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Badminton Asia Championships, Quarter-finals LIVE: Sindhu enters semis, Satwik-Chirag lose — Scores, Results, Updates, Blog
PV Sindhu and Satwik-Chirag are just one win away from securing a medal at the Badminton Asia Championships but tough opponents await. Follow LIVE.
Satwik-Chirag and PV Sindhu (Source: BAC)
Hello and welcome to the live blog of The Bridge from the quarter-finals of the Badminton Asia Championships 2022!
It's an exciting day of badminton ahead for Indians as we have two crucial matches lined up for the day as we try and get our hands on history.
First, PV Sindhu has set up a delicious re-match of her Tokyo bronze medal encounter against China's He Bingjiao.
Followed by that, in the doubles, the World No. 7 pair and the third-seeded duo of Satwik-Chirag will take on the Malaysian pair of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik, the fifth seeds for a place in the semi-finals.
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Live Updates
- 29 April 2022 8:19 AM GMT
Sindhu maintains a 11-point lead!
Bingjiao offers some feeble resitance with her angled smashes but Sindhu is in a different mode altogether and leads at 18-7!
- 29 April 2022 8:16 AM GMT
Sindhu is channelling great form here!
Sindhu is charging like never before and her half-smashes are being tricky for Bingjiao to figure out.
The unforced errors are piling for the Chinese as Sindhu has a massive 15-4 lead!
- 29 April 2022 8:14 AM GMT
Sindhu has been brilliant so far, mixing her shots so well!
A very positive start for Sindhu here in the quarterfinals as it has been just one-way traffic here!
Sindhu leads 11-2
- 29 April 2022 8:12 AM GMT
Sindhu takes a massive lead!
Sindhu looks every bit dominant here and is making good angles and is attacking away.
Bingjiao is still finding her way here and Sindhu laps up on the errors of the Chinese and takes a whopping 10-2 lead!
- 29 April 2022 8:10 AM GMT
Sindhu gets the early lead!
Sindhu bites in early and snatches serve right away!
Mid-length rallies as we begin as both players are warming up here but Sindhu is making for better angles and powerful smashes! Bingjiao with the errors here.
Sindhu leads 4-2.
- 29 April 2022 8:04 AM GMT
Players on court!
And it is time - Sindhu and He Bingjiao are on court and we are good to begin!
Bingjiao will open serve, Sindhu to receive!
- 29 April 2022 8:00 AM GMT
Sindhu and He Bingjiao have a pretty intense rivalry!
For Sindhu, who has won the Syed Modi and the Swiss Open titles this year, He Bingjiao will be a tough challenge given their rivalry.
Bingjiao has troubled Sindhu plenty in the past and leads the head-to-head at 9-7.
In fact, they met at the stage of the Asia Championships as well in 2017 Wuhan and on that occasion, it was Bingjiao who had the last word.
It remains to be seen if Sindhu can turn that story around and get into Tokyo-mode and win!
- 29 April 2022 7:54 AM GMT
Sindhu has a tough nut to crack - she takes on He Bingjiao!
PV Sindhu will face her Tokyo Olympics opponent - He Bingjiao in the quarterfinals and she has to be careful against the sprightly Chinese, who will be looking for revenge for the Tokyo loss!
Here's how their last encounter panned out:
- 29 April 2022 7:48 AM GMT
Get ready for an exciting day of badminton!
A couple of exciting clashes are lined up for the day as PV Sindhu and Satwik-Chirag are one match win away from securing a medal at the Badminton Asia Championships!
