Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen will look to rediscover their touch, while the emerging crop will aim to turn promise into performance at the USD 475,000 Kumamoto Masters Japan Super 500 tournament.
Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu highlighted how Prime Minister Narendra Modi's words of encouragement have deeply inspired Indian athletes.
Lakshya Sen stunned fifth seed Christo Popov of France in straight games to enter the men's singles pre-quarterfinals at the USD 475,000 Hylo Open Super 500 tournament
Shaina Manimuthu (U15) and Diksha Sudhakar (U17) clinched gold medals in their respective age categories as India registered their best-ever performance in the Badminton Asia U17 & U15 Championships.
India's Lakshya Rajesh, Diksha Sudhakar and Shaina Manimuthu stormed into the girls' quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia U-17 and U-15 Championships in Chengdu on Friday.
Fresh from a string of consistent performances in Asia, India's premier men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will look to go the distance at the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament.
India's top seeded Tanvi Sharma produced a near-perfect match against China's Liu Si Ya to storm into the final of the BWF World Junior Champions in Guwahati on Saturday.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the semifinals, while Lakshya Sen lost his men's singles quarterfinal match in straight games at the Denmark Open Super 750 badminton tournament.
Top seed Tanvi Sharma assured India of a medal at the BWF World Junior Championships after advancing to the women's singles semifinals with a thrilling three-game win.
Rising Indian shuttlers Tanvi Sharma and Unnati Hooda continued their impressive run to sail into the quarterfinals of the BWF World Junior Championships in Guwahati Thursday.