CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The 2022 Malaysia Open (officially known as the Petronas Malaysia Open 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament that took place at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 28 June to 3 July 2022 and had a total prize of US$675,000. This was the first edition to take place since 2019.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 2022 BWF World Tour (officially known as 2022 HSBC BWF World Tour for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season of the BWF World Tour of badminton, a circuit of 20 tournaments which led up to the World Tour Finals tournament.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lakshya finished the season with the CWG gold as he beat Malaysia’s Ng Tze Yong 19-21, 9-21, 21-16 in the men’s singles final. Viktor Axelsen swept the 2022 season, claiming an overwhelming 39-match winning streak - a world record in the discipline - and seven Super Series titles.

Detailed explanation-4: -KUALA LUMPUR: World No 1 Viktor Axelsen retained his Malaysia Open crown today with a comfortable win over Japan’s Kodai Naraoka. The great Dane, who has enjoyed a stunning 2022 season, got off the blocks real quick and raced to a 21-6, 21-15 win in just 40 minutes.

Detailed explanation-5: -The 2022 India Open (officially known as the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament that took place at the K. D. Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi, India, from 11 to 16 January 2022.