Badminton
German Open 2022, Day 3 LIVE: Srikanth, Prannoy, Lakshya in quarters — Scores, Updates, Results, Blog
A lot of exciting badminton clashes are lined up for the day with Sindhu, Saina, Srikanth, Sen eyeing quarterfinals at the German Open. Follow all updates here.
Indian Shuttlers and BWF Awards
Hello and welcome to the Day 3 live blog of The Bridge for the German Open 2022!
So far, in the women's singles, both PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal have crashed out of the Super 300 and could not make it till the quarterfinals.
In the men's singles, we have Kidambi Srikanth who has booked his spot in the quarters. Lakshya and Prannoy have also booked their tickets to the quarters.
In the doubles, the men's duo of Ishaan Bhatnagar/Sai Pratheek lost to the pair of Krishna Prasad/Vishnuvardhan Goud who are into the quarters.
In the women's, the combine of Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand also lost.
Live Updates
- 10 March 2022 10:31 AM GMT
Srikanth keeps his nose ahead, but Guang Zu stays too close
Kidambi Srikanth is being made to go the distance in this match as Guang Zu is also pushing him.
The former World No. 1 leads 16-15 in the opening game.
- 10 March 2022 10:25 AM GMT
Srikanth heads into the mid-game interval at 11-10
The Chinese is hot on Srikanth's heels in the opening game now.
- 10 March 2022 10:25 AM GMT
Kidambi Srikanth is in action as well on Court 1!
Kidambi Srikanth, the World Championship silver medallist is looking to continue a good streak as he takes on China's Lu Guang Zu.
So far it's been a tense battle with both sides exchanging serves rapidly and the rallies are also getting gruelling now.
Into Game 1, Srikanth leads at 10-8 now.
- 10 March 2022 10:12 AM GMT
BIG, BIG UPSET AS PV SINDHU LOSES IN 3 SETS!
China's Zhang simply does a better job today against PV Sindhu who wasn't at her usual best today. This is a harsh loss for the Indian and quite unexpected too.
Sindhu loses in 55 minutes, 21-14, 15-21, 21-14 to crash out of the German Open 2022.
- 10 March 2022 10:09 AM GMT
Far too many errors from Sindhu again...
Sindhu is a little slow with her returns and it falls out and is not looking so focussed anymore. Strange things unfolding here as Zhang is taking full advantage of it and leads 19-12...
We are on the verge of a major upset, it seems.
- 10 March 2022 10:05 AM GMT
Sindhu falls on the back foot again...
Zhang gets to the mid-game break of the decider with a 7-11 lead. Pressure is back on Sindhu! Her net errors are costing her today.
Buckle up, Sindhu!
- 10 March 2022 10:02 AM GMT
And Sindhu is in smashing form in this decider!
PV Sindhu is making use of her wingspan and covering the court well and Zhang Yi Man is scrambling to hit the returns, the rallies have spiced up now!
She is giving the Chinese a hard time now.
- 10 March 2022 9:53 AM GMT
And we are into a decider, PV Sindhu takes the second game 21-15!
Good comeback from PV Sindhu here as she manages to stay in this match by bagging the second game 21-15.
Into the decider we head!
- 10 March 2022 9:52 AM GMT
SINDHU WITH THE GAME POINT!
Sindhu is finally looking better with smarter shots. She has game point now!
- 10 March 2022 9:46 AM GMT
Sindhu takes the lead as she heads into the mid-game break, Zhang keeps the pressure
Sindhu is having to work hard for the points here as Zhang keeps the pressure on the Sindhu serve. The Indian leads at 12-10 in the second game. Come on, Sindhu!
