Syed Modi International News

PV Sindhu expressed relief after ending a long title drought with her triumph in the Syed Modi International badminton tournament in Lucknow and hoped the result would mark the beginning of another successful phase in an illustrious career.    

Indian star shuttler PV Sindhu won her first title since 2019 after beating Malvika Bansod at the Syed Modi International badminton tournament.

The top-seeded Indian beat her Thai rival, seeded sixth in the tournament, 11-21 21-12 21-17 in a quarterfinal match that lasted one hour and five minutes.

Indian shuttler HS Prannoy entered the second round of the Syed Modi International beating Danylo Bosniuk 21-14, 21-18. 

The world no 10 Indian pair, which had won its first Super 500 tournament in Thailand in 2019, upset the top seeded Indonesian pair 21-16 26-24 in 43 minutes to make a rampaging start to the new season.

Rankireddy and Shetty's previous best performance came when they won Hyderabad Open Super 100 tournament in 2018 before they made it to the final of Syed Modi International Super 300 tournament in the same year. 

Sindhu has been the most impressive among the Indian shuttlers as she claimed silver medals at all the major events -- Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and World Championship.

Saina Nehwal, who was eyeing her fourth title at the Syed Modi International Badminton Championship, went down against China's Han Yue Han in the finals.

In the women`s singles clash, Sindhu ended unseeded Indonesian Grigoria Mariska`s dream run.

Sameer will be up against Indian ninth seed Sai Praneeth, who edged past third seed Kidambi Srikanth 15-21, 21-10, 21-17 in 59 minutes.

Sindhu tested the conditions at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium en route to her easy 21-9 21-11 win over compatriot Prabhudesai.