Badminton
BWF World C’ships 2025: PV Sindhu and Satwik-Chirag advance - HIGHLIGHTS
R32 action brought good results for Indian in the women's singles and men's doubles.
PV Sindhu (left) and Satwik-Chirag in action at the round of 16 of the 2025 BWF World Championships 2025. (Photo credit: AFP)
After posting victories in their respectively round-one fixtures, PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy stepped out for their R32 games on Wednesday at the BWF World Championships 2025 at Paris.
Sindhu was up against Malaysia's Karupathevan Letshanaa (WR40) and despite an early wobble, she recovered well to wrap up the fixture in straight games.
Additionally, there was doubles action for India as well on Wednesday.
The mixed doubles pair of Dhruv-Tanisha progressed in their R32 outing after easing past Ireland's Joshua Magee and Moya Ryan (WR80).
Elsewhere, the star Indian men's doubles pair of Satwik-Chirag (seeded 9th) overcome a late hiccup in the first game before steamrolling the Chinese Taipei pair of Liu-Yang (WR23).
Meanwhile, it was curtains for Rohan-Ruthvika who went down in straight games to 4th seeded Malaysian pair of Chen-Ton in the mixed doubles event.
Catch all the highlights as it happened...
Live Updates
- 27 Aug 2025 5:26 PM GMT
HS Prannoy fixture delayed
The HS Prannoy R32 fixture against Antonsen, the 2nd seeded Dane, has been delayed and unfortunately, we will wrap out live coverage at this point of time.
There were, however, good results for India on Wednesday with victories for PV Sindhu and the men's doubles pair of Satwik-Chirag.
Action resumes on Thursday and we will bring you lives updates of the BWF World Championships 2025 from Paris.
Until then, continue following thebridge.in for our continued coverage of Indian sports.
Good bye for now.
- 27 Aug 2025 5:23 PM GMT
Rohan Kapoor & Ruthvika Gadde crash out!
In the R32 mixed doubles clash, the Indian pair went down to WR4 Malaysian pair Chen-Toh in straight games: 16-21 & 11-21.
- 27 Aug 2025 3:31 PM GMT
Satwik-Chirag 2 - 0 Liu-Yang | The Indians win
Satwik-Chirag win 22-20, 21-13.
- 27 Aug 2025 3:30 PM GMT
Satwik-Chirag 1 - 0 Liu-Yang
Game #2: The Indians draw an error and they have multiple match points at 20-13.
- 27 Aug 2025 3:29 PM GMT
Satwik-Chirag 1 - 0 Liu-Yang
Game #2: 19-12, the Indians lead.
Every time the Taipei pair pick up a couple of points, the Indians rear right back.
- 27 Aug 2025 3:27 PM GMT
Satwik-Chirag 1 - 0 Liu-Yang
Game #2: At 17-10, the Indians have the momentum here.
Satwik with body shot for a winner.
- 27 Aug 2025 3:25 PM GMT
Satwik-Chirag 1 - 0 Liu-Yang
Game #2: The Indians have taken a big lead at 14-9.
- 27 Aug 2025 3:22 PM GMT
Satwik-Chirag 1 - 0 Liu-Yang
Game #2: Liu-Yang have fought back well in this game...the Indians go into the changeover up by just two points, 11-9.
- 27 Aug 2025 3:21 PM GMT
Satwik-Chirag 1 - 0 Liu-Yang
Game #2: A couple of good smashes from the Taipei pair and they have now won 3-points on the trot but still trail 7-9.
