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BWF World Championships 2022 Day 3 LIVE: HS Prannoy shocks Kento Momota in thriller — Scores, Updates, Blog
With HSP slated to lock horns with Kento Momota and WCH medallists Srikanth, Lakshya also in action - it'll be a heated day of great badminton. Follow the BWF World Championships 2022 LIVE.
HS Prannoy (File Photo/Badminton Photo)
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge from Day 3 of the BWF Badminton World Championships 2022 being held in Tokyo, Japan!
We are back with another day of exciting badminton action as Srikanth, Lakshya and Prannoy will be in action. All eyes will be on the much-awaited HS Prannoy vs Kento Momota clash as well.
In doubles, Satwik/Chirag will open their campaign as well.
Follow all badminton updates live:
Live Updates
- 24 Aug 2022 8:17 AM GMT
A very nervy and close start to this encounter...
Lot of unruly errors happening from Kidambi Srikanth here as Zhao Jun-Peng leads 7-3
- 24 Aug 2022 8:08 AM GMT
Kidambi Srikanth will be in action next!
2021 WCH silver medallist we have Kidambi Srikanth taking on China's ZHAO Jun Peng of China! This will be interesting.
- 24 Aug 2022 8:07 AM GMT
And it's business wrapped for Lakshya Sen! He is through to pre-quarters!
Lakshya Sen delivers a clinical display to seize the match and makes it to the pre-quarters!!
He wins 21-17, 21-10!
- 24 Aug 2022 8:05 AM GMT
Lakshya races off to match point now!
Lakshya Sen is moving well and the errors are coming easy from his opponent as he reaches match point now at 20-10
- 24 Aug 2022 8:04 AM GMT
End of the campaign for Gayatri/Treesa...
Not this time for Gayatri/Treesa as they go down ONCE again to Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan, losing 21-8, 21-17 in 35 mins.
A solution to cracking this pair is needed soon and Mathias Boe will have to help!
- 24 Aug 2022 8:02 AM GMT
Malaysians with the match point but the errors are coming too...
Gayatri and Treesa will take the errors as they save 3 match points in a row...
- 24 Aug 2022 8:01 AM GMT
For Lakshya Sen, Game 2 has looked smooth so far
Lakshya Sen is on a roll and nothing much seems to be troubling him - as he is displaying some great shots.
Leads 11-6 in the second mid-game break.
