Badminton World Championships LIVE: Srikanth wins, Praneeth in action - Scores, Updates, Live Blog

Srikanth wins first game 21-12

Srikanth wins the first game 21-12. The home player made a comeback to get within 4 points of Srikanth, who then pulled away to seal the first game convincingly.

Srikanth leads first game 11-2!

Srikanth's match begins and the Indian races away to an early lead. Attacks his opponent from the outset. His 36-year-old opponent has all the crowd's support, but he cannot keep pace with the Indian at the moment. And it's 11-2 at the changeover in Srikanth's men's singles round of 64 match. Clinical so far!

Park Tae Sang gives Srikanth a lengthy mid-game talk. Long talk considering he has a 9-point lead.

Attri/Reddy lose in Round 1; Up Next: Srikanth's match

The Indian pair of Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy lose their match 16-21, 15-21 in 32 minutes. Both the Indians have now lost their opening round matches at the World Championships.

Now time for Srikanth's match. Both Srikanth and Sai Praneeth will be having their matches on Court 1 one after the other.

Attri/Reddy lose first game to Danish pair 16-21

A bad start from the Indian pair, and despite all their experience, cannot get even in the first game. They lose it 16-21. 

Joel Eipe's father is Indian - so we have three Indian-origin players on the court at the moment. The Danish pair have taken the lead in the second game too. Leading 8-7 as the halfway mark approaches.

Attri/Reddy up against Danish pair: Match begins

ZHAO Jun Peng has won the men's singles match in three games. The Indian doubles pair of Attri and Reddy now ready to begin their match on Court 1.

Pooja-Sanjana retire; Up Next: Manu/Sumeeth in action

Pooja and Sanjana have retired from their 1st round game with an injury - they lost the first game 12-21 despite having a good start. On to the action on Court 1 now. 10th seed WANG Tzu Wei is playing his first round match at the moment. The next three matches after this features Indians.

First up, the men's doubles pair of Manu and Sumeeth will be in action. Srikanth and Praneeth will be playing their matches after that.

Sanjana-Pooja lose 1st game

Sanjana and Pooja lose their first game 21-12. Could there be a way back for them in the second game? On Court 1, the last match before the Indian mixed doubles pair takes the court is now underway. 

Pooja-Sanjana pair begins campaign

Time for the first Indian action of the day and the 2021 World Championships. Pooja Dandu and Sanjana Santosh will be now taking on Alyssa TIRTOSENTONO and Imke VAN DER AAR of Netherlands. Meanwhile on Court 1, there's one last match going on before the mixed doubles match featuring the Indian pair, following which Srikanth's match will begin.

Pooja-Sanjana pair begins campaign

Time for the first Indian action of the day and the 2021 World Championships. Pooja Dandu and Sanjana Santosh will be now taking on Alyssa TIRTOSENTONO and Imke VAN DER AAR of Netherlands. Meanwhile on Court 1, there's one last match going on before the mixed doubles match featuring the Indian pair, following which Srikanth's match will begin.

Srikanth's match expected to start around 10 pm

Malaysian prodigy of Indian origin, Kisona Selvaduray lost her round 1 match. One more match remains to be played before Pooja DANDU and Sanjana SANTOSH's women's doubles match. That should begin around 9 pm IST on Court 2. Srikanth's match can be expected to take place at around 10 pm IST on Court 1.