-India Open Badminton India’s top badminton players are performing brilliantly in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 tournament being held at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi. Especially the pair of PV Sindhu and Satwik Sairaj-Chirag Shetty have made it to the quarter-finals by winning their respective matches. At the same time, in men’s singles also, Indian player Kiran George performed brilliantly and entered the quarter-finals. However, India’s challenge in women’s doubles and mixed doubles has ended, due to which India’s hopes in the next round of the tournament now rest on some special players.
PV Sindhu defeated Japanese player in straight games
PV Sindhu, who entered her first badminton competition after the Paris Olympics, performed brilliantly. Sindhu made her place in the quarter-finals by defeating Japan’s Manami Suizu 21-15, 21-13 in straight games. This victory further strengthened his confidence. In this match, Sindhu maintained her dominance from the beginning and did not give any chance to the Japanese player. This victory of Sindhu is a sign for her that she is completely ready to return to her old form again.
This tournament is special for PV Sindhu because she is returning to the badminton court after the Paris Olympics. This is an important time for her, as she hopes for another medal in the Olympics. Sindhu will next face fourth seed Georgia Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia. Georgia has made it to the quarter-finals by defeating Natsuki Nadayara of Japan 21-12, 24-22.
Kiran George’s explosive victory
In men’s singles, Indian player Kiran George performed brilliantly and defeated Alex Lanier of France 22-20, 21-13. With this victory, they have confirmed their place in the quarter-finals. This victory was very important for him because Kiran was entering this tournament as a new player. His win against France proved that he has the potential to prove himself at the international level.
Kiran will next face China’s Hong Yang Weng, who defeated Malaysia’s Jun Hao 21-18, 21-12. This match can also be a tough one, because Weng is an experienced player.
Satwik-Chirag pair also showed amazing performance
In men’s doubles, Indian pair Satwik Sairaj and Chirag Shetty performed brilliantly. Both of them defeated the Japanese pair of Kenya Mitsuhashi and Hiroki Okamura. In the first game, the Japanese pair gave a tough challenge to the Indian pair and won the first game by 20-22. But after this, Satwik and Chirag made a brilliant comeback and won the next two games 21-14, 21-16.
The pair of Satwik-Chirag, who will become world champions in badminton in 2022, will now face a new challenge in the next round. Their pair proved that they can perform well under any pressure and their aim will be to win in the quarter-finals as well.
India’s challenge ends in women’s doubles and mixed doubles
At the same time, the challenge of Indian players in women’s doubles and mixed doubles has ended. The pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Krishto, the pair of Rituparna Panda and Shwetaparna Panda, and the pair of Ashwini Bhat and Shikha Gautam had to face defeat. In mixed doubles, the pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha lost against the pair of Asith Surya and Amrita Prithamesh. After these defeats, the Indian pair could no longer progress in this tournament and India’s hopes in women’s doubles and mixed doubles ended.
Challenge of Indian players in the next round
Now the eyes of Indian players are fixed on the next round, where PV Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag and Kiran George will have to face a tough challenge. Sindhu will face Indonesia’s Georgia, while Satwik and Chirag will have to strengthen their claim in the next round. The expectations of the brilliant performance of these players are very high among Indian badminton lovers.
The hard work and brilliant play of the Indian players in this tournament has proved that Indian badminton is fully ready to be considered its leader in the world.
Overall, this tournament has brought mixed results for India. While some players made it to the quarter-finals, others had their hopes ended in the tournament. But the future of Indian badminton looks very bright, because the players who are moving towards success in this tournament are expected to achieve more success in the future.
Badminton lovers of India are expecting good performance from these players and will see more great moments in Indian badminton in the coming days.
