BWF World C'ships Day 3: Sen suffers shock exit; Sindhu, Ayush through - Highlights
Women's Singles: Stay tuned for Unnati Hooda
The young and mighy Unnati Hooda will be on court immediately after the men's doubles match.
Men's Doubles: Arjun/Hariharan trying to find rhythm
The Indian pair are still looking to find their rhythm as they trail early in the second game. But the fight is clearly there. Heavy fist pumps after every point won show the Indians are trying to build momentum and find that extra motivation to push through.
Score: Arjun/Hariharan 17-21, 6-6 Kang/Ki
Men's Doubles: Doesnt look good for the Indian pair
Arjun/Hariharan are holding on but Kang/Ki are just one game point away at 20-17.
Men's Doubles: Indian pair keeping pace
The men’s doubles battle between M.R. Arjun/Hariharan Amsakarunan and 15th seeds Kang Min Hyuk/Ki Dong Ju of Korea is underway.
The Indian duo are keeping pace early on, trailing 4-5 in the opening game. But an unforced error from the Korean pair brings the Indians level at 7-all.
Coming Up: Unnati Hooda and men’s doubles pair of M.R. Arjun and Hariharan Amsakarunan at 2:10 PM
Two top-notch matches are lined up, with Unnati Hooda in women’s singles and the men’s doubles pair of M.R. Arjun and Hariharan Amsakarunan set to take the court.
Unnati will take on 13th seed Michelle Li of Canada while Arjun/Hariharan will be up against 15 seed Kang Min Hyuk/Ki Dong Ju of Korea.
Men's Doubles: Another walkover for Satwik-Chirag
#News| Satwik-Chirag receive walkover at BWF World C'ships. 🇮🇳🏸
Scotland's Alexander Dunn and Adam Pringle withdraw from men's doubles Round of 32 match after the former picked up an injury during his mixed doubles match!
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Mixed Doubles: Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto advance
The Indian mixed doubles pair cruised into the mixed doubles Round of 16 with a straight set win over Macao’s Leong Iok Chong and Ng Weng Chi 21-11, 21-11 in 30 minutes.
Day 3: Indians in action in Round of 32
- 10:40 AM IST - Mixed Doubles: [15] Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto vs Leong Iok Chong/ Ng Weng Chi (Macao, China)
- 2:10 PM IST - Men’s Doubles: M.R. Arjun/Hariharan Amsakarunan vs [15] Kang Min Hyuk/Ki Dong Ju (Korea)
- 3:10 PM IST - Women’s Singles: Unnati Hooda vs [13] Michelle Li (Canada)
- 4:30 PM IST - Men’s Singles: [14] Lakshya Sen vs Garret Tan (USA)
- 5:20 PM IST - Men’s Singles: Ayush Shetty vs Dumindu Abeywickrama (Sri Lanka)
- 6:10 PM IST - Women’s Singles: [9] PV Sindhu vs Wen Yu Zhang (Canada)
- 7 PM IST - Men’s Doubles: [5] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty vs Alexander Dunn/Adam Pringle (Scotland)
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Hello and a warm welcome to The Bridge's live coverage of Day 3 of the 2026 BWF World Championships. Seven Indian matches are lined up today, giving the home crowd plenty to cheer in New Delhi.
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