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World Badminton Championships News
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Indian badminton star P.V. Sindhu has turned producer for a digital film paying ode to her coach Pullela Gopichand for his relentless pursuit of excellence.
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A former World No. 1 Saina had slipped to the 16th spot but a good showing at Glasgow helped her inch closer to the top-10 again in women's singles.
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Gopichand said players sometimes lose out when it comes the television requirements and what fans want.
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When asked about whether she would tweak her playing style a bit in order to climb a step further and become a champion next time, the shuttler said everyone has a different style of player and she doesn't feel a need to make changes.
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Saina went down in the semifinals against the title winner Nozomi Okuhara, who also beat PV Sindhu in the final.
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In the second set, while leading 21-20, it was Sindhu serving for the game point and her bid to take the match into third set.
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Saina also has a silver from the 2015 edition and in Glasgow, while Sindhu became India's only second player with a second-place finish in the global badminton showpiece event.
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Considering that both the losing semi-finalists will be awarded a bronze medal, India have already been assured of two medals at the event.
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The 24-year-old, who clinched two successive titles at Indonesia and Australia and reached the finals at Singapore Open, swept aside Corvee 21-9, 21-17 in a one-sided clash that lasted just few minutes more than half an hour.
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Saina Nehwal, the 12th seed in the tournament, will now cross swords with either India`s Tanvi Lad or second-seed Sung Ji Hyun of Korea for a place in the quarter-finals. Sai Praneeth will now face off against Germany`s Marc Zwiebler or sixth-seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei in the third round.
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The eighth seeded Indian, who won the Indonesia Super Series Premier and Australian Super series Open in June, defeated Russia's Sergey Sirant 21-13 21-12 in less than 30 minutes.
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Sindhu lost to Carolina Marin in the Rio final but had her revenge when the Indian beat the Spaniard in the Indian Open final earlier this year.
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After experiencing a slow start to the 2017 Badminton World Federation (BWF) season, Praneeth won back-to-back titles at the Singapore Open Superseries, defeating fellow Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth, and Thailand Open.
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An Indian player is yet to win a gold at the tournament if you rewind back to the previous editions. But as many as five Indian shuttlers have been seeded this time around.
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India's top male shuttler Kidambi Srikanth, who clinched two successive titles at Indonesia and Australia and reached the finals at Singapore Open, will open his campaign against Russia's Sergey Sirant.
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India have been clubbed with Denmark and Indonesia in the qualifying rounds of the Sudirman Cup scheduled to be held at the Gold Coast, Australia from May 21-28.
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