India Open

India Open 2022: 'Just another match', says Malvika Bansod after beating idol Saina Nehwal in second round

Malvika called her win over idol Saina, one of the biggest achievements of her career so far.

Jan 13, 2022, 16:19 PM IST

Indian Open: Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu get top billing as tournament returns after two-year hiatus

The tournament will start with main draw from January 11 and no spectators will be allowed at the venue, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jan 09, 2022, 21:03 PM IST

India Open badminton: England shuttlers pull out of tournament after 2 positive cases in contingent

England's decision to pull out was made public by the Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Sunday.

Jan 09, 2022, 15:49 PM IST

COVID-19: BWF cancels India Open, Hyderabad Open

According to BWF, the changes represent the best and most feasible opportunity for badminton tournaments to resume with regularity over the next six months.

Jun 28, 2021, 16:10 PM IST

India Open 2021: Tournament postponed due to surge in COVID-19 cases

The India Open was part of the qualification cycle for this year's Tokyo Olympics.

Apr 19, 2021, 21:01 PM IST

BWF announces revised tournament calendar, India Open to be held from December 8-13

A total of eight tournaments have been rescheduled from their original dates due to the novel virus.

May 22, 2020, 16:52 PM IST

BWF suspends all tournaments till April 12 due to coronavirus

India Open was scheduled to be played in New Delhi from March 24 to 29.

Mar 14, 2020, 12:58 PM IST

Malaysia Open: Kidambi Srikanth goes down fighting against Chen Long in quarter-final

Srikanth slumped to an 18-21, 19-21 defeat at the hands of Long in a thrilling last-eight clash of the men's singles event that lasted 48 minutes.

Apr 05, 2019, 15:58 PM IST

Kidambi Srikanth stunned by Viktor Axelsen in India Open men's singles final

Srikanth, a 2015 winner, blew away two game points in the second game to lose 7-21 20-22 to Axelsen in the summit clash.

Mar 31, 2019, 19:03 PM IST

Badminton in Tokyo Olympics going to be tougher than last three Games: Saina Nehwal

Saina has been troubled by injuries of late. After her knee surgery in 2016, she has been striving hard to return to her peak form. She was World No. 1 for a few weeks in 2015.

Mar 31, 2019, 17:11 PM IST

India Open: Kidambi Srikanth seals spot in final, PV Sindhu crashes out

Olympic silver medallist Sindhu, who had won the event in 2017, blew four game points in the opening game to go down fighting 21-23 18-21 to China's He Bingjiao.

Mar 30, 2019, 21:32 PM IST

India Open: Defending champion Zhang Beiwen battling fund crunch, lack of training

After a fallout with Singapore authorities, she adopted US nationality in 2013 and has been playing for that country in the international circuit ever since.

Mar 29, 2019, 15:59 PM IST

India Open: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth eye semi-final spots

Sindhu had earlier swept aside Hong Kong's Deng Joy Xuan 21-11, 21-13 to storm into the quarter-final of the women's singles event.

Mar 29, 2019, 15:40 PM IST

I'm scared of getting injured: Badminton star Ratchanok Inthanon

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) revamped its structure in 2018, making it compulsory for the world's top-15 players in the singles events and top-10 pairs in the doubles disciplines to play a minimum of 12 out of 15 World Tour tournaments or face a penalty.

Mar 28, 2019, 16:25 PM IST