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Fans rejoiced the victories of PV Sindhu, and the ones by her rapidly rising fellow shuttlers led by Kidambi Srikanth.
Meanwhile, Kidambi Srikanth, the likes of HS Prannoy and the likes of B Sai Praneeth burst out of the shadows of the two leading ladies, winning at will big matches against big names.
By becoming the only Indian to win four Super Series events in a calendar year and only the fourth male shuttler to achieve the feat, Srikanth announced himself to the world in style.
Badminton grabbed the eyeballs as the shuttlers flew home with flying colours from top global meets, including the World Championship, in which Sindhu and Saina won India an unprecedented silver and bronze respectively.
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