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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 4:30 AM GMT
Into Game 2, Sindhu leads 4-3
Hooi comes back again strongly and covers up the points gap fast to keep the pressure on Sindhu!
The former World Champion leads 4-3 in the second game now.
- 28 April 2022 4:27 AM GMT
Phew, PV Sindhu gets the first game in her bag!
An emphatic scream from Sindhu as she takes the first game 21-16! The court conditions are being tricky for the players to handle but Sindhu seems to have settled in by now.
Let's gooo!
- 28 April 2022 4:21 AM GMT
Back to Sindhu now, who is making her way out of trouble!
Quite the intense fight has built up here as Sindhu is trying to keep the serve as Hooi keeps putting pressure.
Sindhu with the marginal lead at 15-14
- 28 April 2022 4:18 AM GMT
Meanwhile, Satwik-Chirag make it to quarters!
No such trouble for Satwik-Chirag as they produce some quality badminton and progress to the quarter-finals of the Badminton Asia Championships! Good win, boys!
Satwik-Chirag seal the deal in just 43 minutes - 21-17, 21-15! Onwards and upwards now!
- 28 April 2022 4:15 AM GMT
Hooi gains the momentum and leads at the mid-game break!
Sindhu loses the lead and Hooi builds pressure to head into the mid-game interval at 11-9
- 28 April 2022 4:11 AM GMT
Meanwhile, PV Sindhu also gets things underway!
Hooi offers a lot of resistance from the get-go of the match and keeps the pressure on Sindhu's serve. It is 6 ALL in the opening game.
- 28 April 2022 4:09 AM GMT
Back to the Satwik-Chirag match!
Satwik-Chirag take a 3-point cushion lead and are looking fairly comfortable at this point.
- 28 April 2022 4:05 AM GMT
PV Sindhu will also be playing now - she is also eyeing quarters!
After staving off a great fight from her Korean opponent yesterday, PV Sindhu survived a scare and will now look for a place in the quarterfinals.
She is taking on Yue Yann Jaslyn Hooi of Singapore now!
- 28 April 2022 3:57 AM GMT
Satwik-Chirag bag the first game!
Quite the start to this match as the Japanese duo offer some stiff competition and stay at the heels of the World No. 7 pair.
However, Satwik-Chirag keep the momentum on their side and win the first game, 21-17 in 20 minutes!
