CURRENT AFFAIRS

2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who are the only Indians to have qualified for the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals 2018?
A
Ashwini Ponnappa and Kidambi Srikanth
B
PV Sindhu and Sameer Verma
C
Saina Nehwal and K. Srikanth
D
Sai Uttejitha Rao and HS Prannoy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -HS Prannoy, the only Indian at the BWF World Tour Finals, looks to make a mark on debut.

Detailed explanation-2: -The top eight based on 26 world tour tournaments get to feature in the Finals. Players who take part in more tournaments have higher percentage of qualifying – even if they don’t win regularly.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sindhu became the first Indian to win Badminton World Championships gold by defeating Nozomi Okuhara. Nozomi Okuhara is from Japan. It was the BWF World Championships of 2019.

Detailed explanation-4: -17:27-Viktor Axelsen shatters Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Axelsen finished 2022 with a 51-3 record and eight titles including his second world championship in Tokyo in August. He was, naturally, named the tour’s top men’s player.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lakshya Sen (born 16 August 2001) is an Indian badminton player. Sen is a former world junior no.

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