Malaysia Open 2022, Day 1 LIVE: Satwik-Chirag, HS Prannoy win — Scores, Updates, Blog
Badminton action gets underway at the Malaysia Open 2022 with Indian shuttlers looking to start off on the right note. Follow for all live updates!
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge from Day 1 of the Malaysia Open 2022 Super 750 tournament being held in the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia!
It's a packed day of badminton action for Indians as notably, B. Sai Praneeth, Sameer Verma, HS Prannoy and the men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will look to start their Malaysia Open campaign on the right note.
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We'll be back with more exciting matches from the Malaysia Open 2022 tomorrow as well. Till then, stay tuned to The Bridge for all latest updates on Indian sports!
It has been a bittersweet day for Indian shuttlers with only HS Prannoy and Satwik-Chirag managing to win their matches.
Here are the results of the day (Indians in bold):
HS Prannoy def. Liew Daren: 21-14, 17-21, 21-18
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty def. Man Wei Chong/Kai Wun Tee: 21-18, 21-11
Nami Matsuyama/Chiharu Shida def. Ashwini Ponnappa/N Sikki Reddy: 21-15, 21-11
Kim Won Ho/Jeong Na Eun def. Venkat Gaurav Prasad/Juhi Dewangan: 21-15, 21-9
Jonatan Christie def. Sameer Verma: 21-14, 13-21, 21-7
Jeong Na Eun/Kim Hye Jeong def. Haritha Harinarayanan/Ashna Roy: 21-7, 21-12
Anthony Ginting def. B. Sai Praneeth: 21-15, 19-21, 21-9
Satwik-Chirag displays class today and wins in straight games, rather effortlessly, 21-18,21-11 in just 32 minutes to move into the second round!
Some solid badminton skills on display from Satwik-Chirag here as they are placing the returns well!
Chirag's tactic is quite nice here - he takes the shuttle fast right after the return comes and reduces the response time for the opponents!