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Sihag’s Badminton Career Is up and Running Now
Devika Sihag became the third Indian woman to win a BWF World Tour 300 event, defeating three seeded players and securing a breakthrough early in the season.
- Last week, Devika, an unseeded player, won at Nimibutr Stadium after Goh Jin Wei retired with cramping at 21-8, 6-3.
- Her progress followed months of strength and conditioning work in Bengaluru alongside PV Sindhu and coach Irwansyah, despite knee issues with her patella slowing her ascent.
- Across matches she refused to be pushed to a decider, rallying from 4-9 in the quarterfinals and 15-20 in the semifinals, and she defeated Goh Jin Wei in the final.
- The victory should move her into the top 50 with a season target to reach the top 30 by year-end, while coaches and Sindhu hailed Devika's growth and confidence.
- At 20, her subdued reaction and coaches' calls for more aggression frame the next phase as she becomes only the third Indian woman to win a World Tour 300 event, joining PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal.
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Devika Sihag ( PC : BAI Media) Before Devika Sihag became the Thailand Masters 2026 champion, she was a lean, tall, quiet and shy girl from Haryana who didn’t initially fall in love with the shuttle. Enrolled in badminton at the age of 12 at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula, alongside her younger brother Ishan, by her father, Devika initially felt the pressure of balancing sport and studies and didn’t enjoy it much. Slowly, however, as resu…
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