Badminton News: An epic Thomas Cup victory shattered the ceiling while unprecedented success came at the Commonwealth Games as India took a big step towards becoming a mighty nation in 2022.
In an action-packed year, the tenacity of PV Sindhu, the passion of Lakshya Sen and the sheer determination of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also resulted in six individual titles on the BWF World Tour.
Two-time Olympic medalist Sindhu continued to excel with three titles namely Syed Modi International, Swiss Open Super 350 and Singapore Open Super 500 and closed the year with a gold medal at Birmingham CWG before moving on. the rest of the season nursing an ankle injury.
But it was not just Sindhu’s sensational performances that defined Indian badminton this year as a male player who produced a series of heartbreaking performances not only to achieve individual glory, but also to break Chinese and Indonesian hegemony in of the Thomas Cup in Bangkok.
While Sen won his first Super 500 title and also won CWG gold in addition to two finishes, Satwik and Chirag made it their most successful year to date with two World Tour titles, CWG gold and the first bronze at the world championships.
While Sen and Satwik-Chirag started the year with titles at the India Open Super 500, the 21-year-old from Almora became the first Indian since Pullela Gopichand to reach an English Championship final after finished in another. At the German Open 2022.
However, the real moment of glory came months later in May when the men’s team, led by HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth, had a stunning run at the Thomas Cup, the world’s most prestigious team championship in Bangkok. to come back with gold for the first time. time.
While Srikanth showed his ‘cold-cold’ attitude en route to a six-game winning streak, Prannoy battled the pain of a sprained ankle as the duo inspired the group to a historic victory.
Sen performed well in the final, while Satwik-Chirag also put in a fine performance to play a vital role in a memorable victory.
The celebration of this historic feat was not over as the Indian commuters scripted another stunning performance in Birmingham, returning with six medals including three gold, one silver and two bronze in August.
While Sindhu eventually won the gold medal, Sen and Satwik-Chirag also won the yellow metal on their first and second attempts respectively early in their careers.
Srikanth, gold medalist in 2018, couldn’t go that far and headed for bronze, while women’s doubles Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly won their first bronze but India lost the gold in the mixed team competition and settled for silver.
Satwik-Chirag continued to soar in the second round as they took another step forward, becoming the first Indian men’s pair to win a bronze medal at the World Championships in Tokyo.
The duo put in another creditable performance in Paris when they won their maiden super 750 title at Roland Garros, again the first Indian pair to do so.
It was also a successful year for Prannoy, who established himself as the most consistent Indian player on the circuit with seven quarter-finals, two semi-finals and a second-place finish at the Swiss Open.
Although the title eluded him, Prannoy’s consistent performances helped him qualify for the BWF World Tour season-ending finals and also earned him a nomination for the BWF Player of the Year award. of the year.
Article tags: India, Thomas Cup 2022, Lakshya Sen, Commonwealth Games 2022
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