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Badminton Calendar 2021

The Badminton World Federation successfully concluded the Yonex French Open championship on Sunday 31st October 2021. BWF in August this year released a fresh calendar for 2021 and committed to deliver all the announced tournaments without any further postponements and provide players a structured platform to play and earn much

Sindhu cruises into the semifinals at the French Open

PV Sindhu who is playing her second tournament after the Tokyo Olympics is eyeing a place in the finals at the BWF Super 750 championship. World No.7 has continued her stunning form in Paris. She stormed past Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan in straight-game on Friday. Winning the match 21-14

BAM rehires Rexy Mainaky

The Indonesian legend joins the Badminton Association of Malaysia as national deputy coaching director. The 53-year-old has bagged a two-year contract with badminton Malaysia. This is not the first time, Rexy has been associated with the Malaysian badminton association. The former Olympic gold medalist will closely work with current coaching

Viktor retires, Antonsen, Lee Zii Jia out and Kento Momota narrowly escapes: French Open day 2 updates

Day 2 at the French Open saw all the top athletes taking to the court and also witnessed some major upsets of the tournament. The Danish Open winner Viktor Axelsen retired from the match due to injury, the Singaporean world no.40 Loh Kean Yew stunned the All England Open

Badminton India - At Its Brink!

PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Srikanth Kidambi, Sai Praneeth, Sameer Verma, and many more in the last decade and a half have put India on top of the international badminton circuit. Coincidentally all of them started their career from former All England Champion Pullela Gopichand. India’s banter with the world

VICTOR DENMARK OPEN 2021

Results Venue: Odense Sports Park Location: Odense, Denmark Dates: 19-10-2021 - 22-10-2021 Events: MS, MD, WS, WD, XD 1st MS: Viktor Axelsen, Denmark 2nd MS: Kento Momota, Japan 1st WS: Akane Yamaguchi, Japan 2nd WS: An Seyoung, Korea 1st MD: Takuro Hoki & Yugo Kobayashi, Japan 2nd MD: Kim Astrup & Anders

Anthony Ginting out of the Denmark Open 2021

According to PBSI (the Indonesian Badminton Association), the world no.5 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting withdrew from the ongoing BWF Denmark Open due to an injury. The 25-year-old Indonesian player was up against world no.43 Thomas Rouxel of France in the first round. He pulled out in the first five

TOTAL ENERGIES BWF THOMAS & UBER CUP 2021

THOMAS CUPResults Venue: Ceres Arena Location: Aarhus, Denmark Dates: 09-10-2021 - 17-10-2021 Podium: Gold Medal, Silver Medal, Bronze Medal, Bronze Medal, 1st: Indonesia 2nd: China 3rd: Denmark 3rd: Japan UBER CUPResults Venue: Ceres Arena Location: Aarhus, Denmark Dates: 09-10-2021 - 17-10-2021 Podium: Gold Medal, Silver Medal, Bronze Medal, Bronze Medal,

TOTAL ENERGIES BWF SUDIRMAN CUP 2021

Results Venue: Energia Areena Location: Vantaa, Finland Dates: 26-09-2021 - 03-10-2021 Podium: Gold Medal, Silver Medal, Bronze Medal, Bronze Medal, 1st: China 2nd: Japan 3rd: Korea 3rd: Malaysia

Uber Cup Draw

Thomas Cup Draw

Badminton England withdraws from Thomas Cup 2021.

BWF Thomas Cup is scheduled to be held in Aahrus, Denmark between 09th-17th October 2021, and the badminton national governing body of England announced that they would be withdrawing from the biannual event. This decision came after three out of the four singles players were injured during the practice session

Are Our Athletes bigger than the country?

India, the largest country in the world in terms of area, the second-largest in population, the sixth-largest economy in the world, and the third-largest by purchasing power parity. India is a stable country with an arguably good ecosystem built for athletes to thrive. Sports in India have great lineage, the

Badminton Roundup: High Flying Indian Juniors

Organized youth sports are highly important for any country that is aiming to build a formidable sporting structure. To be successful on the world stage, being successful at a World Junior Championships is a prerequisite. The real-world experiences for young athletes will allow them to grow, recognize and overcome the

BWF Sudirman Cup 2021 Knockout Stage

Badminton Stories: The All Whites are back!!!

White is the new trend, brands are taking giving all the badminton enthusiasts the best from past. Back in the day WHITE was the chosen colour for all the sports, be it Badminton, Tennis or Cricket all the athletes wore whites. Here some of the newely launched shoes from the

Badminton Racquet Maintenance: Do’s & Don’ts

If you are an ardent badminton fan and play the game frequently, the most common challenges you would face when the string snaps are which strings to choose and what is the ideal tension. You spend a lot of money when buying the racquet, you want that racquet to deliver

Sporting Stories: Importance of taking a break!

The desire to succeed can often make athletes to keep pushing their body and mind to train hard, which can become a curse when perhaps they should be taking a break to let their bodies and minds recover properly. Training hard is important, but it is equally important to ensure

Badminton Association of India - News

BAI released a circular on 09th August 2021 stating the deferral of Senior All India Ranking tournaments that were scheduled to be held in August and September, at Karnataka Badminton Association, Bangalore. This decision was taken due to the COVID restrictions put in place by the Karnataka state government. Both

Domestic Badminton Tournament Announcement

Kevin Cordon: Guatemala's new sporting HERO.

Kevin Haroldo Cordon Buezo, born on November 1986 in La Union, Zacapa Guatemala this 34-year created history by putting Guatemalan badminton on the map when he marked his way into the semi-finals of the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Kevin, making his appearance in the Olympics for the fourth time, started with

The Last Eight

The 8 Men’s Singles Quarter-finalists from the Tokyo Olympics, watch these Elite Stars Battle it out against each other to secure a spot on the Podium. It will be a treat to see these guys on court doing what they do best.The last 8 of the Women's singles.

Tokyo Olympics Knockout Stage Draw

Chen Yu Fei - Gold medal, Tai Tzu Ying - Silver & P V Sindhu - BronzeChina's Wang Yi Lyu/Huang Dong Pong and Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong take away Gold and Silver medal. As Japan settles with Bronze medal.

Gujarat Ranking

Men's Singles Rank Player Dist. SRT SRT Total Points 1 Adrian George AHD 5 6 11 2 Karan Chauhan VDR 4 5 9 3 Aniruddhsinh Kushwaha VLD 3 4 7 4 Ansh Khanna AHD 4 3 7 5 Bhavin Karamchandani MEH 2 4 6 6 Tushar Sharma SRT 3 3

Tokyo Olympics : Day 1 Badminton Round Up

The First match of Day 01 begins with the Japanese Mixed doubles Pair Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino defeating Denmark's Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Boje in a three setter. Final scores - 20-22, 21-11 & 21-15The debutant India pair defeated the world no.3 Chinese Taipei pair in a 66