Thailand Open: Indian shuttlers Malvika Bansod and Ashmita Chaliha advance to women's singles main draw

May 18, 2022 9:12 AM

Thailand Open: Indian shuttlers Malvika Bansod and Ashmita Chaliha advance to women's singles main draw

In the Thailand Open badminton tournament, Indian shuttlers Malvika Bansod and Ashmita Chaliha advanced to the women's singles main draw after winning their respective qualifiers in Bangkok yesterday. Malvika defeated compatriot Anupama Upadhyaya 21-18, 21-8 in just under half an hour to book the berth in the main draw. The world No. 57 Indian will face the world No. 59 Marija Ulitina of Ukraine in the first round today. Chaliha overcame USA's Jennie Gai 21-16, 21-18 in 27 minu...

Thailand Open: Sai Praneeth to face Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan in quarters

August 2, 2019 2:19 PM

Thailand Open: Sai Praneeth to face Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan in quarters

In Badminton, B. Sai Praneeth will face Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan in the men's singles quarterfinals of the Thailand Open in Bangkok today.  Praneeth stormed into the last-eight defeating compatriot Shubhankar Dey 21-18, 21-19. He is lone India left in the singles event of the tournament. Kidambi Srikanth, Parupalli Kashyap, H.S.Prannoy and Saina Nehwal crashed out of the tournament after losing their second-round matches yesterday. In Mixed Doubles, Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwiksairaj Ran...

P V Sindhu will eye her maiden title this year in Thailand Open

July 29, 2019 2:07 PM

P V Sindhu will eye her maiden title this year in Thailand Open

In Badminton, Indian shuttler P V Sindhu will eye her maiden title this year in the Thailand Open beginning in Bangkok tomorrow. Seeded fourth, Sindhu will open her women's singles campaign against unseeded Chinese Han Yue, whom she easily overcame in the first round of Japan Open.  In the last two weeks, Sindhu finished second-best at the Indonesia Open and reached the quarterfinals of the Japan Open. On both occasions, familiar foe Japan's Yamaguchi turned out to be Sindhu&am...

Indian boxers finish Thailand Open campaign; bag 8 medals

July 27, 2019 8:33 PM

Indian boxers finish Thailand Open campaign; bag 8 medals

Indian boxers finished their campaign at the Thailand Open in Bangkok today with a rich haul of eight medals, comprising a gold, four silver and three bronze. The Indian contingent's performance was commendable considering some of the world's best boxers from 37 countries had participated in the tournament.  Asian Championships silver medallist Ashish Kumar bagged his first international gold in the 75 kg category, outpunching Korea's Kim Jinjae 5-0 for the biggest med...

Thailand Open: Bhagyabati Kachari enters semifinals

July 23, 2019 6:30 PM

Thailand Open: Bhagyabati Kachari enters semifinals

Bhagyabati Kachari in the 75kg category assured India of at least a bronze medal at the Thailand International Boxing Tournament by advancing to the semifinals in Bangkok today. Bhagyabati, who won gold at the India Open earlier this year, defeated Vietnam's Nguyen Huong 5-0 to make the medal rounds. In the men's draw, Ashish Kumar in the 69kg category entered the quarterfinals after easing past Croat Petar Cetinic 5-0 in his pre-quarterfinal bout.  Commonwealth Games bronze-me...