| TANVI | Indian badminton player who stunned the fifth seed in Australia. (First name) (5) |
| RICKY | Head coach of Delhi and a former World Cup winning captain for Australia (first name only) |
| UNNATI | Identify this up-and-coming Indian badminton player who reached the women's singles semifinals of the Taipei Open in May 2025 (6) |
| RAJAWAT | Priyanshu ..., the Indian badminton player who won the Orleans Masters recently, beating Magnus Johannesen of Denmark. (7) |
| OZONE | Fresh air in Australia first |
| SEN | Indian shuttler who stunned the World No. 1. (Last name) (3) |
| DIETRICH | Actress who stunned the world when she appeared in a trouser suit, Marlene ... |
| UTOPIA | United to play in Australia first of all - ideal place (6) |
| PRAJNESH | The man from Chennai who stunned Basilashvili at the recent Indian Wells Masters. (8) |
| YURIGAGARIN | He stunned the world on April 12, 1961 |
| DEREK | English badminton player who won the 1972 Canadian Open men's singles title (5,6) |
| SAINA | Identify the first name of this Indian badminton star who announced her retirement recently. (5) |
| WALDO | Old eccentric from Western Australia first had mechanical gadget (5) |
| LAKSHYA | Which Indian badminton player lost in the final of the prestigious Hong Kong Open held in September 2025? (7) |
| ZHANG | Beiwen ..., the Chinese-born American badminton player. (5) |
| MARIN | Badminton player Carolina Maria ... Martin. (5) |
| SINDHU | PV ___, Indian badminton player, considered one of India's most successful sportspersons |
| PRAKASH | ____ Padukone, former Indian badminton player and father of Deepika Padukone |
| GAIL | Badminton player who, with Nathan Robertson, won the 2006 IBF World Championships mixed doubles gold |
| EMMS | Gail ___, retired English badminton player who won a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics (4) |
