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Monday, Jun 23, 2025
The 30-year-old lost in the opening round of the marquee event, which was among a handful which continued even as the bulk of global sporting calendar was either postponed or cancelled.
The teenager, according to a Taiwanese report that was tweeted by Danish player Hans-Kristian Vittinghus, was part of the Taiwanese contingent for the All England Championships.
The revised travel advisory caused significant confusion and concern among the top Indian shuttlers, who were in Birmingham for the tournament with Parupalli Kashyap sending an SOS to the government asking for clarity on the situation.
Seven Indian shuttlers, including former top 10 player H S Prannoy and world No. 10 men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy have withdrawn from the prestigious tournament due to coronavirus threat.
The positives for India were reigning world champion P V Sindhu and youngster Lakshya Sen who progressed to the second round.
However, leading Indian women's singles players P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal are making the trip to England, as are their male counterparts Kidambi Srikanth and B. Sai Praneeth.
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'.
Saina used her powerful smashes to telling effect, registering a 21-18, 21-15 win against Sindhu in the summit clash.
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.
Up against Shruti Mundada in the pre-quarters, Saina had a look at the surface and immediately made it clear that she won't risk playing on it.
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