Badminton
BWF World Championships 2023: Satwik-Chirag and Prannoy advances to quarters; Treesa-Gayatri and Lakshya exit - Highlights
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty had a superb three-setter win against Indonesians Daniel Marthin-Leo Rolly Carnando. Prannoy defeated Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew 21-18, 15-21, 21-19
Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are also on a 10-match winning streak
India’s men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty along with HS Prannoy advanced to the quarterfinals of the BWF World Championships 2023 while Lakshya Sen and women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand crashed out on Thursday.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty had a superb three-setter 21-15, 19-21, 21-9 win against Indonesians Daniel Marthin-Leo Rolly Carnando. In the men’s singles pre-quarters, Prannoy defeated Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew 21-18, 15-21, 21-19, while Lakshya Sen lost 14-21, 21-16, 13-21 to Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn.
In women's doubles, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand were no match for China's Chen Qing Chen-Jia Yi Fan as the Indians lost 21-14, 21-9
Live Updates
- 24 Aug 2023 5:30 PM GMT
Lakshya Sen knocked out
After hitting a shot wide outside line at 13-15 Lakshya Sen loses next 8 points consecutively and end his World Championships 2023 campaign at last 16 stage with tough loss to Kunlavut Vitidsarn by 14-21, 21-16, 13-21.
- 24 Aug 2023 5:21 PM GMT
Game 3: Kunlavut leads by 4 points
Kunlavut is forcing Lakshya Sen doing unforced errors at net. Thailand shutller leads 14-10
- 24 Aug 2023 5:18 PM GMT
Game 3: Kunlavut leads at interval
Thailand shuttler manages 2 point lead at third game mid-interval.
- 24 Aug 2023 5:09 PM GMT
Game 2: Lakshya wins second game
Brilliant play by Lakshya sen and he takes second game by 21-16. Lakshya sen need to keep momentum going in his favour in third game to do upset.
- 24 Aug 2023 4:56 PM GMT
Game 2: Kunlavut closes gap
Kunlavut wins four points in a row and Thailand Shuttler is now closing gap, score 11-8 in favour of Lakshya
- 24 Aug 2023 4:51 PM GMT
Game 2: Lakshya has huge advantage.
Lakshya Sen goes into second game interval with 7 point advantage with score 11-4.
- 24 Aug 2023 4:43 PM GMT
Game 1: Kunlavut wins first game
Kunlavut wins first game 21-14 without any trouble.
- 24 Aug 2023 4:34 PM GMT
Prannoy wins
HS Prannoy reaches his third straight quaterfinal at BWF World Championships by defeating former World Champion Loh Kean Yew in a thrilling match 21-18, 15-21, 21-19.
- 24 Aug 2023 4:32 PM GMT
Game 3: Loh equalises 19-19
Prannoy's fails to clear the net and Loh comes back from 2 point deficit to equalise19-19 in deciding game.
