Badminton Asia C'Ships: Sindhu, Prannoy through to second round; Lakshya, Kidambi lose - HIGHLIGHTS

Shi Yuqi extending the lead with his deceptive shots

Game-1: Lakshya 15-18 Shi

Shi Yuqi back in lead with four straight points

Game-1: Lakshya 14-16 Shi

Shi places a accurate shot on the back court

Game-1: Lakshya 13-11 Shi

Shi Yuqi played a drop shot close to net, left Lakshya wrong footed

Game-1: Lakshya 12-10 Shi

Lakshya goes into mid-game break with a top class drop shot from back court

Game-1: Lakshya 11-7 Shi

Lakshya takes back the lead with an easy kill on net

Game-1: Lakshya 6-4 Shi

Lakshya hits the net, an early lead for Shi Yuqi

Game-1: Lakshya 2-3 Shi

Lakshya Sen on court for his first round clash against world no.2 Shi Yuqi

Panda sisters drop the first game to Chinese pair Zhang-Zheng

Game-1: Rutuparna-Swetaparna 8-21 Zhang-Zheng

Next up: Lakshya Sen vs Shi Yu Qi

World no. 13 Lakshya Sen will face off against world no. 2 Shi Yu Qi in their first-round match at the Badminton Asia Championships 2024.

In the women's doubles R32 match, Panda sisters - Rutuparna and Swetaparna - will take on world no. 7 Zhang Shu Xian and Zheng Yu of China. 

Both matches are expected to start at 9:30 AM IST.