Badminton
German Open 2022, Day 1: Sindhu, Srikanth, Lakshya Sen in action — Scores, Updates, Live Blog
The European leg of the BWF tour kicks off with the German Open 2022. Catch all the exciting badminton action from Day 1 LIVE here.
Lakshya Sen (Source: Badminton Asia)
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge from Day 1 of the German Open Super 300!
Indian badminton stars are back in action with PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen leading the charge at the German Open Super 300, the first tournament of the European leg of the 2022 BWF tour.
While World No. 7 Sindhu will be starting against Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan, World Championships silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth will take on Frenchman Brice Leverdez and World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen will square off against Thai opponent Kantaphon Wangcharoen in the first-round clashes.
Follow all the badminton action live here:
Live Updates
- 8 March 2022 12:16 PM GMT
The day so far at German Open 2022 for Indians...
Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu had barely any trouble securing their wins and are well into the next round after some quality display of badminton.
Srikanth saw off Frenchman Brice Leverdez, Sindhu saw off Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan.
The duo of Sai Pratheek and Sikki Reddy lost in the Mixed Doubles while the Women's Doubles pair of Haritha Harinaryanan and Ashna Roy also lost.
We have many more matches lined up for the day - stay tuned for more updates!
- 8 March 2022 11:58 AM GMT
And that was a clinical display of badminton with PV Sindhu winning!
PV Sindhu meant business from the get-go against Busanan and needed only 32 minutes to side-step her opponent and win the match, 21-8, 21-7!
Beautiful, from the Indian badminton queen!
- 8 March 2022 11:55 AM GMT
PV Sindhu with a fantastic 10 point cushion lead at 17-7!
The finish line is very close now for PV Sindhu who is leading this rather, one-sided encounter!
- 8 March 2022 11:53 AM GMT
PV Sindhu maintains the lead and expands on it!
Sindhu is moving well and is flicking away the returns of Busanan to smart corners and making light work of the Thai player.
Sindhu leads 13-5!
- 8 March 2022 11:45 AM GMT
Into Game 2, Sindhu keeps the momentum going!
PV Sindhu starts off the second game on the right foot as well as Busanan's returns keep coming back long!
- 8 March 2022 11:42 AM GMT
PV Sindhu pockets Game 1, easy-peasy!
PV Sindhu doesn't waste too much time and wraps up the opening game rather convincingly, winning 21-8.
- 8 March 2022 11:39 AM GMT
Sindhu plays smartly as Busanan falls for her deception and makes mistakes...
Into the first game, PV Sindhu has a very good lead and is ahead at 18-7!
- 8 March 2022 11:33 AM GMT
Easy sailing for PV Sindhu here...
PV Sindhu only takes 6 minutes to reach the mid-game interval break of the opening game at 11-3!
- 8 March 2022 11:31 AM GMT
PV Sindhu is a woman on a mission today
PV Sindhu sweeps the shuttle to various corners for her returns and shows good variety as usual. Busanan is on the back foot majorly and is being bullied around by Sindhu.
