Badminton World C’ships: Srikanth, Praneeth & Sindhu Enter Round 3
Latest updates of the Indians in action on Day 3 of the BWF World Championships.
Day 3 of BWF World Championships
Good morning and welcome to the coverage of Day 3 of the BWF World Championships in China. PV Sindhu will be the only Indian player in the women’s singles draw in action today. Among the men, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, Sameera Verma and B Sai Praneeth will be looking to make the next round of their single draw.
Indians in Action (Singles)
Kidambi Srikanth vs Pablo Abian – 7:45am
HS Prannoy vs Ygor Coelho – 1:10pm
PV Sindhu vs Fitriani Fitriani – 2:30pm
B Sai Praneeth vs Luís Enrique Penalver – 3:00pm
Sameer Verma vs Lin Dan – 3:30pm
Indians in Action (Doubles)
Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy vs Takuto Inoue and Yuki Kaneko – 3pm
Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy vs Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota –12.30pm
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty vs Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen – 12:30pm
Stay tuned for live highlights through the day.
Recap of Day 2
On Day 2 of the championships, Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal defeated Aliye Demirbag of Turkey 21-17, 21-18 in just 39 minutes to enter the third round of the women's singles draw.
In the men’s draw, Kidambi Srikanth moved to the second round after defeating Ireland’s Nhat Nguyen 21-15, 21-16.
Kidambi Srikanth's Round 2 Match
Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth’s second round match against Spain’s Pablo Abian is now underway.
Nail-biting Decider
Kidambi won the first game 21-15, but lost 12-21 to World No 48 Abian in the second. Scores are level at 11-11 in the deciding third game.
Srikanth Reaches Round 3
Kidambi Srikanth defeats Spain’s Pablo Abian 21-15, 12-21, 21-14 to reach the third round of the World Badminton Championships.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in Action
India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty men’s doubles match against Denmark’s Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup underway.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Go Down
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lose their Round of 32 match against Denmark’s Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup 18-21, 21-15 and 16-21.
Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy in Action
India’s Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy play Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota from Japan in their second round match.
HS Prannoy Crashes Out
HS Prannoy makes a Round 2 exit after he loses 21-8, 16-21 and 15-21 against Brazil’s Ygor Coelho.
Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy Bow Out
Indian duo of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy lose in straight games to Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota of Japan 14-21, 15-21 to crash out out of the competition.
Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy in Action
India’s Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy take on Japan’s Takuto Inoue and Yuki Kaneko in men’s doubles second round match.
PV Sindhu's Round 2 Match Underway
PV Sindhu in action against Fitriani Fitriani of Indonesia in the second round match.
B Sai Praneeth in Action
India’s Sai Praneeth is facing Spain’s Luís Enrique Penalver in the Round 2 match.
Sai Praneeth Advances to Round 3
India’s Sai Praneeth beat Spain’s Luís Enrique Penalver 21-18, 21-11 to enter the third round of men’s singles.
PV Sindhu Makes It to Round 3
PV Sindhu finds it easy against her Indonesian opponent Fitriani Fitriani. Sindhu beats Fitriani 21-14, 21-9 to sail into the third round.
India's Sameer Verma Ousted
Indian shuttler Sameer Verma out of the championship with a 17-21, 14-21 loss to two-time Olympics Champion China’s Lin Dan.
Mixed Day For India in Nanjing
Out of the eight matches were Indians were involved, only three went in their favour. Kidambi Srikanth, Sai Praneeth and PV Sindhu were the three players who were able to win their matches and advance into the next round.
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