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 6:31 PM GMT
Meanwhile, Parupalli Kashyap has a tough challenge to ace against Anthony Ginting
It is Parupalli Kashyap who steps out next from India but he has a tough nut to crack in the form of Anthony Ginting - the World No. 5 Indonesian who Lakshya Sen defeated in the pre-quarters of the German Open 2022.
Let's see how this one fares!
- 16 March 2022 5:32 PM GMT
And Sindhu wins it!!
It took her 42 minutes to win 2 games as her opponent battled hard in both sets but it was Sindhu who claimed victory at the end. Onwards and upwards for the Indian veteran.
- 16 March 2022 5:30 PM GMT
Sindhu gets the match point!
Its a matter of a few minutes before she seals the match once and for all!
- 16 March 2022 5:18 PM GMT
Sindhu leads 8-0 in the second Game!
It seems as though she is in a hurry to finish this and is making her opponent run all over the court.
