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Badminton Asia Team Championships 2022, Day 1: India loses tie to Korea 0-5 — Scores, Updates, Live Blog
Indian Men's Team, led by Lakshya Sen opened their campaign against Korea at Badminton Asia Team Championships 2022. The Indians lost the tie 0-5.
Lakshya Sen in action (Source: BAI)
Welcome to the live blog from Day 1 of the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2022 at Shah Alam, Malaysia.
The Indian men's team led by Lakshya Sen and Kiran George failed to impress in their outing against Korea and lost every single match, the biggest upset being that of Lakshya Sen losing in straight games.
Only Mithun Manjunath was able to take a game off the Koreans at the eleventh hour and played a thriller but all other players disappointed as they lost the tie with Korea, 0-5.
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- 16 Feb 2022 8:33 AM GMT
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- 15 Feb 2022 2:00 PM GMT
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Although it's been a disappointing day today at the office for our Indian badminton stars, let's hope for a better day tomorrow!
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- 15 Feb 2022 12:10 PM GMT
Dismal showing by Indian men's team today
It was simply not the day of the Indian men's badminton team as they failed to do damage to the Korean side and better their chances for the tournament ahead.
Tomorrow the Women's Team is scheduled to go up against Malaysia as they open their BATC 2022 campaign - let's hope they can impress better!
- 15 Feb 2022 12:02 PM GMT
Mithun Manjunath fails to convert this match into a win - he LOSES!
India loses this tie rather haplessly at 5-0 against Korea and get off to a very upsetting start at their BATC 2022 campaign.
Lakshya Sen and Kiran George were expected to win but they lost in straight games.
Only Mithun Manjunath has managed to win a single match in this tie, nobody else could impress much today against the Koreans.
Mithun loses in 3 games, 16-21 27-25 14-21.
- 15 Feb 2022 11:56 AM GMT
Mithun Manjunath is hot on the trail here!
Min Sun Jeong may have the lead at 16-14 in the decider but Mithun Manjunath is looking sharp here and playing the points well. Let's go!
So far, India is yet to win a match in this tie and have lost all the previous matches with Lakshya Sen being the biggest upset.
Can Mithun give the Indians a reason to smile? Let's see!
- 15 Feb 2022 11:48 AM GMT
The battle of nerves continue here!
Mithun Manjunath is not ready to let India lose all 5 matches today and he is doing everything in his power to stop that from happening! We are in the decider!continues
