#Badmintonasiachampionships

Apr302022 by Ajith KumarNo Comments

Badminton Asia Championships: PV Sindhu loses to Akane Yamaguchi in semi-finals; settles for bronze

This was PV Sindhu’s second bronze medal at the continental championships. With the loss, India’s campaign at the Badminton Asia Championships ended. Indian badminton ace PV Sindhu settled for the bronze medal after losing to reigning world champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the Badminton Asia Championships 2022 women’s singles semi-final in Manila, the Philippines on Saturday. PV Sindhu, a former world champion, went down to world No. 2 shuttler 21-13, 19-21, 21-16 in one hour and six minutes for her second bronze medal at the continental event. PV Sindhu’s first Asian championships medal came in 2014 when she lost to former world No. 1 Wang Shixian of China in the semis. World No. 7 PV Sindhu got off to another good start and dominated her Japanese rival in the early exchan...

Badminton Asia Championships: PV Sindhu reaches quarter-finals, Saina Nehwal knocked out

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The Indians men’s doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy also made the quarters but Kidambi Srikanth was ousted in the men’s singles round of 16. Former world champion PV Sindhu overcame a stiff challenge from Jaslyn Hooi of Singapore to reach the women’s singles quarter-finals at the Badminton Asia Championships 2022 in Manila, the Philippines on Thursday. Ranked seventh in the badminton world rankings, PV Sindhu defeated the world No. 100 Singaporean 21-16, 21-16 in 42 minutes at the Muntinlupa Sports Complex. The fourth seeded PV Sindhu will now face third seed He Bing Jiao of China. The two had faced each other in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics bronze medal match, in which Sindhu prevailed. Meanwhile, India’ top men’s doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksair...

Badminton Asia Championships: PV Sindhu in second round, Lakshya Sen knocked out

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Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth also progressed to the second round of the women’s and men’s singles, respectively. Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu came from a game down to win her first round women’s singles match at the Badminton Asia Championships 2022 in Muntinlupa Sports Complex in Manila, the Philippines on Wednesday. World No. 7 PV Sindhu was made to work hard by 39th ranked Pai Yu Po of Chinese Taipei in the opening- match that lasted one hour and 17 minutes. The Indian ace dropped the opening game and saved a match point in the second before taking the decider. PV Sindhu won 18-21, 27-25, 21-9. Former world champion PV Sindhu will take on Singapore’s Yue Yann Jaslyn Hooi in the next round on Thursday. Earlier, London 2012 bronze medallist Saina Nehwal was also ...