World Badminton Championships 2017: Five incredible records broken by Indian shuttlers

#4 Quarter-final streak for Saina

Saina Nehwal’s consistency at the most elite tournaments of her sport has been unparalleled. The former World No. 1, who underwent a knee surgery last September, added yet feather to her illustrious cap.

This was the seventh consecutive time that the 27-year-old made it to at least the quarter-final stage, a record that stretches from 2009-2017. It made her the first woman to achieve this feat in the 40-year history of the championships.

Out of the seven quarter-finals, she has progressed beyond the last-eight stage only twice. In 2015, she finished as a runner-up, falling to defending champion Carolina Marin, 16-21, 19-21. This time, she advanced from the quarters only to be halted by the tenacious eventual champion Nozomi Okuhara, who ground out a 12-21, 21-17, 21-10 victory over the Indian.

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Sudeshna is a veteran Indian Sports and International Tennis journalist as well as editor at Sportskeeda. She has an overall experience of over 10 years with top publications like The Bridge, Fox Sports Asia, and gained a keen interest in Indian sports since the 2002 Commonwealth and Asian Games when she was in school.

Sudeshna holds a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She attends tournaments regularly and being a highly experienced journalist, she ensures she only contacts the correct people from her network for the most authentic information to be put in her articles.

Sudeshna’s favorite Indian athlete is PV Sindhu owing to her big-tournament performances. She also admires Tennis legend Rafael Nadal for his resilience and has witnessed the Spaniard in action at the French Open, due to which, Roland Garros is her all-time favorite Grand Slam tournament.

Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics made a lasting impact on Sudeshna. She has also interviewed him along with Badminton star Chirag Shetty and several other sports personalities. She has done on-ground reporting on multiple ITF tournaments along with the Premier Badminton League, Asian Boxing Championships and the Davis Cup.

When not using her skills and years of experience in crafting compelling content, Sudeshna likes to read, watch movies and travel.

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