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All England Open 2022, Day 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Lakshya, Satwik-Chirag, Gayatri-Treesa into quarters — Scores, Updates, Results, Blog
Suffering shock exits, Sindhu, Saina and Srikanth bowed out while Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag, Gayatri/Treesa powered on into the quarters of the All England Open 2022.
Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen will eye quarter-finals at All England Open 2022
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge from Day 2 of the All England Open 2022!
In a dramatic day at the Arena Birmingham, birthday girl Saina Nehwal played a spirited match against Akane Yamaguchi, even taking a set off her before she lost, 21-14, 17-21, 21-17. PV Sindhu, as well, played a good match but couldn't match up to Sayaka Takahashi as the southpaw proved to be too good for Sindhu, third time in a row and Sindhu had an early exit, 21-19, 16-21, 21-17.
On the men's singles front, Lakshya Sen kept his giant-killing spree on as he played a sensational match against World No. 3 Anders Antonsen and booked his place in the quarters, 21-16, 21-18. Meanwhile, Kidambi Srikanth had a tough loss against Anthony Ginting, 21-9, 18-21, 19-21.
On the doubles front, both pairs have booked their spots in the quarters after Satwik-Chirag practically dominated against a German pair, 21-7, 21-7 and on the other hand, Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly also had a pretty solid outing against the Olympic champions before Apriyani Rahayu retired, 18-21, 19-14 (ret.)
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Live Updates
- 17 March 2022 1:12 PM GMT
This will be a thriller - a clash of two World Championship bronze medallists!
It's a clash of World Championships bronze medallists here as Anders Antonsen gets ready to lock horns with Lakshya Sen!
- 17 March 2022 1:10 PM GMT
Nehwal wins Game 2!
She has done the unexpected to comeback and claims a brilliant Game 2 victory. It's all to play for in Game 3.
- 17 March 2022 1:08 PM GMT
Meanwhile, another thriller is coming up - Lakshya Sen vs Anders Antonsen!
Lakshya Sen has been enjoying a bit of a roll here and got his first two top 5 wins last week at the German Open when he defeated Anthony Ginting and Viktor Axelsen, it's time for a repeat now as Sen steps out against third-seeded Dane Anders Antonsen who saw off World Champion Loh Kean Yew in the first round of the All England Open.
This will be the first meeting between the two!
Keep the fireworks ready!
- 17 March 2022 1:05 PM GMT
We have a game on our hands
Saina Nehwal fights back to tie the game as we enter the final few points of Game 1
- 17 March 2022 1:04 PM GMT
Yamaguchi leads at the break
Saina needs to fight back in the coming half is she is to secure her place in the match.
- 17 March 2022 12:44 PM GMT
Yamaguchi still leads at halftime
Saina Nehwal hasn't left the Japanese veteran out of her sights in the opening half.
