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Badminton Asia Championships, Day 3 LIVE: Kidambi Srikanth eyes quarters — Scores, Updates, Results, Blog
Indian shuttlers will hope to keep their medal chances alive and aim for a quarter-final spot at the Badminton Asia Championships 2022. Follow LIVE.
Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikant in action at 2021 HYLO Open
Hello and welcome to the live blog of The Bridge from Day 3 of the Badminton Asia Championships 2022!
After a bittersweet Day 2 where a lot of upsets and plenty of scares took place, Indian shuttlers will hope to keep their winning streak going.
In singles action, we will have Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth while in doubles, it'll be the men's duo of Satwik-Chirag and in mixed, it'll be the combination of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto who will feature in today's action.
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Live Updates
- 28 April 2022 5:48 AM GMT
Plenty of errors from Saina to begin Game 2!
Wang takes an early 6-0 lead here as Saina makes a lot of errors with the returns, she needs to be more careful here!
- 28 April 2022 5:44 AM GMT
And Saina Nehwal pockets the first game!
Wang commits too many unforced errors and the points come easy to Saina now - she bags the first game, 21-12. Pretty smooth!
- 28 April 2022 5:40 AM GMT
Wang Zhi Yi attacks relentlessly, Saina needs to be careful
Wang Zhi Yi, the World No. 16 from China is moving around quickly and Saina's movement is affecting a few of the points here.
Nehwal still leads at 11-16.
- 28 April 2022 5:34 AM GMT
Saina is being delicate at the net!
Saina Nehwal mixes up the pace and keeps most of the action around the net before going in for the big smashes!
She heads into the mid-game break with an 11-4 lead!
- 28 April 2022 5:31 AM GMT
And now we have Saina Nehwal in action!
Saina Nehwal gets off to a rock-solid start here against Wang Zhi Yi and leads at 7-1! Let's gooo!
- 28 April 2022 4:49 AM GMT
And PV Sindhu seals the deal - she is through to the quarters!
PV Sindhu is not to be denied today as she has tames Hooi to enter the quarter-finals of the Badminton Asia Championships!
Good show from the star shuttlers as she wraps up business in straight games, 21-16, 21-16!
- 28 April 2022 4:46 AM GMT
Sindhu takes a slender lead at 18-15!
Hooi covers up quick but Sindhu keeps her nose ahead here at 18-15
The finish line is almost on the horizon!
