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 9:19 AM GMT
Kapila-Crasto beat Magee-Ryan in straight games!!
Kapila-Crasto post a comprehensive victory over the Irish pair of Magee-Ryan.
Final score: 21-11, 21-16.
- 27 Aug 2025 9:18 AM GMT
Kapila-Crasto 1-0 Magee-Ryan
A booming smash winner from Kapila and India lead 20-16...match point!
- 27 Aug 2025 9:16 AM GMT
Kapila-Crasto 1-0 Magee-Ryan
A Crasto down the line smash winner takes India to an 18-15 lead.
- 27 Aug 2025 9:14 AM GMT
Kapila-Crasto 1-0 Magee-Ryan
Kapila-Crasto lead 17-12 in game #2.
The Indian in complete command at the moment.
- 27 Aug 2025 9:12 AM GMT
Kapila moving well...
Despite taking a tumble moments ago, Kapila is moving well.
He steps up to put away a cross court winner.
India lead 16-10
- 27 Aug 2025 9:11 AM GMT
Kapila is back on his feet...
And the Indians now lead 13-9 after drawing an error from the Irish pair.
- 27 Aug 2025 9:09 AM GMT
Kapila has sustained an injury...
Kapila has taken a tumble and is writing in pain while clutching his knee at the moment.
- 27 Aug 2025 9:09 AM GMT
Kapila-Crasto in command
The Indian pair won the first game 21-11 and lead 12-8 in the 2nd.
- 27 Aug 2025 8:10 AM GMT
Plenty of Indians in the fray today for the R32...
Dhruv-Tanisha will begin proceedings at 2:30pm IST followed by PV Sindhu at 5:30pm.
Thereafter, Satwik-Chirag take the court at 6:30pm, followed by HS Prannoy at 9:30pm and Rohan-Ruthvika in the mixed-doubles at 10:00pm
