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!
Follow all badminton action live here:
Live Updates
- 16 March 2022 3:43 PM GMT
And it is Viktor Axelsen who makes headway here...
Spirited show from Sai Praneeth but it wasn't enough to stop Axelsen who readily wins in straight games, 22-20, 21-11.
- 16 March 2022 3:27 PM GMT
What a crazy cross-court rally as Praneeth gets on the board in Game 2!
Sai Praneeth is on the attack here and sends his shots from one side to the other making Axelsen scamper around. Finally a cross-court smash lands it and Axelsen fails to retrieve it.
The World No. 1 chuckles as he leads here.
- 16 March 2022 3:25 PM GMT
Back to Axelsen vs Praneeth, the Dane is trying to keep Praneeth away from the net
Axelsen gets off to a confident 3-0 start to game 2 now.
Bit of a concern for Praneeth here! Come on!
- 16 March 2022 3:23 PM GMT
Tight, dramatic finish to the opening game that Axelsen ultimately pockets
It's not turning out to be a cakewalk after all for Axelsen here as Sai Praneeth is showing his skills well.
Time for a comeback in the second, Sai! Let's go!
- 16 March 2022 3:20 PM GMT
And 20-20 now with Praneeth showing his skills at the net!!!
Sai Praneeth showing good spirit and how as he gives Axelsen a run for his money with some cheeky net shots!
