PV Sindhu wins; Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, Sai Praneeth, Sourabh Verma out in 1st round of Indonesia Masters
Saina Nehwal, who is the defending champion in the women`s singles category, lost to Japan's Sayaki Takahashi. She won the first game but then was completely outclassed in the second and third with the final scoreline reading 19-21, 21-13, 21-5 in the Japanese player's favour.
Jan 15, 2020, 19:48 PM IST
Sourabh Verma achieves career-best Badminton World Federation ranking
Sourabh had a great season where he bagged two Badminton World Federation (BWF) Super 100 titles at Hyderabad and Vietnam besides winning the Slovenia International series in May. He achieved a career-best ranking of world no.29 in the latest BWF ranking.
Dec 03, 2019, 20:28 PM IST
Sourabh Verma advances, Kidambi Srikanth bows out of Syed Modi International Championships
India's Rituparna Das will lock horns with fellow countrywoman Shruti Mundada later on Friday for a place in the semi-final of the tournament.
Nov 29, 2019, 18:06 PM IST
Syed Modi International Championships: Kidambi Srikanth, Sourabh Verma eye semi-final berths
Earlier, Ajay Jayaram, HS Prannoy, B. Sai Praneeth and Lakshya Sen had all knocked out of the tournament after going down in their respective second rounds.
Nov 29, 2019, 11:46 AM IST
Syed Modi International Championship: Kidambi Srikanth, Sourabh Verma storm into quarter-finals
Meanwhile, Ajay Jayaram, HS Prannoy, B. Sai Praneeth and Lakshya Sen have all knocked out of the tournament after going down in their respective second rounds.
Nov 28, 2019, 18:08 PM IST
Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma storms into Vietnam Open final
With the win, Sourabh has now set up a summit showdown clash against China's Sun Fei Xiang, who defeated Lin Yu Hsien of Chinese Taipei 21-17, 21-16 to storm into the final.
Sep 14, 2019, 17:47 PM IST
Shuttler Sourabh Verma faces Japan's Minoru Koga in Vietnam Open semis
Notably, Sourabh is currently the lone Indian survivor in the tournament after Siril Verma and Subhankar Dey lost their respective pre-quarterfinal and second round clashes.
Sep 14, 2019, 11:21 AM IST
Chinese Taipei Open: Sourabh Verma keeps the Indian challenge alive
The 26-year-old Indian shuttler overcame world number 44 Sakai 22-20, 21-13 in 38 minutes.
Sep 04, 2019, 21:25 PM IST
Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma clinches Hyderabad Open title
Sourabh had ealier booked his place in the final of the Hyderabad Open with a straight-game 23-21, 21-16 victory over Malaysia's Iskandar Zulkarnain in a 48-minute semi-final match.
Aug 12, 2019, 11:31 AM IST
Ace shuttlers Sourabh and Sai Uttejitha make early exit at Thailand Open
Sourabh lost to Kanta Tsunemaya of Japan while Uttejitha Rao lost to China's Chen Xiao Xin
Jul 31, 2019, 13:51 PM IST
Indian shuttlers Sourabh Verma and Sai Uttejitha enter Thailand Open main draw
Sourabh will be facing Kanta Tsunemaya of Japan while Uttejitha Rao will be locking horns with China`s Chen Xiao Xin in their respective first-round matches on Wednesday.
Jul 30, 2019, 16:45 PM IST
Senior National Badminton Championship: Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap ease into semis
London Olympics medallist Nehwal has now set up a clash against 22-year-old Nagpur qualifier Vaishnavi Bhale for a place in the finals of the tournament.
Feb 15, 2019, 13:22 PM IST
Shuttler Sourabh Verma beats Japan's Koki Watanabe in final, wins 2018 Russia Open
Verma edged past the 19-year-old Japanese 19-21 21-12 21-17 in the final at the Sport Hall Olympic in Vladivostok.
Jul 29, 2018, 16:08 PM IST
Indian shuttlers continue good run at Russia Open
Sourabh Verma and Rituparna Das progressed to the quarterfinals of the USD 75,000 Russia Open BWF Tour Super 100 tournament.
Jul 26, 2018, 18:10 PM IST
Fit-again Ajay Jayaram, Sourabh Verma eye good run at NZ Open
Jayaram, who returned to action at the China Masters early this month after recovering from a hamstring injury that took nearly eight months to heal, opens his campaign against fourth seed Hsu Jen Hao from Chinese Taipei.
Apr 30, 2018, 15:13 PM IST
Saina Nehwal enters Round 2 in Hong Kong; Parupalli Kashyap, Sourabh Verma bow out
Saina Nehwal entered the second round but Parupalli Kashyap and Sourabh Verma failed to cross the opening hurdle at the USD 400,000 Hong Kong Super Series, here on Wednesday.
Nov 22, 2017, 11:06 AM IST
China Open: PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, HS Prannoy sail through; Sourabh Verma crashes out
The men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also failed to cross the opening hurdle, losing to Chinese pair of Cheng Liu and Nan Zhang 13-21 13-21.
Nov 15, 2017, 17:19 PM IST
Thailand Open: Sai Praneeth, Sourabh Verma cruise into third round
Sourabh, seeded 12th, survived a challenge from compatriot Anand Pawar 21-17 20-22 21-14, while third seed Praneeth, who won the Singapore Open last month, defeated Malaysia's R Satheishtharan 21-15 21-13 in another match.
May 31, 2017, 18:15 PM IST
Shuttlers Sourabh, Sameer Verma reach quarterfinals of USD 120,000 Bitburger Open
Sourabh, who had won the Chinese Taipei Open recently, will next take on experienced World No. 13 Marc Zwibler of Germany.
Nov 04, 2016, 13:36 PM IST
