India Open, Day 3 LIVE: Lakshya Sen wins, Satwik-Chirag in action — Blog, Scores, Results, Updates
In Round 2, Indian ace shuttler PV Sindhu will take on Ira Sharma, while Sameer Verma will face Brian Yang of Canada at the India Open today. Follow our LIVE Blog.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (Source: BWF)
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog from Day 3 of the India Open Badminton tournament.
Several Indians will be in action Day 3 of the India Open on Thursday. PV Sindhu will take on World no. 110 Indian Ira Sharma, whereas Sameer Verma will take on Canada's Brian Yang in Round 2. Stay tuned for all the updates here.
With Malvika Bansod being the real star of Day 3, we move ahead to Day 4 soonest! Thank you for joining us today. A lot of exciting matches are lined up for tomorrow including PV Sindhu taking on Ashmita Chaliha - stay tuned to The Bridge for more.
To read the details of today's matches, go here.
An easy-peasy 32-minute outing on the court for Satwik-Chirag as they book their quarter-final spot at the India Open!
The finish line is in sight for the World No. 10 pair of Satwik-Chirag as they lead 18-17 in Game 2!
The other Indian pair is giving a good fight in this game.
All does look well for Satwik-Chirag but the pair of Prasad and Sunjith is offering some trouble - engaging in some fiery rallies.
The scoreboard in Game 2 has 12 ALL!
The young duo take the lead against the World No. 10 pair
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty has won their first game 21-9 against S. Prasad and S. Sunjith.
Lakshya Sen wins 21-12, 21-15 to move into the quarterfinals of the India Open.
An easy deception there by Lakshya, Burestedt fails to decode the shot. Lakshya leads 16-13.