BWF World Tour Finals

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's top women's doubles, Pearly Tan-M.Thinaah did not get the perfect start they wanted after losing in their first Group B tie at the ...

BANGKOK, Dec 7 — Reigning champion Viktor Axelsen glided through his first match at the season-ending Badminton World Tour Finals in Bangkok on Wednesday, ...

The world number eight will be facing another uphill task against Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Sapsiree Taerattanachai of Thailand tomorrow, and a win will confirm their place in the semi-finals, ahead of the final group fixture against Supak Jomkoh-Supissara Paewsampran of Thailand. With only top two of the group advancing into the semi-finals, Aaron-Wooi Yik now must win their remaining group stage matches against Liu Yu Chen-Ou Xuan Yi of China and Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark, tomorrow and Friday. The world number four faced another setback against three-time world champions Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia, losing 12-21, 15-21 in a Group B tie at the Nimibutr Arena, tonight.

BANGKOK, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Top women's singles seed and Tokyo Olympic champion Chen Yufei of China suffered a major setback here on Wednesday, ...

Players of each individual event are drawn into two groups where the top two of each group qualify for the semifinals. The by-invitation finals feature the top eight players and pairs on the BWF World Tour rankings, with a maximum of two players or pairs per Member Association eligible. The only Chinese shuttler in the men's singles Lu Guangzu was no match against world No.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — It was not an ideal start for the reigning men's doubles world champions Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik in the season ending Badminton World ...

The world number eight will be facing another uphill task against Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Sapsiree Taerattanachai of Thailand tomorrow, and a win will confirm their place in the semi-finals, ahead of the final group fixture against Supak Jomkoh-Supissara Paewsampran of Thailand. With only top two of the group advancing into the semi-finals, Aaron-Wooi Yik now must win their remaining group stage matches against Liu Yu Chen-Ou Xuan Yi of China and Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark, tomorrow and Friday. The world number four faced another setback against three-time world champions Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia, losing 12-21, 15-21 in a Group B tie at the Nimibutr Arena, tonight.

World number one and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark started his Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals title defence in dominant fashion as he defeated Lu Guangzu of China 21-13, 21-11. On the other hand, the women's defending ...

Indonesia also secured victory in the mixed doubles thanks to Rinov Rivaldy and Pitha Haningtyas Mentari. In the mixed doubles, Zheng Si Wei and Huang Yi Qiong of China were no match for the French duo Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue. On the other hand, the women’s defending champion An Se-young of South Korea went down to Japanese Akane Yamaguchi 18-21, 16-21 in Bangkok.

Top women's singles seed and Tokyo Olympic champion Chen Yufei of China suffered a major setback in Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday, losing her opening match ...

The only Chinese shuttler in the men's singles Lu Guangzu was no match against world No. Their compatriots Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong, the reigning world champions, strolled past Thom Gicquel/Delphine Delrue of France 21-8, 21-9. Meanwhile, for her part, world No.18 Tunjung, 23, said: "She didn't settle down well in the first game so I tried to put as much pressure on her as possible. 4 Chen lost 21-9, 14-21, 21-16 to Indonesia's Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, who only made it to the finals following the withdrawal of India's world No. In a three-set battle, world No. /CFP

The 2021 world champion must beat Indonesia's Anthony Sinisuka Ginting on Friday (Dec 9) to make the semi-finals.

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Group A, HS Prannoy 21-23, 21-17, 19-21 Lu Guang Zu: So, slim chances for Prannoy to go through will be if Kodai Naraoka defeats both Viktor Axelsen today ...

Group A, HS Prannoy 7-9 Lu Guang Zu: The rallies are being played at a lovely tempo here. Group A, HS Prannoy 9-11 Lu Guang Zu: This is a real game of chess at the moment, says the commentator and it is hard to disagree. Group A, HS Prannoy 21-21 Lu Guang Zu: Prannoy goes really close with his net shot... Group A, HS Prannoy 21-23, 9-9 Lu Guang Zu: Broken string and all, Prannoy wins a rally with a good smash. Group A, HS Prannoy 21-23, 3-6 Lu Guang Zu: HSP with a hit/miss phase. Group A, HS Prannoy 21-23, 18-14 Lu Guang Zu: This is some really high quality badminton at the moment. Group A, HS Prannoy 21-23, 2-4 Lu Guang Zu: HS Prannoy and Lu Guang Zu have now played four games of badminton lasting a total of 115 minutes... Group A, HS Prannoy 21-23, 21-17, 18-18 Lu Guang Zu: Roar from Lu, more a release of energy, as HSP sends a shuttle wide. Prannoy loses a review as Lu roars after landing the shuttle flush on the line. Group A, HS Prannoy 21-23, 21-17, 17-17 Lu Guang Zu: Ah what a battle! Group A, HS Prannoy 21-23, 21-17, 19-19 Lu Guang Zu: Prannoy with a good leave at the back court... Group A, HS Prannoy 21-23, 21-17, 6-3 Lu Guang Zu: A brilliant 30-shot rally and it ends with the shuttle taking its time to decide which side of the net to fall on!

With two losses, Prannoy's chances of making it to the knockout stage is as good as over and rests on the results of multiple calculations.

Lu maintained the lead till 15-12 when Prannoy scripted a mini recovery to claw back at 16-16. However, errors again crept in his game as Prannoy rushed on to a couple of shots and allow Lu to turn the tables at 7-6. It was his second loss in group A following the opening match defeat to Japan’s Kodai Naraoka.

Prannoy put up a brave effort but couldn't go the distance, losing 21-23 21-17 19-21 in a gruelling 84-minute contest.

However, errors again crept in his game as Prannoy rushed on to a couple of shots and allow Lu to turn the tables at 7-6. Lu maintained the lead till 15-12 when Prannoy scripted a mini recovery to claw back at 16-16. Another precise smash and a razor-sharp return on his rival's backhand took the Indian to 18-13. [HS Prannoy](https://www.outlookindia.com/topic/hs-prannoy) went down fighting in three games to China's Lu Guang Zu in his second Group A match to virtually bow out of the semifinal race at the [BWF World Tour Finals](https://www.outlookindia.com/topic/bwf-world-tour-finals) in Bangkon on Thursday. Lu gained one game point, but Prannoy saved it before conceding another one. There was little to separate the two in the second game as well, as Prannoy caught up with his rival at 6-6 but Lu managed to grab a one-point cushion at the break after the Indian went long again.

BWF World Tour Finals: India's lone representative at the season-ending tournament in Bangkok, HS Prannoy, failed to reach the semi-finals. The World No.

The India shuttler qualified for the World Tour Finals at the third spot after a consistent season that propelled to No. Prannoy lost the opening game 21-23 to lower-ranked Guang Zu but he fought back to take the second game 21-17. Prannoy went down fighting against China's Guang Zu Lu in his second round-robin match on Thursday, December 8.

It was HS Prannoy's second loss in Group A following the opening match defeat to Japan's Kodai Naraoka.

However, errors again crept up in his game as Prannoy rushed on to a couple of shots and allowed Lu to turn the tables at 7-6. Lu maintained the lead till 15-12 when Prannoy scripted a mini recovery to claw back at 16-16. Another precise smash and a razor sharp return on his rival's backhand took the Indian to 18-13. It was his second loss in Group A following the opening match defeat to Japan's Kodai Naraoka. India's HS Prannoy went down fighting in three games to China's Lu Guang Zu in his second Group A match to bow out of the semifinal race at the BWF World Tour Finals here on Thursday. With the top two players in the group making it to the knockout stage, it will be either Naraoka or Lu joining Axelsen in the semifinals.

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BANGKOK, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shuttlers delivered a convincing performance at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals here on Thursday ...

Olympic champions Wang Yi Lyu/Huang Dongping recovered from their first-day defeat with a straight-set win against Supak Jomkoh/Supissara Paewsampran of Thailand 21-16, 21-7. "Our matches are often decided by only a few points, depending on who has the better control of details and mentality," said Chen. Chen fended off a late attempt by Yamaguchi to win the first set 21-19.