Badminton
Badminton Asia C'ships Quarterfinals: Satwik/Chirag advance to semifinal- Highlights
Men's Doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty keep Indian challenge alive at the Badminton Asia Championships.
While Rohan Kapoor/Sikki Reddy (Mixed Doubles), PV Sindhu (Women's Singles), and HS Prannoy (Men's Singles) all exited from the Badminton Asia Championships 2023 after losing their quarter-final matches, men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty keep India's medal hopes alive.
The duo defeated Indonesia's Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in straight sets to reach the tournament's semifinals.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 28 April 2023 2:19 PM GMT
Final match of the day coming up!
It's Men's Doubles time where Satwiksairaj Rankireddy will take on Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia.
- 28 April 2023 2:04 PM GMT
Prannoy retires from game
The Indian perhaps got injured as the Japanese gets his ticket to the semi-final.
Final score:
11-21, 9-13 in favour of Tsuneyama Kanta.
- 28 April 2023 1:56 PM GMT
Tsuneyama sprinting towards the finish line
It'll be tough for Prannoy to stage a comeback from this point as the Japanese shuttler Kanta seems to be in the form of his life, barely giving the Indian time to score a point.
Prannoy 5-12 Tsuneyama
- 28 April 2023 1:49 PM GMT
Three consecutive points for Kanta
The Japanese is on cruise control here as he clinches three straight points, before Prannoy opens his account in the second game.
Prannoy 1-3 Tsuneyama
- 28 April 2023 1:46 PM GMT
Jubilation for the Japanese!
Tsuneyama comfortably wins the first game, putting Prannoy in a pickle.
Prannoy 11-21 Tsuneyama (0-1)
- 28 April 2023 1:43 PM GMT
Looks like it's Kanta's game now
A six-point lead now separates Prannoy from the Japanese.
Prannoy 11-17 Tsuneyama
- 28 April 2023 1:33 PM GMT
Prannoy fighting back, but still far
The Japanese shuttler is maintaining a good distance from the Indian, but Prannoy is slowly snapping at his opponent's heels.
Prannoy 5-9 Tsuneyama
- 28 April 2023 1:23 PM GMT
Next up, some Men's Singles action!
It's HS Prannoy against Japan's Kanta Tsuneyama.