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Badminton World Championships Day 1 LIVE: Lakshya, Prannoy, Srikanth start with wins — Scores, Results, Blog
Catch all the badminton action live from Day 1 of the BWF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan as Lakshya, Srikanth, Prannoy will open their campaigns. Follow LIVE.
Welcome to the very first day of badminton action from the much-awaited BWF World Championships 2022 being held in Tokyo, Japan!
In PV Sindhu's absence, all eyes will be on men - Lakshya Sen & Co. to deliver a medal for India from the Championships.
A lot of mouth-watering clashes are lined up for the day as Lakshya, Prannoy, Srikanth, and others will open their bid.
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- 22 Aug 2022 8:20 AM GMT
Things are not looking great for the Danish legend here, Lakshya is on a roll
Lakshya has the momentum entirely on his side as a lot of errors come from the Vittinghus racquet now. His entire body language has drooped as things are going in Lakshya's favour who leads 15-9 in the second game.
- 22 Aug 2022 8:14 AM GMT
Vittinghus tries to set up defense here, Lakshya with a rare net error
Things are very intense in the second game as Vittinghus is coming in strong.
Lakshya leads 10-6
- 22 Aug 2022 7:57 AM GMT
A net error from Vittinghus and Lakshya leads 11-7 in the mid-game interval
Things are looking quite positive for Lakshya as he has the momentum on his side.
- 22 Aug 2022 7:54 AM GMT
Lot of close attacks now, Vittinghus also has a sting now to the rallies
Lakshya Sen may have the momentum and leads at 9-4, but Vittinghus is not to be overlooked here as he really keeps Lakshya on his toes.
No easy points here!