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Wednesday, Jun 25, 2025
The withdrawal of former world No.1 Saina means there will be no Indian participation in the women's singles event at Odense as world champion P V Sindhu has already opted out.
On Tuesday, the BAI recommend doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and men's singles player Sameer Verma for the Arjuna Award.
The Badminton World Federation said on Friday it will not extend the qualification period to add more ranking events in the lead-up to the Olympics as it will affect different players 'either positively or negatively'.
In a repeat of last edition's title clash at Nagpur, the two stalwarts will look to outdo each other and write another chapter in their on-field rivalry.
Sourabh Verma, who had clinched his third Senior National title in Guwahati last week, beat Spain's Lus Enrique Penalver 21-15, 21-16 in 33 minutes.
Sameer Verma too suffered the same fate as he lost 22-20, 18-21, 18-21 to Japan's Kenta Nishimoto in the first round.
Kashyap defeated Daren 21-17, 11-21, 21-12 in a match that lasted almost an hour.
The world No. 1 won 21-13, 21-15 to seal a place in the final.
Sai Praneeth also made an early exit after he was forced to retire midway in his first-round match against Anders Antonsen of Denmark.
Kashyap beat former world No. 2 Denmark's Jan O Jorgensen 24-22, 21-8 to seal his place in the semifinals.
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