BWF Junior World C'ships LIVE: Sankar Muthusamy wins silver - Updates, Results, Scores, Blog
Fightback from the Indian
A couple of consecutive points for Sankar Muthusamy as he reduces the deficit to 4-5.
Not the best of starts for Sankar
Two perfect jump smashes from Lin, followed by an error from Sankar means that the Indian trails 0-3 early on in this title clash.
Sankar on court!
Sankar Muthusamy is out on the court now. He wins the toss and will recieve first.
Sankar is way higher ranked
Sankar Muthusamy is way higher ranked compared to his opponent. Take a look at how they stack up against each other.
Sankar's match delayed
The mixed doubles final lasts for more than an hour, and inevitably Sankar's match has been pushed back by a bit. We still have the women's singles final to be played before Sankar takes court.
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Sankar Muthusamy in action in a bit!
Sankar Muthusamy v/s Kuo Kaun Lin will be the third match of the final day. The Indian should be in action post 6:45pm tentatively after the first two matches.
Can Sankar become first men's singles World Champion from India?
Sankar Muthusamy, if he wins today, will become the first-ever men's singles World Champion from India across age group. No Indian man has won the singles world title in junior or senior category.
The only Indians to be crowned Badminton World Champions are Saina Nehwal (Junior women's singles), and PV Sindhu (Women's Singles).
Previous Indian medallists at Junior Worlds
Saina - Silver in 2006 , Gold in 2008
Gurusaidutt - Bronze 2008
Sai Praneeth, HS Prannoy - Bronze in 2010
Sameer Verma - Bronze in 2011
Siril Verma - Silver in 2015
Lakshya Sen - Silver in 2018
Goood Eveninggg!
It is the D-day at the 2022 BWF Junior World Championships. It is the D-day for Sankar Muthusamy. The 18-year-old has history in his sights as he takes on Chinese Taipei's Kuo Kuan Lin in the men's singles final today.
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