Badminton
All England Open 2022, Day 1 HIGHLIGHTS: Sindhu, Lakshya, Srikanth win — Scores, Updates, Results, Blog
India will begin their bid to win an elusive All England crown as badminton action begins at Birmingham. Lakshya, Sindhu, Praneeth, Satwik-Chirag and others in action. Follow LIVE.
Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu will play in the Arctic Open Super 500. (Photo credit: BAC and Getty)
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge from the much-awaited All England Open 2022!
India's quest for an elusive All England crown will begin anew today as Indian badminton stars will get to the grind to end the 21-year-drought since the last All England win by Pullela Gopichand.
At the end of Day 1, HS Prannoy, MR Arjun/Dhruv Kapila, Krishna Prasad/Vishnuvardhan Goud, Meghana/Poorvisha, Sameer Verma, Sai Praneeth, Parupalli Kashyap, Ashwini/Sikki, Aakarshi Kashyap, Sourabh Verma, Ishaan/Tanisha, Venkat Prasad/Juhi Dewangan have lost.
Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty, Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth are the only ones through to the Round of 16 after emphatic wins!
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Live Updates
- 16 March 2022 11:40 AM GMT
And for Dhruv and Arjun too...what a fight but it is the Daddies who survive and win!
After 51 minutes on the court and a lot of cheeky play from both sides, the Indian pair of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila go down fighting to the more experience Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in three sets, 21-15, 12-21, 18-21.
Beautiful show from Arjun and Dhruv but the Daddies have the last word!
- 16 March 2022 11:38 AM GMT
What a mad, mad match was this but it is HS Prannoy who fails to win despite the fight!
So near, yet so far! HS Prannoy really turned things up here but Vitidsarn, with the momentum of having won the German Open still there, was not going to give away the match.
HS Prannoy has to bow out of the All England Open in the first round itself, losing 21-15, 24-22. Chin up, champ!
- 16 March 2022 11:35 AM GMT
Things have really heated up in the Prannoy match!
Both players are engaging in thrilling rallies now as it is 22-22. High pressure moments!
- 16 March 2022 11:28 AM GMT
Meanwhile, Prannoy is closing the gap, don't write him off yet!
Prannoy is showing more steam now and looks charged up!
He lags behind Vitidsarn by just one point at 16-17 in the second set!
- 16 March 2022 11:27 AM GMT
Body smashes seem to the mood here from the Indonesians - huge spot of worry for Dhruv and Arjun!
Ahsan attacks with one body smash after another now!
The Indians find it difficult to defend as the Daddies lead 11-6 as we head into the mid-game break of the decider.
- 16 March 2022 11:25 AM GMT
A barrage of smashes from the Indonesians as they lead 7-3 in the decider!
The Indonesians are showing their superiority at the net now and they look well in control!
The Daddies lead against Dhruv and Arjun at 7-3.
- 16 March 2022 11:22 AM GMT
Kunlavut Vitidsarn again goes full throttle against Prannoy!
Big pressure on Prannoy now as Kunlavut is edging in closer to the victory line! Into game 2, the Thai player leads 16-11!
