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 12:48 PM GMT
Back to Satwik-Chirag now, they take the lead at the mid-game break!
Satwik-Chirag are slowly getting into groove here and they have a mini-lead now!
- 16 March 2022 12:47 PM GMT
Bit of happiness here too, Gayatri-Treesa have the lead in the decider!
The Indian women's doubles pair are showing so much heart here and continue the fight! Brave, brave show.
- 16 March 2022 12:44 PM GMT
Quick start to this match with fast exchange of rallies!
A very power-packed start here as Satwik-Chirag are beginning to warm up to the occasion! Close on the board they keep at 4-6! Let's go, champs!
- 16 March 2022 12:36 PM GMT
Time for some more Men's Doubles - Satwik-Chirag on court!
After their phenomenal India Open Super 500 win in January against the Daddies in a thrilling final, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be looking to make a power-packed start at the All England Open.
They are taking on Alexander Dunn and Adam Hill, let's goooo!
- 16 March 2022 12:27 PM GMT
Whoa, whoa Gayatri/Treesa pull off a stunning comeback now!
We are into a decider in this Women's Doubles match after Gayatri and Treesa give a stiff fight to win the second set! That was a great comeback!
