5 Badminton Controversies that shocked the World

Badminton is known to be a quiet sport with players only in news for results of the tournaments. Unlike Football, Cricket, and Tennis, there are very few controversies involved in badminton. However, with world-class players in the circuit, controversies always come up in some way or the other. Here are 5 controversies that shook the […]

Badminton: BAI launches first-ever Coach Development Programme

Amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, the Badminton Association of India in collaboration with the Sports Authority of India launched an online coach development on Monday programme under the leadership of the Chief National Coach, Pullela Gopichand.    The development programme will be held five days a week for three weeks. The entire course has been divided […]

Badminton: The impotence of Women’s doubles in India

Even though Indian badminton has scaled over the years, not much has been moved on the women’s doubles front. It has been a perturbing couple of years for India’s only hope in women’s doubles- the pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy.   Earlier, the pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa helped shine a […]

The unsurpassable record of Tai Tzu Ying

Tai Tzu Ying, one of the greatest women’s singles badminton players the World has seen, is epitomized with an unsurpassable record. She reached the peak of the World rankings on 1 December 2016 with her rank not being disturbed for 72 weeks till 18 April 2018. In 2018, she could not defend her 2017 Singapore […]

BWF Rankings: 8 Indian men’s singles shuttlers in top 50 of the list

According to the updated BWF ranking (as on 17/3/2020), 8 Indian men’s singles shuttlers fall under the top 50 of the list. Earlier, the BWF froze the rankings as a fair solution to the Tokyo Olympic Qualification due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Namely, Sai Praneeth (13), Srikanth Kidambi (14), Parupalli Kashyap (24), Lakshya Sen (27), […]

The Rise and Fall of Srikanth Kidambi

12 April 2018 will be always remembered as a golden day in Indian sport, as Srikanth Kidambi became World no. 1 in men’s singles, a feat which only Prakash Padukone achieved back in 1980. 25-year-old Srikanth dethroned Denmark’s Victor Axelson to reach the top of the rankings.   The foundation of becoming World no. 1 […]

Lakshya Sen: The rise of a talented shuttler

He’s just 18, but Lakshya Sen is on the road to reach a ‘lakhsya’ (target). Lakshya is a soft-spoken boy who you would easily miss, but when he steps in the court, he turns into a different breed altogether, shedding all the softness behind. Some people are like that. He’s one of them.   A […]

PV Sindhu: Throwback to her top 5 performances

The 2019 season has been a rollercoaster ride for India’s star shuttler, PV Sindhu. Since the historic World Championship gold, she has been on a downward run with her best performance in reaching the finals of Indonesia Open. However, the World no. 6 has given the country several historic wins which should not be forgotten […]

Indian Women Badminton: Who next after Saina and Sindhu?

The names that come to our mind when asked about women in Indian badminton are usually Saina and Sindhu. The question arises that other than Saina and Sindhu, who are the other talents that are representing women singles for our country. Here is a list of such players along with a brief description of their […]