Badminton 2016 Discussion Thread

[Prakash 50]

Peru International badminton Series 2016

Indian men’s doubles duo of and Alwin Francis won the double's title in Peru International Series 2016 in the Peruvian capital of Lima on Sunday.

Kona and Francis, who were seeded second at this tournament, upset the top seeds; the Mexican pair of Job Castillo and Lino Munoz 21-8, 21-12 to win the final.

Edited March 8, 2016 by Prakash

[Prashanth 175]

Wimbledon of Badminton starts today...

[gvaisakh 23]

16 hours ago, Prashanth said:

Wimbledon of Badminton starts today...

The first real test/preparation ahead of Olympics. Lot of mouth watering actions for sure

[Prashanth 175]

9 matches on the court for Team India in All England Championships..

[gvaisakh 23]

ALL ENGLAND OPEN -  IN ACTION

MS - Kidambi Srikanth, Ajay Jayaram, H S Prannoy, Sai Praneeth, Sameer Verma

WS - Saina Nehwal, P V Sindhu

MD - Manu Attri/Sumeeth Reddy

WD - Jwala Gutta/Ashwini Ponnappa

[Griff88 1,952]

Sameer Verma beat Ginting yesterday

Jonatan and Ihsan Mustofa fought for a spot in the main draw.. And Kento Momota is already waiting

[opruh 129]

Indeed an exciting week for badminton, I'm hoping for a strong showing by Wang Shixian here.  

[gvaisakh 23]

Gutta/Ponnappa & Prannoy lost their nerves at the most crucial juncture.. the end of 1st game.. both were leading and nearly won the game but couldn't capitalize on the golden opportunity  

[Prashanth 175]

1 hour ago, gvaisakh said:

Gutta/Ponnappa & Prannoy lost their nerves at the most crucial juncture.. the end of 1st game.. both were leading and nearly won the game but couldn't capitalize on the golden opportunity  

Even Manu/Sumeeth loose the match.....

[NatsutoFuyu 0]

Kazu/Kuri won

They are getting closer to Rio