Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi are not in favour of more Indians choosing doubles over singles.
Sourabh will next face Korea's Heo Kwang Hee for a place in the men's singles final.
Lakshya Sen's woeful run continued as he made a first round exit
'A bit sad that missed gold, but they tried hard'
Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday, September 30.
Sumit Antil clinched a gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games javelin throw F64 event with a world record effort of 73.29m.
Lakshya Sen suffered a stunning first round exit as India's challenge came to an end in the German Open.
Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, on Thursday, September 28.
Sindhu, Lakshya win openers; Sai Praneeth loses in US Open
Later in the day, the new women's doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa lost 13-21, 18-21 to Japan's Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota in the quarter-finals, bringing down the curtain on India's campaign.
World No 8 Sen zoomed to an early 5-1 lead before dashing to 11-3 at the mid-game break. He kept moving ahead as Prannoy's game crumbled.
'Your attitude and spirit to win every game is something that inspires everyone'
PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen notched up contrasting wins to advance to the semifinals of the Canada Open
The seventh seeded Indians made good starts but couldn't sustain the pressure in the opening game.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty became the first Indians after Dinesh Khanna to be crowned champions at the 2023 Badminton Asia Championships on Sunday.
Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday, October 4.
Four Chinese players were given three-month bans for "failing to use best efforts to win" a match at the China Open in 2018.
With the main draw of the Asian Badminton Championships set to get underway from Wednesday, the struggling Indian shuttlers face an uphill task.
I need funds to play more international tournaments, says National Champion Sourabh Verma
Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games on Tuesday, October 3.
This year's All-England Championships is likely to mark the final appearance of five-time champion Lin Dan at the sport's oldest event, as the garlanded Chinese player bids for a berth at the Rio Olympics before a possible retirement.
Indian women's badminton star Saina Nehwal crashed out of the women's singles competition in the first round after a loss to China's Zhang Yiman. She lost the match 17-21, 21-19,11-21. After being a game down, Nehwal made a comeback in the second game but lost the final one.
Indian shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat stunned top seed Kenta Nishimoto to enter the quarterfinals of the Orleans Masters Super 300 badminton tournament.
India's final tally in Hangzhou stood at 28 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze, a quantum leap from the 70 medals the contingent bagged at Jakarta in 2018.
Lakshya Sen and Saina Nehwal made impressive starts at the Indonesia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament, advancing to the second round of men's and women's singles respectively with contrasting victories in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Leander Paes feels India will find it tough in singles but the country can hope to win a medal in the Asian Games
A summary of Indian athletes' showing on the concluding day of the Commonwealth Games.
Defending champion Lakshya Sen looked in fine fettle as he registered a straight-game win over compatriot H S Prannoy to make a winning start to his title defence at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open Super 750 badminton tournament, in Delhi, on Tuesday.
He will next face sixth seed Li Shi Feng of China in the last-eight round.
Satwik and Chirag, ranked sixth in the world, will face the winner of the other semi-final between Indonesia's Pramudya Kusumawardana and Yeremia Erich Yoche Yacob Rambitan and second seeds Aaron Chia and Wooi Yik Soh of Malaysia in their maiden World Tour Super 1000 final.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty staged a grand comeback after losing the opening game to beat top seeds Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto of Indonesia in the final and win the Korea Open Super 500 badminton tournament, in Yeosu, on Sunday.
Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the men's singles second round with a stunning win over Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen.
Ishaan and Sai Pratheek took just 30 minutes to get the better of English duo
The prestigious awards recognise the achievements of the elite badminton players
20-year-old Malvika Bansod, ranked 111th, took 34 minutes to register a straight games victory against former World No 1 Saina Nehwal.
In the upcoming German Open, Lakshya Sen will spearhead India's challenge at the Super 300 tournament.
'In the last few months, we have been pushing ourselves and training hard. Even in the pandemic, we continued to train under the guidance of Gaurav Khanna sir and never deterred from our focus.'
The Indian duo outclassed the Danish pair of Jeppe Bay and Lasse Molhede in the quarter-finals.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty cruised into the quarter-finals of the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament in Paris.
While Sen needed just 40 minutes to advance Sameer Verma retired hurt against Indonesia's Shesar Hiren Rhustavito at the end of the second game when the scoreline reading 16-21, 21-12 in another men's singles match.
