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India Open 2022 LIVE - Sindhu, Srikanth start with smooth wins — Blog, Updates, Scores, Results
A lot of ranking points will be up for grabs at the USD 400,000 Super 500 India Open which is being held in the looming shadows of a raging third wave of the pandemic.
Indian ace shuttler PV Sindhu (Source: BAI Media/Twitter)
Indian star shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will eye to carry forward their momentum from last season and make winning starts to the new year when they begin their campaign at the India Open, which returns after being cancelled twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On the opening day, Sindhu will begin her campaign against compatriot Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli. In men's singles, Srikanth will begin his campaign against compatriot Siril Verma.
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog from the India Open 2022. Follow us for all the updates from the tournament.
Live Updates
- 11 Jan 2022 8:55 AM GMT
The World Champion has come right back and is looking confident in the decider!
Loh Kean Yew is moving well and after wrapping up Game 2, 21-4, we are into the deciding game and the fifth-seeded Singaporean is up 17-10!
- 11 Jan 2022 8:31 AM GMT
Loh Kean Yew has switched things up now in the second game!
The World Champion looks to have finally settled in as he takes 5 points on the trot to lead to love!
- 11 Jan 2022 8:26 AM GMT
Loh Kean Yew loses the first game!
Well, who would have seen this one coming - Loh Kean Yew loses the opening game in 17 minutes after Sheng finds good angles to pressurize the World Champion and wraps up the first game, 21-16.
- 11 Jan 2022 8:24 AM GMT
Meanwhile, on Court 2 we have the World Champion Loh Kean Yew in action!
In Loh Kean Yew's first match after becoming World Champion in December, the Singaporean is up against Xiaodong Sheng and oddly enough, Loh Kean Yew is lagging behind at 15-18 in the opening game!
Come on, champ - things look tight here in the first round clash!
- 11 Jan 2022 8:17 AM GMT
Sindhu begins her campaign with a 21-5, 21-16 win against compatriot Kudaravalli.
And that's it, Sindhu has it easy. She wins her opening match at the Indian Open 2022 by 21-5, 21-6.
- 11 Jan 2022 8:14 AM GMT
Kudaravalli tries to narrow the gap.
Too many unforced errors, Kudaravalli wins 5 points in a row to make it 14-18.
