India enjoyed another strong day at the Yonex Swiss Open Super 300 in Basel as Tharun Mannepalli and the top-seeded men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty progressed to the quarterfinals with impressive victories in their respective matches at the St Jakobshalle arena. While Tharun produced a composed performance to defeat Malaysia’s Justin…
Indian badminton enjoyed a day of significant breakthroughs at the Yonex Swiss Open 2026 Super 300 as Kiran George, Tharun Mannepalli, and the mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto produced impressive performances to reach the Round of 16 of the tournament. The opening round in Basel saw India record key upsets and…
Indian shuttler Kiran George produced one of the biggest upsets of the opening round at the Yonex Swiss Open Super 300, defeating former world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in straight games to advance to the Round of 16 in Basel. Ranked World No. 42, Kiran delivered a composed and fearless performance against the…
India’s men’s doubles pairs made a positive start at the BWF Swiss Open Super 300 tournament, with both Satwiksairaj Rankireddy–Chirag Shetty and Arjun MR–Hariharan Amsakarunan progressing to the Round of 16 after hard-fought wins in their opening matches. While the top-seeded duo of Satwik and Chirag had to survive a tense encounter against their Singaporean…
The All England Open Badminton Championships remain one of the most prestigious tournaments in the sport’s history. For Indian badminton, the tournament carries special significance, having produced iconic champions like Prakash Padukone in 1980 and Pullela Gopichand in 2001. In 2026, Lakshya Sen once again carried India’s hopes deep into the tournament, producing a memorable…
Indian badminton star Lakshya Sen finished as runner-up at the All England Open Badminton Championships 2026 after going down 21-15, 22-20 to Chinese Taipei’s Lin Chun-Yi in the men’s singles final in Birmingham on Sunday. The defeat meant Sen had to settle for the silver medal at one of badminton’s most prestigious tournaments, marking his…
The stage is set for a gripping men’s singles final at the All England Open Badminton Championships, where India’s Lakshya Sen will take on Chinese Taipei’s Lin Chun-Yi at the Utilita Arena Birmingham on March 8, 2026. With Sen ranked World No.12 and Lin World No.11, the final brings together two players currently separated by…
The Starting Point. To understand HS Prannoy’s 2025 season, it is necessary to look at what preceded it. In the weeks leading up to the Paris 2024 Olympics, Prannoy contracted chikungunya a mosquito-borne illness that causes severe joint pain and fatigue while also managing a persistent back injury. Despite the physical setbacks, he chose to…
Indian badminton star Lakshya Sen has once again written his name into the history books by reaching the final of the All England Open Badminton Championships for the second time in his career. With this achievement, Lakshya becomes only the second Indian men’s singles player to reach the All England final twice, joining the legendary…
Indian badminton star Lakshya Sen produced one of the most memorable performances of his career to reach the final of the All England Open for the second time, defeating Canada’s Victor Lai in a marathon semifinal clash in Birmingham. The Indian shuttler prevailed 21-16, 18-21, 21-15 in a gruelling 97-minute encounter, which now stands as…
India’s Lakshya Sen produced a sensational performance to reach the semifinals of the All England Open Badminton Championships, defeating former champion Li Shi Feng in straight games in the quarterfinals. The Indian shuttler delivered a composed and attacking display to beat the world No.6 21-13, 21-16, sealing his place in the last four of one…
The stage is set for one of the most compelling matches of the 2026 All England Open as India’s Lakshya Sen prepares to face China’s Li Shi Feng in the men’s singles quarterfinal in Birmingham. The clash will mark the 15th meeting between the two players, with their head-to-head record perfectly balanced at 7–7, making…
India’s Lakshya Sen continued his impressive run at the All England Open 2026, battling past Hong Kong’s Ng Ka Long Angus in a thrilling three-game contest to book his place in the quarterfinals. In a dramatic Round of 16 clash that lasted more than 80 minutes, Lakshya prevailed 21-19, 21-23, 21-10, finally registering his first…
India’s leading men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty endured another disappointing outing at the All England Open as they suffered a surprise first-round defeat at the 2026 edition in Birmingham. The fourth-seeded Indian duo were beaten 21–23, 12–21 by Malaysia’s young pair Aaron Tai and Kang Khai Xing, the 2024 World Junior Champions,…
India’s young men’s singles shuttler Ayush Shetty produced one of the most spirited performances of his career but ultimately fell short in a dramatic three-game battle against Indonesia’s Alwi Farhan in the opening round of the All England Open 2026 in Birmingham. In a match that swung wildly in momentum and intensity, Farhan eventually prevailed…
On a stage where reputations are forged and legends are tested, Lakshya Sen delivered one of the most significant wins of his career. The Indian shuttler knocked out World No. 1 and defending champion Shi Yu Qi in the opening round of the 2026 All England Open, prevailing 23-21, 19-21, 21-17 in a gripping 78-minute…
India’s mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto delivered a composed and tactically disciplined performance to book their place in the Round of 16 at the BWF All England Open 2026 Super 1000 in Birmingham. The world No. 20 combination defeated Malaysia’s Hoo Pang Ron and Cheng Su Yin, ranked No. 23, in…
The 116th edition of the YONEX All England Open 2026 Badminton Championships returns to the Utilita Arena in Birmingham from March 3–8, 2026, carrying its customary prestige as the most iconic event on the BWF World Tour calendar. With a prize purse of USD 1,450,000 and 12,000 ranking points awarded to champions, the Super 1000…
Manasi Joshi: Engineering Excellence On Court, Equality Beyond It When Manasi Joshi won bronze at the 2026 BWF Para Badminton World Championships in Bahrain, it was not just another medal in an already decorated career. It was her eighth World Championship medal and perhaps one of the most significant. Because what it represents is rare…
India’s junior contingent continued its encouraging run at the YONEX Dutch Junior International 2026, with multiple singles players progressing deeper into the draw at the DEGIRO-hal in Haarlem. After a positive opening day, the Indian shuttlers built on that momentum with composed performances across both men’s and women’s singles categories. At the forefront of the…
India’s singles campaign at the YONEX German Open Super 300 suffered a significant early blow on Wednesday, with eight of the nine Indian entrants exiting in the Round of 32. The numbers alone reflect the scale of the setback of the nine Indian singles players who entered the main draw across men’s and women’s categories,…
In the long and evolving journey of Indian badminton on the international stage, there have been landmark victories that have quietly shifted belief systems within the sport. One such achievement came in 2014, when Arvind Bhat became the only Indian to win the German Open men’s singles title a feat that remains unmatched more than…
Former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth & Tanvi Sharma will lean on his vast experience at the highest level when he leads India’s challenge at the German Open 2026 badminton tournament, which begins on Tuesday at the Westenergie Sporthalle in Mülheim an der Ruhr. The tournament, a BWF Super 300 event, marks an important opportunity…
There are champions, and then there are enduring legends. Pramod Bhagat belongs firmly in the latter category. In a career that has now spanned nearly two decades at the highest level, the Indian para-badminton icon has once again rewritten history. At the BWF Para Badminton World Championships in Manama, Bahrain, Bhagat clinched his sixth men’s…
Badminton is stepping into what could be the most defining commercial and structural phase in its modern history. With the Badminton World Federation (BWF) extending its long-term partnership with Infront from 2027 to 2034, the sport is preparing for a comprehensive overhaul not just in tournament formats, but in broadcast production, prize money structures, digital…
The Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) 2027–2030 World Tour calendar has been officially unveiled, and while it signals a new era of commercial expansion and structural refinement globally, it presents a mixed outlook for Indian badminton. The India Open will continue as a Super 750 tournament in New Delhi, but the overall number of top-tier international…
India’s mixed doubles pair of Sathwik Reddy Kanapuram and Radhika Sharma captured the title at the Azerbaijan International Challenge, surviving a tense three-game final to defeat Serbia’s Mihajlo Tomic and Andjela Vitman 24-22, 10-21, 24-22. The victory capped a demanding week in which the Indian duo navigated multiple tight contests to lift the trophy. The…
Devika Sihag’s remarkable run on the international circuit gathered further momentum as the Indian shuttler captured the women’s singles title at the Azerbaijan International Challenge, defeating compatriot Navya Kanderi 21-10, 21-13 in a commanding final. Fresh from her title-winning performance at the Thailand Masters, Devika arrived in Azerbaijan brimming with confidence and she translated that…
India’s run at the Badminton Asia Team Championships came to a halt in the quarterfinals after a 0–3 defeat to a formidable Chinese side. Up against one of the tournament favourites, the Indian women fought hard but were unable to breach China’s depth and consistency in Qingdao. Having navigated the group stages with competitive performances,…
The Indian challenge at the Badminton Asia Team Championships, BATC 2026now moves into the knockout phase, with the women’s team set to face China and the men drawn against Korea in Thursday’s quarterfinals in Qingdao. Both Indian teams reached the last eight after finishing second in their respective groups, following narrow 3–2 defeats in their…
India’s men’s team suffered a narrow 2–3 defeat against Japan in their second Group Stage encounter of the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2026, but the result did little to overshadow the grit and competitiveness displayed by the young Indian side. Despite the loss, India had already secured qualification for the quarterfinals, and the closely contested…
India’s women’s team endured a testing evening at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2026 in Qingdao, going down 2–3 to Thailand in their final Group Y tie but still progressing to the quarterfinals as group runners-up. In a contest that swung dramatically after a strong Indian start, the tie underlined both the promise and the…
India’s men and women produced sharply contrasting but equally effective performances on the opening day of the Badminton Asia Team Championships, BATC 2026, with both teams confirming their progression to the quarterfinals after winning their respective group openers on Wednesday. While the Indian women’s team cruised past Myanmar with a dominant 5–0 sweep, the men…
India’s men’s badminton team produced a performance of grit, nerve and depth to secure qualification for the quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2026, edging past a dangerous Singapore side 3–2 in a tense group-stage encounter that went down to the final match. Against a team widely viewed as one of the tournament’s dark…
Defending champions India could not have scripted a more emphatic start to their Badminton Asia Team Championships 2026 campaign, as the women’s team swept aside Myanmar 5–0 in their Group Y opener at the Qingdao Conson Gymnasium. With crisp singles performances and ruthless efficiency in doubles, the Indian team sealed qualification for the quarterfinals at…
The Yonex–Sunrise India Open 2026, a BWF Super 750 event held at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi from January 14 to 18, was expected to be a celebration of Indian badminton at home. With a prize purse of USD 950,000 and a packed field of the world’s elite, the tournament offered India…
When Devika Sihag walked onto the court at the Thailand Masters in early 2026, she wasn’t carrying the reputation of a superstar. She was carrying something far more dangerous momentum. Within a week, she would leave Bangkok having dismantled top-20 opponents, forced her way into a Super 300 title, and signalled that Indian women’s singles…
India’s bid to defend their crown at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2026 begins under very different circumstances from two years ago. When the women’s team created history in Malaysia in 2024 by winning their first-ever continental team gold, it was powered by the presence of P. V. Sindhu, the heartbeat of Indian badminton for…
Indian badminton witnessed the arrival of a new force as 20-year-old Devika Sihag produced a flawless campaign to lift her maiden BWF World Tour Super 300 title at the Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters. In a week that will be remembered as a defining chapter in her young career, the Haryana shuttler did not drop a…
When 20-year-old Devika Sihag stepped onto the court at Bangkok’s Nimibutr Stadium for the Thailand Masters Super 300 final, few could have predicted she was about to rewrite Indian badminton history. But that’s exactly what happened on February 1, 2026, when Devika became only the third Indian woman—after legends Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu—to win…
Indian women’s badminton has a new name to celebrate. Devika Sihag, the 20-year-old national champion from Haryana, produced the performance of her young career on Saturday night in Bangkok, defeating Yu-Hsun Huang of Chinese Taipei in straight games to reach the final of the Thailand Masters Super 300 her first ever BWF World Tour final…
Indian badminton’s rising generation announced itself in emphatic fashion on Friday as 20-year-old Devika Sihag produced the biggest victory of her young career, knocking out top seed and world No.16 Supanida Katethong in straight games to storm into the semi-finals of the Thailand Masters Super 300. Ranked 63 in the world, Sihag defeated the home…
Indian women’s badminton enjoyed a memorable day at the Thailand Masters 2026 as Devika Sihag and Isharani Baruah delivered two high-quality performances to storm into the quarterfinals, knocking out higher-ranked and seeded opponents in the process. In a tournament that has already seen several Indian players test the best on the BWF World Tour, these…
Tharun Mannepalli delivered one of the most courageous and composed performances of his young career as he battled past Chinese Taipei’s Ting Yen-Chen to storm into the quarterfinals of the Thailand Masters 2026, a BWF Super 300 tournament in Bangkok. In a gruelling 78-minute contest that tested both physical endurance and mental strength, the Indian…
India’s singles contingent produced a mixed but encouraging set of results on the opening full day of the Thailand Masters Super 300 in Bangkok, with Kiran George, Mithun Manjunath, Tharun Mannepalli and Anmol Kharb all advancing to the second round, while several other Indians bowed out after hard-fought contests. In the men’s singles, seventh seed…
The Tsingtao Badminton Asia Team Championships 2026 will be staged from February 3–8 in Qingdao, China, and for India it arrives with unusually high stakes. The women’s team travel as defending champions, having lifted their maiden continental crown in 2024, while the men’s side still defined by the legacy of their historic Thomas Cup triumph…
A new crop of Indian badminton players will step into the international spotlight this week as the Thailand Masters Super 300 gets underway in Bangkok, offering a timely early-season proving ground for the country’s emerging stars. With a prize purse of USD 250,000 and valuable ranking points on offer, the tournament presents a vital platform…
The international badminton calendar was jolted on January 24, 2026, when the Badminton World Federation (BWF) confirmed that the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) had relinquished its hosting rights for the 2026 BWF World Junior Championships. What was initially expected to be a routine organisational shift has instead revealed a much deeper structural crisis within the…
The Indonesia Masters 2026 ended in disappointment and controversy for Indian badminton as both P. V. Sindhu and Lakshya Sen crashed out at the quarterfinal stage, bringing India’s campaign in Jakarta to a premature close. While Lakshya’s defeat came in the form of a hard-fought upset, Sindhu’s exit was overshadowed by one of the most…
When Saina Nehwal formally drew the curtain on her playing career in early 2026, Indian sport did not just lose a former World No.1 it marked the end of an era that fundamentally altered what Indian badminton believed was possible. Medals and rankings tell only part of the story. Saina’s true legacy lies in a…
