Tag: Japan Open

Pranaav-Sikki lose in Japan Open semis

Tokyo: India’s mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N. Sikki Reddy lost in the semi-finals of the $325,000 Japan Open Superseries badminton championships here on Saturday. The Indian pair lost 21-14, 15-21, 19-21 in 59 minutes to Japanese qualifiers Takuro Hoki and Sayaka Hirota. The performance of Pranaav and Sikki was the only […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Sindhu, Saina crash out; Srikanth, Prannoy advance in Japan Open

Tokyo: India’s campaign in the women’s singles category of the $325,000 Japan Open Superseries ended after P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal lost in straight games to local favourite Nozomi Okuhara and Spain’s Carolina Marin, in their respective matches here on Thursday. However, there was good news from the men’s singles with Kidambi Srikanth and H.S. […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Five Indian shuttlers in top-20 of BWF men's rankings

New Delhi: Five Indians find themselves in the top-20 of the BWF men’s singles rankings with H S Prannoy being the biggest gainer after his quarterfinal showing at the Japan Open last week. Prannoy has jumped four places to be world no.15 while Kidambi Srikanth, who too lost in the quarterfinals in Japan, remains the […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Sai Praneeth Advances At Japan Open

Tokyo: Indian shuttler B. Sai Praneeth started off his Japan Open 2019 campaign on a winning note as he registered a comprehensive straight-games victory over Japan’s Kento Nishimoto in the opening round of the $750,000 tournament here on Tuesday. Praneeth, who didn’t have as great a run in the recently-concluded Indonesia Open losing to Hong […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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Sindhu advances, Srikanth crashes out of Japan Open

Tokyo: Ace Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu kicked off her Japan Open campaign on an emphatic note as she registered a comprehensive victory over China’s Yue Han in her first-round clash of the $750,000 tournament. The Olympic silver medallist needed just 37 minutes to defeat Han 21-9, 21-17 in her opening match on Wednesday. Fifth-seeded Sindhu […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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Sindhu, Sai Praneeth enter Japan Open quarters; Prannoy loses

Tokyo: Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and B Sai Praneeth moved into the quarterfinals of the Japan Open after registering contrasting wins in their respective events here on Thursday. While fifth seed Sindhu had to toil hard in an hour-long battle to get the better of unseeded Japanese Aya Ohori 11-21 21-10 21-13 in a […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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