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 4:29 PM GMT
Game 3: Loh leads
Loh Kean Yew on full attack mode and goes into lead 15-14 at crucial time in deciding game.
- 24 Aug 2023 4:25 PM GMT
Head-to-Head
World no. 11 Lakshya Sen has 4-5 head to head against World no. 3 Kunlavut Vitidsarn
- 24 Aug 2023 4:23 PM GMT
Lakshya on court
Lakshya Sen takes on Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn in court 2.
- 24 Aug 2023 4:21 PM GMT
Game 3: Prannoy leads 11-4
Prannoy has handsome lead of 7 points in decider game.
- 24 Aug 2023 4:19 PM GMT
Game 3: Prannoy leads 9-3
Prannoy starts decider in full attack mode and ruses to 4-0 lead, Loh catches up few points but prannoy has good healthy lead of 6 points now.
- 24 Aug 2023 4:10 PM GMT
Game 2: Loh wins second game 21-15
The match goes into decider as spectators wish fulfilled to witness more action between two quality players.
- 24 Aug 2023 4:08 PM GMT
Game 2: Loh gains 17-14 lead
Prannoy trying to retreive shots well in defense but Loh Kean Yew is attacking very hard and winnning points on will.
- 24 Aug 2023 4:02 PM GMT
Game 2: Loh has slight advantage
Loh goes into 3 point lead in second game interval after some unforced errors by Prannoy.
- 24 Aug 2023 3:52 PM GMT
Game 1: Prannoy wins first game 21-18
Prannoy wins first game 21-18 in second game point after 20 minutes, winning good points in end of first game after trailing in most part of it.
