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Badminton Asia Team Championships, Day 3: Indian Men's Team win 3-2 against Hong Kong China - Scores, Updates, Live Blog
Putting in solid performances, the young Indian men's team get their first group stage victory at the BATC 2022, winning 3-2 against Hong Kong.
Lakshya Sen (Source: Badminton Asia)
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge from Day 3 of the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2022 being held at Shah Alam, Malaysia!
With Lakshya Sen setting the mood for the tie with a stunning win, all the Indian shuttlers today played very well and was close to winning almost every encounter. Eventually, Lakshya Sen, the doubles duo of Hariharan/Ruban Kumar and finally Mithun Manjunath successfully carried India to a 3-2 victory against Hong Kong China.
Playing a lot of deciders today, India was in good form as they got their first win in this campaign and saved faced after a dismal outing against Korea on Day 1.
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Live Updates
- 17 Feb 2022 4:36 AM GMT
We have the duo of Hariharan and Ruban Kumar next!
The Indian doubles duo get off to a good start with a 4-2 beginning!
- 17 Feb 2022 4:32 AM GMT
India is lagging behind in the tie now...
Apart from a convincing victory from Lakshya Sen, the Indian men's team haven't been able to convert any of the other two matches into a win, despite it going the full length.
Hong Kong leads the tie with 2-1 on the board.
Next up, we have Men's Doubles...
- 17 Feb 2022 4:25 AM GMT
The match is slipping out...
Kiran George is on the back foot as Chan Yik Chak leads with 9 points!
- 17 Feb 2022 4:18 AM GMT
Into Game 3, things look tight!
Chan Yin Chak maintains a 2-point cushion lead at 6-4 in the decider!
- 17 Feb 2022 4:11 AM GMT
Kiran George on the brink of taking Game 2, lesssgo!
Kiran George looks confident now and has the lead. But he has to be careful if he intends to tame Chan!
- 17 Feb 2022 4:00 AM GMT
Into Game 2, Kiran George has stepped up his game...
George gets off on the right foot in Game 2 of the match as he stays at par with Chan on the board at 5 ALL.
