Badminton
Badminton Asia C'ships: PV Sindhu win, Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy exit - HIGHLIGHTS
It was a mixed day for India in the first round of the 2025 Badminton Asia Championships in Ningbo, China.
P.V Sindhu and Lakshya Sen. (Photo Credit: BAI)
Top Indian shuttlers were in action for the first-round matches of the 2025 Badminton Asia Championships in Ningbo, China, on Wednesday.
India has sent a depleted squad at the Championships because of the injury issues of a couple of players. PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen were some the few big names who led the Indian contingent at the event.
While PV Sindhu started her campaign with a first-round match victory over Ester Wardoyo of Indonesia, whereas Lakshya went down to Lee Chia-hao of Chinese Taipei in his first-round match-up.
As it happened:
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- 9 April 2025 1:06 PM GMT
An easy kill shot on the net from Chia. He has now two game points opportunity
Game 1: Lakshya Sen (IND) 18-20 Chia Hao Lee (TPE)
- 9 April 2025 1:03 PM GMT
Chia makes an unforced error to find the net as Lakshya levels the score
Game 1: Lakshya Sen (IND) 16-16 Chia Hao Lee (TPE)
- 9 April 2025 1:00 PM GMT
Both players are making frequent unforced errors. Chia still maintains his good lead
Game 1: Lakshya Sen (IND) 11-15 Chia Hao Lee (TPE)
- 9 April 2025 12:56 PM GMT
Chia wins eight points on the trot to take a good lead at the mid-game interval
Game 1: Lakshya Sen (IND) 8-11 Chia Hao Lee (TPE)
- 9 April 2025 12:54 PM GMT
A brilliant comeback from Chia to take the score back on level terms
Game 1: Lakshya Sen (IND) 8-8 Chia Hao Lee (TPE)
- 9 April 2025 12:50 PM GMT
A slight lead for Lakshya in the opening game, pushing his opponent to both corners
Game 1: Lakshya Sen (IND) 5-2 Chia Hao Lee (TPE)
- 9 April 2025 12:05 PM GMT
Up Next: MS - Lakshya Sen (IND) Vs Chia Hao Lee (TPE) at 6:10 PM IST
This will be the second meeting between the two players
Lakshya Sen, India's biggest medal hope at the event, had a tough first-round match against higher-ranked Chia, who had a 1-0 advantage over Lakshya in the head-to-head record.
- 9 April 2025 12:00 PM GMT
Another first-round exit for the Indian Shuttlers as Malvika bowed out against Gao
The Chinese shuutler, Gao, made light work of the young Indian and closed the match in straight games with the dominating scoeline, allowing Malvika to just earn 22 points across the two games.
Final Score: Malvika Bansod (IND) 14-21, 8-21 Gao Fang Jie (CHN)
- 9 April 2025 10:15 AM GMT
Anupama Upadhyaya faces a first-round exit
Anupama Upadhyaya had a tough outing in the first round, losing to the experienced Ratchanok Intanton of Thailand, ending her campaign at the Asian Championships.
Final score: Anupama (IND) 13-21, 14-21 Ratchanok (THA)
