open—after seven months, while table tennis player G Sathiyan had ‘goosebumps’ putting the first few balls on the table on Friday in his first match in the Polish Open.

Srikanth sails into Denmark Open quarters

The fifth seed Indian took 33 minutes to get the better of his Canadian opponent 21-15 21-14 in the men’s singles second round match of the Super 750 tournament, the only event happening this year in Badminton World Federation’s calendar.

Lakshya enters second round of Denmark Open

The 19-year-old Indian, who claimed five titles including two Super 100 tournaments last year, produced a clinical performance to outwit Popov 21-9 21-15 to reach the second round.

Indian shuttlers resume action at Denmark Open, teenager Lakshya Sen keen to seize chance

The Super 750 event starting on Tuesday will mark the start of international competition after tournaments remained suspended for several months due to the pandemic.

Current world champions will not get automatic invitations to World Tour Final: BWF

According to the BWF rules, world champions have always enjoyed a direct qualification to the prestigious World Tour Finals but with the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting the international calender, the world body has decided to do away with the criteria this year.

I will start the season from January with the Asian Tour: Saina Nehwal

The husband-wife duo had earlier sent their entries for the USD 750,000 tournament and also submitted their consent letter to the Badminton Association of India (BAI) last month for the same.

Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap pull out of Denmark Open

The BWF World Tour was shut down following the completion of the All England Championships in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

I’m fitter now, waiting to go all out at Denmark Open to test my game: Lakshya

PV Sindhu pulls out of Denmark Open to be held next month

The 25-year-old reigning world champion had pulled out of the Thomas and Uber Cup Final but later decided to participate in it after Badminton Association of India (BAI) president Himanta Biswa Sarma’s request.

‘There are no major issues in these countries’: Vimal Kumar blames Asian countries for Thomas & Uber Cup postponement

The prestigious men’s and women’s team event was postponed to next year by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) following a wave of pullouts by top teams, mainly from Asia, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sindhu, Saina through to French Open quarterfinals

The eighth seeded Indian, who had won the Indonesia Masters early in the year before going through a rough patch, dispatched Line 21-10 21-11 in 27 minutes.

PV Sindhu looks to snap run of early exits at French Open

Since claiming her maiden World Championships title in August, Sindhu has looked awfully out-of-form as she had failed to cross the second round in three tournaments.

PV Sindhu, B Sai Praneeth lose as Indian challenge ends at Denmark Open

Sindhu, seeded fifth, yet again struggled to buck the trend of recent early exits as she was knocked out after she lost 14-21 17-21 to Korea’s An Se Young in a 40-minute second-round women’s singles clash at the BWF World Tour Super 750 event.

PV Sindhu crashes out of Denmark Open after second round loss

PV Sindhu did not look in control since the start of the match against An Se Young in Denmark Open and ended up surrendering the first game without much fight.

Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth crash out of Denmark Open in first round

Saina has been going through a tough phase with fitness issues since claiming the Indonesia Masters in January. She had also made first-round exits at the China Open and Korea Open earlier this year.

Denmark Open: Sindhu, Sai Praneeth enter second round

PV Sindhu defeated Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 22-20, 21-18 in two-straight games in a clash that lasted 38 minutes.

PV Sindhu and Co. eye reversal of fortune at Denmark Open

World number six Sindhu, who has not won a title in the BWF World Tour this season, will take on Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in the first round of the World Tour Super 750 tournament.

PV Sindhu sets sights on gold at Tokyo Olympics

Sindhu had missed the gold when she lost to Spain’s Carolina Marin in the final of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janerio.

Visa application being processed, hoping to get visa in time for Denmark Open: Saina

The Olympic bronze-medallist had tweeted on Monday that she was facing visa issues for her participation in the BWF Super 750 tournament. She had sought help of External Affairs Ministry to sort out the matter.

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‘I have an urgent request,’ Saina Nehwal seeks help from External Affairs Ministry after facing visa issues for Denmark Open

The 29-year-old Saina, an Olympic bronze medallist, had finished runner-up in the tournament last year, losing to Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu-Ying in the final.

Saina Nehwal sinks, Satwik-Chirag also loses in Syed Modi International final

It was heartbreak for Saina Nehwal, who couldn’t put enough pressure on Han, a 2017 world junior championship silver medallist, losing 18-2,1 8-21 in a 34-minute final to settle for another runners-up finish