Category: Badminton

The Senior National Badminton Championships witnessed a compelling mix of experience, resilience and emerging talent on Thursday as several lower-ranked players scripted notable upsets to reach the pre-quarterfinal stage in Vijayawada. In a tournament that traditionally rewards consistency and pedigree, the women’s singles draw saw seasoned campaigners and rising stars alike disrupt the established order,…

The 2026 international badminton calendar underlines India’s growing stature as one of the sport’s most important destinations. With elite global tournaments returning to Indian soil, the year represents not just competitive opportunity for Indian shuttlers, but also a statement of organisational confidence from the Badminton World Federation (BWF). From Grade 1 showpieces to key World…

India’s leading women’s singles contenders and a clutch of emerging men’s players made an emphatic start to their campaigns at the 87th Senior Nationals 2025 Badminton Championships, as the early rounds in Vijayawada produced a mix of dominant performances, promising youth displays, and one notable upset. Top seed Unnati Hooda led the charge in the…

Between 2023 and 2025, Indian archery has undergone a transformation that goes well beyond medals and headlines. What the sport has witnessed is a structural shift from occasional brilliance to sustained, system-driven dominance across recurve, compound, and para disciplines. India is no longer a challenger disrupting the established order; it is now shaping that order,…

The Inter-State Badminton Championships in Vijayawada delivered a compelling snapshot of Indian badminton’s present and future, as youth trumped experience in the women’s team event while depth and resilience defined the men’s final. Haryana, powered by a fearless trio of Unnati Hooda, Devika Sihag and Anmol Kharb, successfully defended their women’s team title, while Tamil…

The 2025 season of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, Satwik–Chirag was one of paradox. On the surface, the Indian men’s doubles pair reaffirmed their status among the global elite, climbing back to world No. 3 after a mid-season slump and remaining fixtures in the latter stages of almost every major tournament. Dig deeper, however, and…

India’s Tanvi Reddy came agonizingly close to lifting the women’s singles title at the Yonex Sunrise Bangladesh International Challenge 2025, eventually finishing runner-up after a hard-fought three-game loss in the final. In a contest that stretched over an hour and tested both physical endurance and mental resilience, Tanvi went down 20–22, 23–21, 17–21 to fellow…

Indian badminton enjoyed a productive and confidence-boosting week on the international circuit as the country secured two titles at the Yonex Sunrise Bangladesh International Challenge 2025, underlining growing depth across disciplines. The men’s singles crown was claimed by Meiraba Luwang Maisnam, while the men’s doubles title went to the Indian pairing of Niranjan G N…

India’s Meiraba Maisnam delivered a composed and authoritative campaign to lift the men’s singles title at the Yonex Sunrise Bangladesh International Challenge 2025, marking a significant milestone in his senior career and underlining his growing consistency on the international circuit. The Manipuri shuttler capped off a dominant week with a straight-games victory over compatriot Numair…

The HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2025 in Hangzhou has already delivered one historic chapter for Indian badminton. Now, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, Satwik–Chirag stand one match away from writing an even bigger one. On Friday evening, the World No. 3 Indian pair will face China’s Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in the men’s…

The BWF World Tour Finals have always represented badminton’s most exclusive club. With only the top eight players or pairs in each discipline qualifying based on a year-long grind, the season-ending event is less about peak brilliance and more about sustained excellence. For Indian badminton, the journey at this elite stage has mirrored the sport’s…

India’s premier men’s doubles pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, delivered a landmark performance at the BWF World Tour Finals 2025, becoming the first Indian men’s doubles duo to qualify for the semifinals of the prestigious season-ending tournament. The world No. 3 pair sealed their place in the last four with a stirring 17–21, 21–18,…

The second round of Group B at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2025 promises to be a defining moment for India’s top men’s doubles pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, Satwik–Chirag as they face Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre on Thursday evening. With qualification stakes already coming…

India’s premier men’s doubles pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, Satwik-Chirag opened their BWF World Tour Finals 2025 campaign with a performance that underlined both their resilience and their growing maturity at the elite level. Facing China’s formidable Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium on Wednesday, the world…

The Group B Gauntlet: Satwik–Chirag Defining Test at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2025 India’s premier men’s doubles pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, begin their HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2025 campaign under unforgiving circumstances. Drawn into a stacked Group B, widely labelled the Group of Death, the World No. 3 pair open…

The BWF World Tour Finals 2025 in Hangzhou represents both a reward and a reckoning for Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. As India’s only representatives at the season-ending championship, the world No. 3 men’s doubles pair arrive on the back of a turbulent yet resilient season, only to be placed in what is widely acknowledged…

Kiran George capped off a composed and resilient week at the Odisha Masters 2025 by clinching the men’s singles title, defeating Indonesia’s Muhamad Yusuf in a hard-fought three-game final. The Indian shuttler prevailed 21–14, 13–21, 21–16 in a 65-minute contest, adding another significant chapter to his steady rise on the BWF circuit. With the victory,…

Eighteen-year-old Unnati Hooda closed out her 2025 season on a high, clinching the women’s singles title at the Odisha Masters 2025 with a commanding straight-games victory over compatriot Isharani Baruah in an all-Indian final. Hooda won 21-17, 21-10, underlining her growing stature on the BWF Tour and confirming her rise as one of India’s most…

India will have a strong presence in the finals of the Odisha Masters as Isharani Baruah, women’s singles top seed Unnati Hooda, and men’s singles second seed Kiran George secured their places in the title clashes with determined performances in the semifinals at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Cuttack on Friday. The semifinal stage produced…

The Odisha Masters 2025 delivered one of its most dramatic days yet on Friday as rising Indian shuttlers produced a series of spirited performances to storm into the semifinals. With several seeded players falling across categories, the tournament witnessed a wave of upsets, headlined by the continued rise of youngsters Unnati Hooda, Tasnim Mir, Isharani…

India’s rising shuttlers delivered another confident performance at the Odisha Masters 2025, as the country’s top young names advanced into the quarterfinals across singles and doubles events at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack. Top seeds Unnati Hooda and Tharun Mannepalli, alongside Tanvi Sharma, Kiran George, and Anupama Upadhyaya, ensured a strong Indian presence…

India will field one of their strongest squads in recent years as the country prepares for the Badminton Asia Team Championships (BATC) 2026, scheduled in Qingdao, China from February 3–8. With the women entering the competition as defending champions and the men seeking to upgrade their previous bronze-medal finishes, the selection reflects a clear intent:…

India’s next generation of badminton talent announced itself in emphatic fashion on the opening day of the main draw at the Odisha Masters 2025, producing a string of eye-catching victories and high-profile upsets at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium. Rounak Chouhan, Isharani Baruah and Tasnim Mir led the charge with composed and fearless performances, while…

When one speaks of excellence in Indian badminton, one name continues to stand tallest: PV Sindhu. The two-time Olympic medallist and former world champion remains India’s undisputed number one in women’s singles. Yet, for the first time in a decade, her long-held crown appears under genuine pressure, with a new generation of hungry, ambitious shuttlers…

The USD 110,000 Odisha Masters Super 100 has started exactly the way Indian badminton would have hoped by placing numbers, depth and opportunity firmly on the nation’s side. After the opening round at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack, Indian shuttlers account for a striking share of the men’s singles Round of 32, reinforcing…

For any young shuttler stepping into the unforgiving world of BWF World Tour badminton, the early years are less about titles and more about proof of belonging. In that context, Tanvi Sharma’s record since her World Tour debut stands out not for one breakthrough result, but for a pattern of steady progression, repeated deep runs,…

At the Guwahati Masters 2025, the men’s singles draw threw up many expected results, but one story stood out for its sheer improbability and persistence. World No. 384 Sanskar Saraswat arrived in Guwahati without headlines, without seeding protection, and without the comfort of direct entry. He left as the S100 champion, defeating four higher-ranked opponents…

India’s men’s singles campaign at the Yonex-Sunrise Guwahati Masters 2025 (Super 100) continued to gather momentum as Mithun Manjunath secured his place in the final with a convincing semi-final victory. Mithun defeated compatriot Tushar Suveer 22-20, 21-8 to book a spot in the championship match, capping off a composed and methodical run through the draw….

Indian badminton witnessed another exciting breakthrough as 19-year-old Sanskar Saraswat booked his place in his first senior international final, reaching the summit clash of the Guwahati Masters 2025. Ranked World No. 384, Sanskar produced a series of fearless performances through the week, culminating in a composed straight-games win over Dendi Triansyah of Indonesia in the…

Tanvi Sharma continued her impressive rise on the BWF circuit as the young Indian shuttler booked her place in the women’s singles final of the Guwahati Masters 2025, producing one of her most convincing performances of the season. Tanvi defeated higher-ranked Hina Akechi of Japan 21-18, 21-16 in the semi-finals to set up a title…

The Badminton World Federation, BWF’s ranking framework has once again sparked debate after confirmation that India’s three December 2025 tournaments the Syed Modi India International, the Guwahati Masters, and the Odisha Masters will not count toward the HSBC Race to Finals 2025, but instead be included in the Race to Finals 2026. For many fans,…

The 2025 BWF World Tour marked one of India’s most balanced and encouraging seasons in recent years, with podium finishes across singles, doubles, and both established and emerging athletes. Spread across Super 300, Super 500, and the prestigious Super 750 levels, India produced three titles and six runner-up finishes, reflecting a maturing structure and a…

Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand reaffirmed their status as India’s most consistent women’s doubles pair on the BWF World Tour, successfully defending their Syed Modi International World Tour Super 300 title with a gritty 17–21, 21–13, 21–15 victory over Japan’s Kaho Osawa and Mai Tanabe in Lucknow. For the second straight year, the Indian duo…

For nearly a decade, Srikanth Kidambi has carried the weight of Indian badminton’s expectations. Peaks, valleys, injuries, comebacks he has seen it all. Yet in 2025, at 32, the veteran shuttler is scripting a fresh chapter, one built on resilience, renewed hunger and a rediscovered sense of freedom in his game. On Saturday, Srikanth booked…

Indian women’s doubles continues to rise on the international circuit, and at its forefront stand Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, a pair who have steadily cemented their identity as India’s most reliable and tactically intelligent combination. At the Syed Modi India International 2025, the duo has once again produced a clinical, composed, and tactically mature…

Teenage sensation Tanvi Sharma continued her remarkable run at the Syed Modi International Super 300, storming into the women’s singles semifinals and reinforcing her status as one of India’s most exciting emerging talents. On a day filled with contrasting fortunes for top seeds, Unnati Hooda battled her way through a three-game thriller, while Singapore’s men’s…

The Syed Modi International 2025 has turned into a showcase of India’s emerging badminton generation, with Unnati Hooda, Tanvi Sharma and the mixed doubles pair of Hariharan/Treesa Jolly all surging into the semifinals in Lucknow. Across categories, Indian athletes produced spirited and high-quality performances, setting up an exciting Super 300 semifinal day for home fans….

India’s men’s doubles duo M.R. Arjun and Hariharan Amsakarunan, ranked 84 in the world, produced a composed and confident performance to secure their place in the quarterfinals of the Syed Modi India International 2025. The Indian pair defeated the Malaysian team (WR 83) in straight games, recording a 21-12, 21-18 victory that highlighted both their…

India’s rising singles talent Isharani Baruah is putting together a breakthrough week in Lucknow. After grabbing headlines on the opening day with a gritty win over World No. 51 Ciou-Tong Tung of Taiwan, the 20-year-old has now backed it up with an even bigger scalp defeating World No. 44 Polina Buhrova of Ukraine in straight…

As the badminton world prepares for the HSBC BWF 2025 World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, one storyline towers above the rest from an Indian perspective Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty’s bid to conquer the biggest stage in men’s doubles badminton. The Finals, scheduled from December 17–21 in China, feature eight elite Asian pairs, but for…

In what will go down as one of the defining moments of her young career, 16-year-old Indian badminton prodigy Tanvi Sharma produced a sensational comeback to defeat former world champion and former World No. 1 Nozomi Okuhara 13-21, 21-16, 21-19 and storm into the quarterfinals of the Syed Modi India International 2025 in Lucknow. The…

India’s young women’s doubles pair, Shruti Mishra and Priya Konjengbam, continued their impressive run at the Syed Modi India International 2025, delivering one of the standout performances of the tournament by upsetting the World No. 31 Ukrainian duo Polina Buhrova and Yevheniia Kantemyr in the Round of 16. The Indian pair, ranked 44th in the…

Day 2 of the Syed Modi International 2025 delivered a strong opening statement from the tournament’s top contenders, as leading seeds Unnati Hooda, Jason Teh, and former champion Kidambi Srikanth registered confident straight-games victories at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium. With the main draw settling into rhythm, the marquee names ensured there were no…

A compelling storyline is unfolding at the Syed Modi International 2025, and it centres around a clash that has quickly become one of the most intriguing mixed doubles matchups on the Indian badminton circuit. With newly formed pair Hariharan-Treesa advancing confidently through the early rounds, they now stand on course for a high-voltage showdown against…

Top seeds Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand opened their Syed Modi International 2025 campaign with a gritty three-game win, setting the tone for a promising opening day for Indian shuttlers at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium. The country’s leading women’s doubles pair had to dig deep against Malaysia’s Cheng Su Hui and Tan Zhing…

As the 2025 badminton season nears its conclusion, the Syed Modi India International returns to Lucknow with renewed significance. Scheduled as the final HSBC BWF World Tour event of the year, the tournament has become a proving ground for India’s emerging shuttlers many of whom will be aiming to close the season on a high…

The Syed Modi India International 2025, a BWF World Tour Super 300 event, returns to Lucknow from November 25–30, carrying heightened importance for India’s badminton ecosystem. With top Indian stars such as P.V. Sindhu and Lakshya Sen opting to end their seasons early, this year’s tournament opens as a rare, high-stakes opportunity for India’s rising…

The Badminton Junior National Championships once again served as a powerful reminder of the depth, hunger, and emerging excellence in India’s youth badminton ecosystem. Across categories, the country’s brightest young talents delivered high-quality performances that reflected strong technical discipline, competitive maturity, and an impressive ability to handle pressure on the national stage. The finals produced…