Category: Badminton
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Thailand Masters Badminton 2025: Jacky Kok Upsets India’s Ayush Shetty To Advance Into Second Round
Former Malaysian National Champion Jacky Kok celebrated the Chinese New Year with an upset over India’s Ayush Shetty in the first round of the Thailand Masters 2025 on Wednesday. World No.101 Kok, a Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) dropout, defeated his higher-ranked opponent 21-15, 21-17 in just 39 minutes. Once dubbed as the next Lee…
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38th National Games 2025 Uttarakhand Badminton Day 1 Schedule: Arunachal Pradesh vs Rajasthan To Cut The Ribbon
The much-awaited badminton matches of the 38th National Games are set to begin from Wednesday at the Multi-Purpose Hall, Parade Ground, Dehradun. With the competition running until February 4, the event promises a week of high-stakes action as India’s top badminton talent come together to compete for national glory. Participants from Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal…
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Thailand Masters Badminton 2025: BAM Dropout Jacky Kok To Face India’s Ayush Shetty In Main Event
Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) dropout Jacky Kok will face India’s Ayush Shetty in the Thailand Masters 2025 main event on Wednesday after qualifying through two rounds. The World No.101 defeated local shuttlers Puritat Arree 17-21, 21-11, 22-20 and Korakrit Laotrakul 21-16, 21-17 at the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok to advance on Tuesday. He was…
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Thailand Masters Badminton 2025: World Junior Champion Aaron Tai-Kang Khai Xing Enter Second Round
Reigning world junior champion Aaron Tai-Kang Khai Xing entered the men’s doubles second round at the Thailand Masters 2025 in Bangkok on Tuesday. The World No.58 began their campaign with a convincing 21-18, 21-16 victory over Thailand’s 85th-ranked Pongsakorn Thongkham-Wongsathorn Thongkham in 31 minutes at the Nimibutr Stadium. Aaron Tai-Kang Khai Xing, who failed to qualify…
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BWF Rankings: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Rise; Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Achieve Career Best Ranking
After two consecutive semi-finals finish in the BWF World Tour, India’s top-ranked men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty has risen two places to the seventh rank, while Malaysia’s Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai achieved their career-best World No.12 ranking after the Indonesia Masters 2025 triumph. Denmark’s Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen remain the top ranked…