Hong Kong: World number three shuttler Saina Nehwal went down to China's Ling Wang in straight games in the women's singles second round of the $250,000 Hong Kong Open Super Series at the Hong Kong Coliseum here Thursday. The London Olympics bronze medallist lost 19-21, 15-21 in the final Super Series of the season.
With this win, World No.61 Wang extended her head-to-head to 4-2. It was also the end of the Indian challenge in the women's and mixed doubles.
In the women's doubles, Pradnya Gadre and Ashwini Ponnappa lost to Thailand's Duanganong Aroonkesorn and Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 17-21, 18-21 in 29 minutes in the second round in their first ever meeting.
In the mixed doubles category, Chinese top seeds Chen Xu and Jin Ma beat Pranaav Chopra and N Siki Reddy 21-16, 21-10 in 31 minutes in their first ever encounter....
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05:14 PM, Nov 22, 2012
New Delhi: London Olympics bronze medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal on Wednesday opened her campaign at the Hong Kong Super Series on a positive note, prevailing over Aprilla Yuswandari of Indonesia in straight games to reach the second round of women's singles event. The world number three took time to get into the groove but went from strength to strength as the match progressed to notch up a 22-20, 21-8 win...
11:31 AM, Nov 21, 2012
New Delhi: After skipping the China Super Series Premier last week because of a knee problem, Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal will now be back in action at the Hong Kong Open which begins from Wednesday. The world number three Saina, who recently won Denmark Super Series Premier and reached the final of French Open last month, will take on Aprilla Yuswandari in her campaign opener in the women's singles....
08:38 PM, Nov 20, 2012
Hong Kong: Miguel Angel Jimenez fired a final round five-under 65 to become the oldest player to record a European Tour victory with a one-stroke triumph at the Hong Kong Open on Sunday. The Spaniard completed the tournament on 15 under par to edge out Sweden's Fredrik Andersson Hed, who had earlier shot a 64, and secure a hat-trick of Hong Kong titles at the age of 48 years and...
04:39 PM, Nov 18, 2012
Hong Kong: Jyoti Randhawa, the lone Indian to make the cut, rode on the wings of an eagle to make a smart move on the third day of the USD 2 million UBS Hong Kong Open here on Saturday. Randhawa (67) moved to five-under 205 and tied 13th, up from overnight 20th place. While Randhawa was continuing with his revival, New Zealand's Michael Campbell carried on his remarkable run with...
07:31 PM, Nov 17, 2012
New Delhi: Out of action due to a finger ligament tear, ace golfer Jeev Milkha Singh is desperate to be back in action and said he would rather play through an injury and chase his dream of winning a Major and representing India in 2016 Olympics than staying away from the game. Jeev had injured his right index finger during his Scottish Open win in July and hurt it again...
06:34 PM, Nov 16, 2012
Hong Kong: Jyoti Randhawa was the lone Indian to make the cut even as World No 1 Rory McIlroy and three-time Major champion Padraig Harrington fell by the wayside in the USD two million Hong Kong Open, here. Randhawa, who had shot 68 in the first round, followed it up with a second round 70 and his total of two-under 138 at the par-70 Hong Kong Golf Club saw him...
06:26 PM, Nov 16, 2012
Fanling, Hong Kong: World number one and defending champion Rory McIlroy missed the cut at the Hong Kong Open on Friday after he suffered a nightmare with the putter and double bogeyed his final hole. The U.S PGA champion four-putted the 10th green, his last of the tournament, to cap a frustrating two-over-par 72 round which gave him a total of five-over 145, 14 shots behind leader Michael Campbell. "I...
04:39 PM, Nov 16, 2012
Hong Kong: Former champion Colin Montgomerie has dropped out of the Hong Kong Open ahead of Friday's second round, prematurely ending his 25th year on the European Tour. Organisers said Montgomerie informed officials he was suffering with a foot injury and has returned home to Scotland. Also withdrawing ahead of the second round are India pair Chiragh Kumar and Digvijay Singh. Both players posted 10-over par first-round scores of 80....
10:38 AM, Nov 16, 2012
Fanling: Tiredness caught up with Rory McIlroy on Thursday and the world golf number one could shoot only a three-over-par 73 on the opening day of the Hong Kong Open. McIlroy, who this week became only the second player to win the money-list titles in both Europe and the United States, admitted that he was exhausted after a year in which he has won four titles, including the US PGA...
04:47 PM, Nov 15, 2012
Hong Kong: Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa opened strongly with a two-under 68 to be placed at tied 17th after the first round of UBS Hong Kong Open at the Hong Kong Golf club here Thursday. Randhawa dropped just one bogey against three birdies to emerge as the best Indian and was four shots behind Asian Tour rookie, Javi Colomo of Spain, who outshone more illustrious names with a flawless six-under...
04:20 PM, Nov 15, 2012
New Delhi: Jeev Milkha Singh, who withdrew after the first round of the Singapore Open, has also pulled out of the Hong Kong Open to let his injured right-hand finger heal comepletely ahead of the big events coming up. The Indians taking part in the event are Gaganjeet Bhullar, SSP Chowrasia, Jyoti Randhawa, Shiv Kapur, Digvijay Singh, Himmat Rai and Chiragh Kumar. The 40-year-old Indian professional, who has twice won...
10:27 AM, Nov 14, 2012
Hong Kong: India's Gaganjeet Bhullar believes he can produce another standout performance that will see him become the next Indian to win the Asian Tour Order of Merit when the UBS Hong Kong Open golf tees off Thursday. Bhullar, who has already won two Asian Tour titles this season, is bidding to add to India's proud record of having produced the most number of Merit champions. Jyoti Randhawa became the...
04:40 PM, Nov 13, 2012
Hong Kong: Ace Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa finished tied 29th, the best among the Indians, at the UBS Hong Kong Open trophy here on Sunday. Randhawa, who has been struggling with his form this season put together rounds of 70, 70, 70 and 69 to finish at one-under 279. World number two Rory McIlroy won the trophy, closing with a spectacular five-under-par 65 which included a dramatic closing birdie from...
11:37 PM, Dec 04, 2011
Hong Kong: Saina Nehwal bowed out of the Hong Kong Open Super Series after losing to Denmark's lower-ranked Tine Baun 16-21, 15-21 in the women's singles quarterfinals on Friday. Two-time All England champion Baun, seeded seventh, took just 29 minutes to beat fourth-seeded Saina. There was nothing much to separate the two in net and smash winners but the Dane won more rallies, which made the difference. The first game...
07:14 PM, Nov 18, 2011
New Delhi: Defending champion Saina Nehwal reached the quarter-finals without breaking much sweat but it was RMV Gurusaidutt who made heads turn on Thursday as he stunned world No. 9 Pengyu Du of China in a thrilling three-game match in the Hong Kong Super Series. A day after Ajay Jayaram sent packing world No. 6 Sho Sasaki of Japan, Gurusaidutt, who had to qualify to the tournament, emulated his team-mate...
10:40 PM, Nov 17, 2011
Hong Kong: Saina Nehwal moved into the second round of the Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Open badminton tournament with a 21-4, 21-17 win over Tsz Ka Chan (Hong Kong) on Wednesday. Fourth-seeded Saina will next take on Jie Yao of the Netherlands. Meanwhile, Ajay Jayaram, who reached the last 16 at the World Championships stunned world No. 6 Sho Sasaki in his opening match of the men's singles event. Jayaram,...
08:06 PM, Nov 16, 2011
New Delhi: India's women's doubles player Jwala Gutta reckons qualifying for next year's Olympics is a realistic dream, but she does not want to put pressure on her young partner Ashwini Ponnappa by thinking about the London event right now. One half of the World Championships bronze-medalist pair, Jwala said she is very satisfied with the way the year has panned out for her, and that her focus was now...
11:46 PM, Nov 15, 2011
New Delhi: Saina Nehwal faces the task of overcoming a recent dip in form to defend the crown at the Hong Kong Open, which starts with the qualifiers on Tuesday. Saina had won three Super Series title - Singapore, Indonesia and Hong Kong - besides winning the Commonwealth Games gold and India Open Grand Prix last year. Come Wednesday, the world number four Saina will take on Hong Kong's Tsz...
12:13 AM, Nov 15, 2011
Jeev, who has led the Asian Tour Money List since his win in Volvo China Open, sealed the UBS Asian Tour Order of Merit. ...
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