Paris 2024 Olympics badminton: India’s results, scores and standings

By Ali Asgar Nalwala
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Lakshya Sen of Team India
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Badminton

A seven-member Indian team, including two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, competed at the Paris 2024 Olympics badminton tournament.

Lakshya Sen created history by becoming the first male Indian badminton player to make the semi-finals at the Summer Games. However, he fell one win short of a medal.

Paris 2024 Olympics badminton: Indian team

  • PV Sindhu (women's singles)
  • HS Prannoy (men's singles)
  • Lakshya Sen (men's singles)
  • Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (men's doubles)
  • Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponnappa (women's doubles)

PV Sindhu, a former world champion, was seeded 10th in the women's singles competition and bowed out in the round of 16. HS Prannoy also made the knockout rounds in men's singles but exited in the pre-quarterfinals after a loss to Lakshya.

Third seeds Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty cruised through the group stage but were halted by Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik.

Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponnappa failed to go beyond the group stage in women's doubles. India did not compete in the mixed doubles.

All events began with round-robin group stages before the knockout rounds. In doubles, the top two from each group made the quarter-finals while only the group winners advanced in singles competitions.

A total of 172 top shuttlers from around the world were in action at the La Chapelle Arena during Paris 2024.

Since the sport made its Olympic debut at Barcelona 1992, India have won three medals in badminton courtesy PV Sindhu (silver at Rio 2016 and bronze at Tokyo 2020) and Saina Nehwal (bronze at London 2012). All three have come in women’s singles.

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Paris 2024 Olympics badminton: India results, scores and standings

PV Sindhu’s women’s singles results, scores and standings

Group M

  • PV Sindhu beat Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq (Maldives) 21-9, 21-6
  • PV Sindhu beat Kristin Kuuba (Estonia) 21-5, 21-10

Round of 16

  • PV Sindhu lost to He Bing Jiao (China) 21-19, 21-14

Quarter-finals

  • Did not qualify

HS Prannoy men’s singles results, scores and standings

Group M

  • HS Prannoy beat Fabian Roth (Germany) 21-18, 21-12
  • HS Prannoy beat Le Duc Phat (Vietnam) 16-21, 21-11, 21-12

Round of 16

  • HS Prannoy lost to Lakshya Sen (India) 21-12, 21-6

Quarter-finals

  • Did not qualify

Lakshya Sen men’s singles results, scores and standings

Group L

  • Lakshya Sen beat Julien Carraggi (Belgium) 21-19, 21-14
  • Lakshya Sen beat Jonatan Christie (Indonesia) 21-18, 21-12

Round of 16

  • Lakshya Sen beat HS Prannoy (India) 21-12, 21-6

Quarter-finals

  • Lakshya Sen beat Chou Tien Chen (Chinese Taipei) 19-21, 21-15, 21-12

Semi-finals

  • Lakshya Sen lost to Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) 22-20, 21-14

Bronze medal match

  • Lakshya Sen lost to Lee Zii Jia (Malaysia) 13-21, 21-16, 21-11

Chirag Shetty/Satwiksairaj Rankireddy men’s doubles results, scores and standings

Group C

  • Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty beat Ronan Labar/Lucas Corvée (France) 21-17, 21-14
  • Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty beat Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto (Indonesia) 21-13, 21-13

Quarter-finals

  • Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty lost to Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik (Malaysia) 21-13, 14-21, 16-21

Semi-finals

  • Did not qualify

Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponnappa women’s doubles results, scores and standings

Women's doubles Group C

  • Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponnappa lost to Kim So Yeong/Kong Hee Yong (Republic of Korea) 21-18, 21-10
  • Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponnappa lost to Nami Matsuyama/Chiharu Shida (Japan) 21-11, 21-12
  • Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponnappa lost to Setyana Mapasa/Angela Wu (Australia) 21-15, 21-10

Quarter-finals

  • Did not qualify