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India Open, Day 3 LIVE: Lakshya Sen wins, Satwik-Chirag in action — Blog, Scores, Results, Updates
In Round 2, Indian ace shuttler PV Sindhu will take on Ira Sharma, while Sameer Verma will face Brian Yang of Canada at the India Open today. Follow our LIVE Blog.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (Source: BWF)
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog from Day 3 of the India Open Badminton tournament.
Several Indians will be in action Day 3 of the India Open on Thursday. PV Sindhu will take on World no. 110 Indian Ira Sharma, whereas Sameer Verma will take on Canada's Brian Yang in Round 2. Stay tuned for all the updates here.
Live Updates
- 13 Jan 2022 9:12 AM GMT
Here's a quick glance at the H2H!
Lakshya Sen will be going into this match with the advantage, let's see if he can continue the winning momentum!
- 13 Jan 2022 9:08 AM GMT
Next up - Lakshya Sen vs Felix Burestedt
It's time for World Championship bronze medallist Lakshya Sen to make his bid for the quarters as he goes up against Felix Burestedt!
- 13 Jan 2022 9:07 AM GMT
Did you know? Malvika Bansod is the 2nd Indian after Sindhu to defeat Saina Nehwal since 2007!
In her first meeting against her idol Saina Nehwal, Malvika Bansod pulled off a stunner!
Read more here.
- 13 Jan 2022 8:08 AM GMT
Malvika Bansod sees off Saina Nehwal and heads into the quarter finals!
Malvika showed spunk today against Saina Nehwal and went on to routinely get her job done in 34 minutes, ousting the 2-time India Open champ in straight games.
- 13 Jan 2022 8:02 AM GMT
Very impressive skills from Bansod!
Malvika has the momentum here and brings Saina to the net repeatedly - the youngster goes into the second mid-game interval with a 11-7 lead