Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty achieved a career-best world number three
The Indonesian had defeated Sindhu twice in the last three meetings this year, including one at the Madrid Spain Masters final, though the Indian came into the match with an overall 8-2 head-to-head record.
Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy has pulled out of the Denmark Open Super 750 tournament due to a back injury that troubled him during his maiden bronze medal-winning run at the recently-concluded Asian Games.
The selectors had also proposed to pick one pair each for men's and women's doubles and two mixed doubles combinations through a round-robin tournament format to decide the final standings.
The win ensured Srikanth's dominance over his younger countrymate as he took his head-to-head record to 3-0 over Lakshya.
As Kidambi Srikanth lost his second round match, India's campaign ended at the Singapore Open.
Newly-crowned Canada Open champion Lakshya Sen will hope to continue his winning momentum while beginning his campaign at the US Open Super 300 badminton tournament.
Chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on Monday singled out world number one doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty as favourites for an Olympic medal and said two-time medallist PV Sindhu too is on the right path and can deliver once again at the Paris Games.
Indian men's team failed to defend its title after going down fighting 1-3 to China
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty assured India of a men's doubles medal at the Badminton Asia Championships after 52 years after making it to the semi-finals in Dubai.
Reigning women's singles Olympic badminton champion Carolina Marin of Spain has withdrawn from the Tokyo games due to a knee ligament injury.
The note, posted on her Twitter handle, took her fans by surprise but that was only one part of the whole message she was trying to make.
India's PV Sindhu, drawn in easy group, faces Israel's Ksenia in opener.
Lakshya Sen sails into third round of World Championships
The Indian duo won 21-15, 21-13.
From Neeraj Chopra to PV Sindhu, India's top sports personalities hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for hosting a successful G20 Summit and taking "international diplomacy to a whole new level".
Down 0-2, the Indians showed great fighting spirit as the doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Chirag Shetty and PV Sindhu levelled the scores after reverses in the first two matches.
Team India will compete in 15 sporting disciplines as well as four disciplines in the para sports category.
India's women shuttlers assured themselves of a maiden Badminton Asia Team Championships medal by cruising to a 3-0 win over Hong Kong in the quarter-finals.
Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday, October 4.
Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday, October 4.
Star Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the second round in the Korea Open Super 500 tournament.
Star Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen notched up straight game wins to progress to the women's and men's singles quarterfinals of the US Open.
Two-time Olympic medallist and fourth seed PV Sindhu made a positive start to her title defence on Wednesday, beating Jenjira Stadelmann of Switzerland 21-9, 21-16 in a lopsided opening round women's singles match.
Indian women beat Thailand 3-2 in final, clinch historic gold in Badminton Asia Team Championships
Lakshya Sen, returning from a break, suffered a first round exit, while Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand entered the pre-quarters of the Asia Badminton Championship.
India's badminton ace, pulled out her A-game while interacting with fans on an Instagram Live event on National Sports Day.
Lakshya Sen stormed into the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Masters 2022
The double Olympic medallist is looking forward to better results following her first round exit from the Malaysian Open.
London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal, on the other hand, moved one place to 31st.
While about 8,000 people are in the long list of invitees, the select list features 506 A-listers, including prominent politicians, leading industrialists, top film stars, sportspersons, diplomats, judges and high priests.
It is Sindhu's first final since winning the gold and the Commonwealth Games last year.
PV Sindhu eked out a three-game win over world number 1 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan
Sindhu, seeded third, was not at her usual best and trailed her Japanese opponent from the start in both the games.
Lakshya Sen's woeful run continued as he made a first round exit
Also seen interacting with Prime Minister Modi was Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra over a bowl of choorma.
'Always special to win in Singapore. Time for a much needed breather before the big one in Birmingham. Love and light.'
PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth secured straight game wins
Sindhu reminisces about life-changing past seven years, her maiden Olympic medal ahead of WC
Kidambi Srikanth made a winning start but PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy were ousted
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