The 82nd edition of senior national badminton championship concluded a few days back.Some of you would be thinking why am I writting an article for such a small tournament.There is a good reason behind it.This blog is about this championship.
After a long time all the top badminton players came on a common stage to play the senior national badminton championship.It was again PSPB(Petroleum Sports Promotion Board) who won most of the events.Over the years there have been lots of debates as to why the top badminton players do not compete at the senior national championships.I was one the strong believer that they should have played the senior nationals.I am happy to see that these players player the nationals this year.
Now what inspires me to write this blog is the results of this championships and the way players performed.The most exciting result was Saina Nehwal beating P.V Sindhu.This is the time when P.V Sindhu is ranked 2 in the world.This shows that the old fighter Saina is ready to pounce back to the world arena.The way the finals were played between the two players,it was amazing match.Especially the second game was very closely played.This rivalry is very beneficial for both the players and I believe they should play together more often in tournaments.The second exciting result was H.S Prannoy beating K.Srikant .The form in which K.Srikant is playing today,it is very difficult to beat him.But Prannoy battled out Srikant and won in three sets.Interestingly H.S Prannoy is one of the very few players who has beater the big three i.e Lee Chong Wei,Lin Dan and Chen Long.
Apart from these results what excited me the most is a 16 year old Lakshya Sen.He reached the semi finals of this event.Mind you this an an event which has the likes of P.Kashyap,Guru Sai Dutt,Suarabh Verma.Ajay Jayram and to reach the finals of this event proves that we have a very talented player in making.Although he is already number 1 in the junior badminton but I am concerned whether he would be able to make a smooth transition to the senior level.Very few players manage to do so.Hence I believe that Lakshya should be nurtured and trained properly.
Finally I believe that Indian badminton is in great hands and the day is not far when we become a superpower,atleast in singles events.All the top players should play at least one or two domestic tournaments in a year.The good thing is that BAI(Badminton Association of India) gives direct entry to the main draw to the players ranked under 50 in World Rankings.Interestingly 7 Indian men's players are ranked under 50 in world rankings.This is very similar to what China had since last five years.Hence all is good for Indian badminton.
After a long time all the top badminton players came on a common stage to play the senior national badminton championship.It was again PSPB(Petroleum Sports Promotion Board) who won most of the events.Over the years there have been lots of debates as to why the top badminton players do not compete at the senior national championships.I was one the strong believer that they should have played the senior nationals.I am happy to see that these players player the nationals this year.
Now what inspires me to write this blog is the results of this championships and the way players performed.The most exciting result was Saina Nehwal beating P.V Sindhu.This is the time when P.V Sindhu is ranked 2 in the world.This shows that the old fighter Saina is ready to pounce back to the world arena.The way the finals were played between the two players,it was amazing match.Especially the second game was very closely played.This rivalry is very beneficial for both the players and I believe they should play together more often in tournaments.The second exciting result was H.S Prannoy beating K.Srikant .The form in which K.Srikant is playing today,it is very difficult to beat him.But Prannoy battled out Srikant and won in three sets.Interestingly H.S Prannoy is one of the very few players who has beater the big three i.e Lee Chong Wei,Lin Dan and Chen Long.
Apart from these results what excited me the most is a 16 year old Lakshya Sen.He reached the semi finals of this event.Mind you this an an event which has the likes of P.Kashyap,Guru Sai Dutt,Suarabh Verma.Ajay Jayram and to reach the finals of this event proves that we have a very talented player in making.Although he is already number 1 in the junior badminton but I am concerned whether he would be able to make a smooth transition to the senior level.Very few players manage to do so.Hence I believe that Lakshya should be nurtured and trained properly.
Finally I believe that Indian badminton is in great hands and the day is not far when we become a superpower,atleast in singles events.All the top players should play at least one or two domestic tournaments in a year.The good thing is that BAI(Badminton Association of India) gives direct entry to the main draw to the players ranked under 50 in World Rankings.Interestingly 7 Indian men's players are ranked under 50 in world rankings.This is very similar to what China had since last five years.Hence all is good for Indian badminton.
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