Badminton Asia Team Championships 2022, Day 1: India loses tie to Korea 0-5 — Scores, Updates, Live Blog
Also not the day for these two!
India's men's doubles Ravikrishna PS/Sankar Prasad Udayakumar! 🔥🏸🔥#badminton #badmintonasia #unitedintriumph #BATC2022 pic.twitter.com/UpELiWfatF— Badminton Asia (@Badminton_Asia) February 15, 2022
Next up - we have another Men's Doubles match!
This tie is lost for India at this stage with the Koreans gaining a 3-0 advantage already on the board. Two more matches remain.
We have Manipur's badminton duo of Manjit Singh and Dingku Singh, let's see if this former India No. 1 pair can do some magic today!
Theirs is a beautiful story, from a village in Manipur with only one cement badminton court to playing for the Indian team today - it's been a beautiful journey.
READ | Putting Manipur on the badminton map: Duo of Manjit-Dingku spark change
And Kiran George can't save face today - he loses too!
It's not a good day for Indian badminton stars at the BATC 2022 as they haven't been able to win a single game, let alone a match in this tie against Korea.
Kiran George loses in 42 minutes, 21-18, 21-14. Good fight but this wasn't enough.
The Korean gains momentum now...
Things are slipping away here again as Kiran George loses steam and the Korean attacks more to lead 19-13 in Game 2.
Wishes coming true as Kiran George takes the lead in Game 2!
Kiran George is attacking better now and leads 8-3 in Game 2!
So close yet...so far, Kiran George loses Game 1
Although Kiran George steps up and plays and gives good competition, it is the Korean who wins the opening game, 21-18 in 19 minutes.
Onwards to Game 2, let's hope for a momentum change!
Kiran George has a 4-point gap to cover here as the Korean opponent leads at 20-16 in the opening game.
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