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Straits Times
10-06-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Chou Tien-chen to meet Anders Antonsen in Indonesia Open badminton final, as top two seeds exit
Taiwan's Chou Tien Chen celebrates after winning his semi-final match against Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand. PHOTO: EPA-EFE Chou Tien-chen to meet Anders Antonsen in Indonesia Open badminton final, as top two seeds exit JAKARTA - Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan beat world number one Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-16 23-21 in the Indonesia Open in Jakarta on June 7 to set up a final against Anders Antonsen, who defeated defending champion Shi Yuqi. Second seed Vitidsarn shot out of the blocks in both games and racked up 5-1 leads but the 35-year-old Chou showed great resilience, fighting back to secure a spot in his first final since last month's Taipei Open. China's Shi began his semi-final strongly, taking the first game 21-9, while third-seeded Antonsen was much more competitive in the second game and pounced on a string of errors from the top seed to wrest control of the match. Shi had the lead early in the tight third game but Antonsen rose to the challenge to win 9-21 21-18 21-19 - his first victory over the two-times Asian Games gold medallist since January 2024. In the women's draw, top seed An Se-young of South Korea faced third-seeded Akane Yamaguchi, the second time the pair had met in the semi-finals of a Super 1000 tournament this year. Much like their meeting at the All England Open in March, reigning Olympic champion An held off her Japanese opponent to win 21-18 21-17 and secure a spot in the Indonesia Open final for a third time in her career. An will come up against Wang Zhiyi in the June 8 final after the Chinese world number two beat compatriot Han Yue 21-12 21-13 in 39 minutes. REUTERS South Korea's An Se Young celebrates winning her semi-final match against Akane Yamaguchi of Japan. PHOTO: EPA-EFE Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Hindu
07-06-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Indonesia Open: Chou to meet Antonsen in final as top two seeds exit
Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan beat world number one Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-16, 23-21 in the Indonesia Open in Jakarta on Saturday to set up a final against Anders Antonsen, who defeated defending champion Shi Yuqi. Second seed Vitidsarn shot out of the blocks in both games and racked up 5-1 leads, but the 35-year-old Chou showed great resilience, fighting back to secure a spot in his first final since last month's Taipei Open. China's Shi began his semifinal strongly, taking the first game 21-9, while third-seeded Antonsen was much more competitive in the second game and pounced on a string of errors from the top seed to wrest control of the match. ALSO READ: I'm on right track, not really far away from my best: Sindhu Shi had the lead early in the tight third game, but Antonsen rose to the challenge to win 9-21, 21-18, 21-19 -- his first victory over the two-time Asian Games gold medallist since January 2024. In the women's draw, top seed An Se-young of South Korea faced third-seeded Akane Yamaguchi, the second time the pair had met in the semifinals of a Super 1000 tournament this year. Much like their meeting at the All England Open in March, reigning Olympic champion An held off her Japanese opponent to win 21-18, 21-17 and secure a spot in the Indonesia Open final for a third time in her career. An will come up against Wang Zhiyi in Sunday's final after the Chinese world number two beat compatriot Han Yue 21-12, 21-13 in 39 minutes.
India Gazette
29-05-2025
- Sport
- India Gazette
Satwiksairaj-Chirag move to quarterfinals of Singapore Open
Singapore City [Singapore], May 29 (ANI): The top Indian men's doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Singapore Open tournament on Thursday. 'Sat-Chi', as they are known popularly, defeated the world number eight pair of Sabar Karyaman Gutama and Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani in a remarkable match which saw them come back from being down 19-21 in the first game to win the next two closely contested games by 21-16, 21-19. The official X handle of the Badminton Association of India (BAI) posted, 'Quarterfinals, here we come! Satwik/Chirag dig deep to take down World No. 8 Gutama/Isfahani in a thrilling R16 comeback: 19-21, 21-16, 21-19 . Big fight, big heart -- on to the Last Eight at the Singapore Open 2025!' In the tournament's opener, the duo secured a win in straight games against the world number 41 duo of Choong Hon Jian and Muhammad Haikal of Malaysia by 21-16, 21-13. This marks their first competition since pre-quarterfinal elimination at the All England Open in March. Chirag was injured while Satwik faced health issues, forcing them to exit the tournament. Satwiksairaj and Chirag, who failed to win the medal in the Paris Olympics, aim to recapture the magic that saw them make it to the semifinals of the Malaysia Open and India Open back to back this year. The last Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour title of the duo dates back to May 2024, when they won the Thailand Open. Some results from day two of the competition: Women's singles -Aakarshi Kashyap lost to Han Yue (CHN) 17-21, 21-13, 21-7-Unnati Hooda lost to Wang Zhiyi (CHN) 13-21, 21-9, 21-15-Anupama Upadhyaya lost to Sung Shuo-yun (TPE) 21-12, 21-16 Men's singles -Lakshya Sen lost to Lin Chun-yi (TPE) 15-21, 21-17, 13-5 retired Women's doubles -Amrutha Pramuthesh/Sonali Singh beat Nami Matsuyama/Chiharu Shida (JPN) via walkover-Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand beat Chang Ching-hui/Yang Ching-Tun (TPE) 21-14, 19-21, 21-17-Vaishnavi Khadkekar/Alisha Khan lost to Gronya Somerville/Angela Yu (AUS) 21-8, 21-9 Mixed doubles -Rohan Kapoor/Ruthvika Shivani Gadde beat Chen Zhi Yi/Francesca Corbett (USA) 21-16, 21-19. (ANI)
Malaysia Sun
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Malaysia Sun
Satwiksairaj-Chirag move to quarterfinals of Singapore Open
Singapore City [Singapore], May 29 (ANI): The top Indian men's doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Singapore Open tournament on Thursday. 'Sat-Chi', as they are known popularly, defeated the world number eight pair of Sabar Karyaman Gutama and Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani in a remarkable match which saw them come back from being down 19-21 in the first game to win the next two closely contested games by 21-16, 21-19. The official X handle of the Badminton Association of India (BAI) posted, 'Quarterfinals, here we come! Satwik/Chirag dig deep to take down World No. 8 Gutama/Isfahani in a thrilling R16 comeback: 19-21, 21-16, 21-19 . Big fight, big heart -- on to the Last Eight at the Singapore Open 2025!' In the tournament's opener, the duo secured a win in straight games against the world number 41 duo of Choong Hon Jian and Muhammad Haikal of Malaysia by 21-16, 21-13. This marks their first competition since pre-quarterfinal elimination at the All England Open in March. Chirag was injured while Satwik faced health issues, forcing them to exit the tournament. Satwiksairaj and Chirag, who failed to win the medal in the Paris Olympics, aim to recapture the magic that saw them make it to the semifinals of the Malaysia Open and India Open back to back this year. The last Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour title of the duo dates back to May 2024, when they won the Thailand Open. Some results from day two of the competition: Women's singles -Aakarshi Kashyap lost to Han Yue (CHN) 17-21, 21-13, 21-7-Unnati Hooda lost to Wang Zhiyi (CHN) 13-21, 21-9, 21-15-Anupama Upadhyaya lost to Sung Shuo-yun (TPE) 21-12, 21-16 Men's singles -Lakshya Sen lost to Lin Chun-yi (TPE) 15-21, 21-17, 13-5 retired Women's doubles -Amrutha Pramuthesh/Sonali Singh beat Nami Matsuyama/Chiharu Shida (JPN) via walkover-Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand beat Chang Ching-hui/Yang Ching-Tun (TPE) 21-14, 19-21, 21-17-Vaishnavi Khadkekar/Alisha Khan lost to Gronya Somerville/Angela Yu (AUS) 21-8, 21-9 Mixed doubles -Rohan Kapoor/Ruthvika Shivani Gadde beat Chen Zhi Yi/Francesca Corbett (USA) 21-16, 21-19. (ANI)
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Business Standard
28-05-2025
- Sport
- Business Standard
Winning return for Satwik-Chirag in Singapore; Lakshya retires mid-game
India's top men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made a winning return, while there was heartbreak for Lakshya Sen, who was forced to retire midway through his opening round clash at the Singapore Open Super 750 badminton tournament here on Wednesday. Back on court for the first time since their withdrawal from the All England Open in March due to Chirag's back injury, the former world No.1 displayed no signs of rust as they beat Malaysia's Choong Hon Jian and Muhammad Haikal 21-16, 21-13 in just under 40 minutes in the round of 32. It was Satwik and Chirag's second win over the 41st-ranked Malaysian pair. The Indians are currently ranked 27th in the world. The pair had also missed the Sudirman Cup earlier this month, with Satwik battling health concerns. Prior to that, they had made semifinal appearances at both the Malaysia Open and India Open this season. India's no 1 singles player Sen was forced to retire hurt during his opening-round clash against Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei. Sen, currently ranked 17th in the world, started strong and took the first game 21-15. But his opponent, world No. 19 Lin, bounced back to claim the second 21-17. The match was evenly poised in the decider when Sen trailed 5-13 before he retired due to injury. The exact nature of Sen's injury is not known. In mixed doubles, Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde advanced into the pre-quarters defeating the American pair of Chen Zhi Yi and Francesca Corbett 21-16, 21-19 in 35 minutes. In the women's singles, Aakarshi Kashyap put up a spirited fight but ultimately went down to world No. 4 Han Yue of China 21-17, 13-21, 7-21 in a 58-minute contest. Kashyap, ranked 46th in the world, started well and took the opening game 21-17. However, the third seeded Han bounced back strongly to win the next two games 21-13, 21-7, showcasing her superior control. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
