Category: Badminton

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…

Across the twelve years from 2014 to 2025, Indian badminton has carved out one of its most compelling international legacies a sustained run of excellence at the Australian Open. Over this period, Indian shuttlers captured four singles titles across both men’s and women’s categories, delivered by three standout champions: Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, and Lakshya…

Lakshya Sen’s 2025 badminton season will be remembered not for a single dramatic moment, but for the remarkable duality that defined it a year split cleanly into two halves, each telling a different story about the same athlete. The first half was marred by injuries, early exits, and a crisis of rhythm. The second half…

Lakshya Sen wins the Singles Title in Sydney, producing one of his most composed performances of the season to clinch the BWF Australian Open Super 500 men’s singles title on Sunday. The 24-year-old Indian defeated Japan’s Yushi Tanaka 21–15, 21–11 in just 38 minutes, sealing his first title of 2025 and his first overseas crown…

The stage is set in Sydney for a fascinating Australian Open 2025 Super 500 final, pitting two players at very different phases of their careers and of their week against each other. India’s Lakshya Sen, world No. 14, marches into his fourth Super 500 final, carrying the momentum of a thrilling comeback win in the…

Lakshya Sen’s 2025 season found another high as the Indian shuttler produced one of his finest career comebacks to reach the final of the Australia Open Super 500 in Sydney. In an 86-minute thriller that lived up to every expectation of the Lakshya Sen–Chou Tien Chen rivalry, the 23-year-old Indian defeated the World No. 6…

For decades, Indian men’s singles badminton has been defined by artistry wristy deception, soft hands at the net, and electric reflexes. From Prakash Padukone’s craft to Kidambi Srikanth’s explosive stroke play, the Indian style has traditionally been horizontal: fast, clever, evasive. Ayush Shetty is rewriting that geometry. At 6’4” (1.95m), the 20-year-old from Karnataka is…

Lakshya Sen’s 2025 season has taken a welcome upward turn. After a turbulent first half of the year marked by early exits, inconsistency, and confidence struggles, the former World Championships medallist has finally rediscovered his rhythm on the World Tour. His latest result a 23–21, 21–11 quarterfinal victory over compatriot Ayush Shetty at the Australia…

Lakshya Sen’s late-season surge shows no signs of slowing down. The 23-year-old Indian shuttler produced another gritty, composed performance to enter the quarterfinals of the BWF Australia Open Super 500, defeating Chinese Taipei’s Chi Yu Jen 21–17, 13–21, 21–13 in a hard-fought Round of 16 clash. The win marks Sen’s seventh quarterfinal appearance of the…

Ayush Shetty continued his impressive rise on the BWF World Tour with a breakthrough performance at the Australian Open 2025, defeating fourth seed and World No.9 Kodai Naraoka in straight games, 21–17, 21–16, to secure his sixth quarterfinal of the season. The 20-year-old Indian, ranked World No.32, showcased maturity far beyond his age as he…

The Australian Open Super 500 delivered contrasting fortunes for India on a dramatic day in Sydney. While HS Prannoy suffered an early exit after a tight opening-game battle, the country’s top men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, Satwik–Chirag produced a gritty, high-quality performance to reach the quarterfinals. The match offered everything momentum swings,…

Indian badminton enjoyed one of its strongest days in recent World Tour history as five men’s singles players marched into the Round of 16 at the SATHIO Group Australian Open 2025. Performances across the draw reflected both composure under pressure and growing depth within the national setup. This is the first time since the Syed…

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, Satwik–Chirag began their Australian Open 2025 campaign with the assurance and clarity expected from the world’s top men’s doubles pair. In their opening-round clash in Sydney, the top-seeded Indians defeated Taiwan’s Chang Ko-Chi and Po Li-Wei 25–23, 21–16, advancing to the Round of 16 with a performance that steadily grew…

For nearly two seasons, Treesa Jolly & Gayatri Gopichand have carried the weight of being India’s most promising women’s doubles pair, and 2025 has encapsulated the full spectrum of what that responsibility looks like. The year began with promise, rose to a career peak, abruptly collapsed under physical strain, and now arrives at a pivotal…