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Key Points

Lakshya Sen suffered a tough three-set loss to Ireland’s Nhat Nguyen in the Thailand Open 2025. Meanwhile, Unnati Hooda, Aakarshi Kashyap, and Malvika Bansod secured hard-fought victories in the women’s singles. Kidambi Srikanth failed to qualify for the main draw after a second-round exit in the qualifiers. Indian shuttlers had a mixed day with some progressing while others bowed out early.

Key Points: Lakshya Sen Exits Thailand Open as Unnati Hooda Advances

  • Lakshya Sen loses to Ireland’s Nhat Nguyen in three sets
  • Unnati Hooda edges past Thailand’s Nithiittikrai in a thriller
  • Aakarshi Kashyap and Malvika Bansod also progress
  • Kidambi Srikanth fails to qualify for main draw
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Thailand Open 2025: Lakshya Sen bows out; Unnati, Aakarshi, and Malvika move into next round

Lakshya Sen crashes out in Thailand Open 2025 while Unnati Hooda, Aakarshi Kashyap, and Malvika Bansod secure wins in women's singles.

"Unnati won her game against Thamonwan Nithiittikrai (21-14, 18-21, 23-21) – Tournament Report"

Bangkok, May 14

Ace Indian shuttler Laksya Sen crashed out of the Thailand Open 2025 badminton tournament, whereas Unnati Hooda, Aakarshi Kashyap and Malika Bansod advanced to the next round of the competition.

In the round of 32, Lakshya Sen went down to Ireland's Nhat Nguyen. He lost the game 18-21, 21-9, 17-21.

Another shuttler, Priyanshu Rajawat, also lost his round of 32 clash. He went down to Indonesian player Alwi Farhan 13-21, 21-17, 16-21.

In the women's category, the players had a mixed outing as Unnati Hooda, Aakarshi Kashyap, and Malvika Bansod emerged victorious against their respective opponents, whereas Rakshitha Ramraj and Anupama Upadhyaya lost their round of 32 encounters.

Unnati won her game against Thamonwan Nithiittikrai (21-14, 18-21, 23-21), and Aakarshi won her game against Japan's Kaoru Sugiyama (21-16, 20-22, 22-20). and Maliva won her game against Turkey's Neslihan Arin (21-12, 13-21, 21-17).

Rakshitha lost her match against Singapore's Yeo Jia Min (18-21, 7-21), and Anupama lost her fixture against Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon (11-21, 9-21).

Earlier on Tuesday, former world number one Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth failed to qualify for the main round of the Thailand Open 2025 as he crashed out with a defeat in his second match in the qualifiers.

In the first round of qualifiers, the world championships silver medallist ousted Sankar Subramanian 21-15, 21-17 but lost in the second against Tharun Mannepalli 21-15, 21-17.

- ANI

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Rahul K.
Tough day for Indian men's badminton 😔 But our women are showing great fighting spirit! Unnati's match was nail-biting - that 23-21 in third set shows her mental strength. Hope they can keep this momentum going! #Badminton
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Priya M.
Lakshya's loss is disappointing but let's not forget he's coming back from injury. We need to support our players through ups and downs. On brighter side, Malvika's win against Turkish player was clinical! 🇮🇳
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Arjun S.
Why does our men's team keep choking in deciders? Same story with Lakshya and Priyanshu - won second set comfortably then collapsed in third. Need better fitness and mental conditioning coaches. Women performing better under pressure!
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Sneha R.
Unnati Hooda is the future of Indian badminton! Just 17 and already playing with such maturity. That comeback in third set was something else 👏 Hope BAI provides proper support to these young talents.
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Vikram J.
Mixed bag as usual for Indian badminton. While losses hurt, we must appreciate that our players are competing at highest level consistently now. 10 years back we wouldn't even have 5 players in main draw of Super 500 event!
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Neha T.
Aakarshi's win against Japanese player was impressive! Japan has such strong badminton culture. Hope our girls can go deep into tournament. Fingers crossed for next matches 🤞

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