H S Prannoy dished out another splendid show to progress to the quarter-finals with a thrilling win over Indonesia's Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo.
Mehta said both the petitioners were not from Gujarat and it needs to be seen whether in such case a writ petition can be filed.
Sindhu was made to toil hard by China's He Bing Jiao
Prannoy will next face world number one and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen on Friday.
Sindhu squandered a game lead to lose 13-21, 21-15, 21-13 to the second seed Tai Tzu
Tokyo Olympian B Sai Praneeth will lock horns with Japan's Koki Watanabe, while Sourabh Verma faces France's Toma Junior Popov.
HS Prannoy becomes the first player to beat Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Victor Axelsen in full a match since March.
HS Prannoy playws a pivotal role in India's epic triumph by winning the decisive third singles against Malaysia and Denmark
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None of the other three quarters boast of such a strong star cast but there would be a few mouth-watering opening round clashes to look forward to.
In what was India's first-ever appearance in the tournament finale, they defeated the record 14-time champions Indonesia 3-0 at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand to lift the Thomas Cup 2022 title.
Interestingly, this was Prannoy's first-ever win against Sen in three head-to-had meetings so far.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday left for the Uzbek city of Samarkand to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit that will also see the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iran's Ebrahim Raisi among other top world leaders.
Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will spearhead the women's challenge in both the Commonwealth and Asian Games while London Olympics bronze winner Saina Nehwal did not expectedly feature in the squads.
Prannoy and Sen played five times in 2022 with Sen coming into the match with a slender 3-2 advantage.
Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu rallied from a game down to eke out a hard-fought win over Thailand's Supanida Katethong and enter the semi-finals of the Syed Modi International Super 300 tournament, in Lucknow, on Friday.
The unseeded Indian duo had to toil hard for 58 minutes to win its round of 16 clash
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.
Pakistan on Friday said an agreement on a new liberalised visa regime with India will not be inked during the ongoing home secretary-level talks in Islamabad, suggesting that the pact should be concluded at the political level.
Parupalli Kashyap entered the quarterfinals after top seed and Olympic champion Axelsen gave a walkover.
Pranoy squandered a one-game advantage to go down 21-17 9-21 17-21 against NG Ka Long after battling for an hour and four minutes
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The Indian men's team, led by Srikanth, had beaten powerhouse and 14-time champions Indonesia in the final to win the country's maiden Thomas Cup title on Sunday.
Tokyo Olympian B Sai Praneeth will meet compatriot HS Prannoy in his opening match, while former Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap will square off against a qualifier.
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The Birmingham showpiece will be held from July 28 to August 8.
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Many believe the Thomas Cup victory can do for badminton what the 1983 World Cup triumph did for cricket in India.
The forthcoming Indo-Pak home secretary-level talks will for the first time include heads of Central Bureau of Investigation and National Investigation Agency, an organisation formed in the aftermath of 2008 Mumbai attacks.
BAI General Secretary Ajay Singhania said that BAI is in receipt of the letter from the shuttler.
Top shuttler B Sai Praneeth and doubles player Dhruv Rawat have already pulled out after testing positive in the pre-departure testing.
The top Indian players, including Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and Srikanth have failed to lift the prestigious trophy
Sindhu, seeded third, was not at her usual best and trailed her Japanese opponent from the start in both the games.
Sindhu took just 33 minutes to get the better of American Lauren Lam 21-16 21-13
Defending champion PV Sindhu suffered a straight-game defeat to Tai Tzu Ying while Srikanth assured himself of a medal.
'We haven't finished the tournament and we want to go all the way'
Lakshya Sen continued his rich vein of form as he sent the world No. 1 and top-seed Axelsen packing
World number 14 Kidambi Srikanth has also withdrawn from the tournament and is in quarantine due to his close contact with Sai Praneeth, BWF said. Srikanth had returned a negative result on Monday.
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