Badminton
Tokyo Olympics: Badminton LIVE Day 1, July 24 - Satwik-Chirag start with a massive win, Sai loses - Updates, scores, results, blog
Satwik-Chirag played an inspired game to win their debut match against third seeds while Sai Praneeth suffered a shock loss to lower-ranked player.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will debut at the Tokyo Olympics (Source: BWF website)
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog for Badminton on Day 1 of the Tokyo Olympics.
It's set to be an exciting day at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza as the badminton action takes off at the Tokyo Olympics, finally. For the Indians, it is going to be an action-packed morning with the World No. 10 dynamic doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty aspiring to make their mark against formidable World No. 3 pair of Lee Yang/Wang Chi-Lin, in their Group A Play Stage match. Other than this young Indian pair, there will also be the thirteenth seeded B. Sai Praneeth, in the men's singles event as he will square off against Misha Zilberman of Israel, who is ranked as the World No. 47 in his Group D Play Stage opener match.
Order of Play:
Men's Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty [9] v Lee Yang/Wang Chi-Lin [3]
Men's Singles: Sai Praneeth [13] v Misha Zilberman
Follow all our LIVE updates here:
Live Updates
- 24 July 2021 4:58 AM GMT
Zilberman takes the lead at 8-9
Zilberman wins 5 points on the trot - Sai seems a little flustered here!
- 24 July 2021 4:57 AM GMT
Zilberman levels up at 8 ALL
Zilberman is edging in once again and flings a lot of winners!
Zilberan is coming up strong, it is getting tight here! - 24 July 2021 4:55 AM GMT
Couple of quick points come up on the board as both players keep the points short.
Sai still leads the way at 7-4. - 24 July 2021 4:53 AM GMT
Sai wins back serve
Sai Praneeth snatches back service in no time! It is 4-2.
- 24 July 2021 4:53 AM GMT
Misha Zilberman finds a way in - gets the first point after a brilliant net play!
Zilberman converts the next point as well. It is 3-2. - 24 July 2021 4:52 AM GMT
Sai Praneeth leads 3-0
Powerful start for Sai as he takes a 3-0 lead in the first game here!
- 24 July 2021 4:50 AM GMT
Intense rally to begin with over here!
Sai manages to win the first point of the match! - 24 July 2021 4:49 AM GMT
On court alert - Sai Praneeth and Misha Zilberman have arrived
Are you ready for the first badminton match featuring an Indian at the Tokyo Olympics?
Sai Praneeth and Misha Zilberman have come on the court and are warming up! - 24 July 2021 4:45 AM GMT
Sai Praneeth to head out now!
IT'S TIME FOR INDIA TO TAKE STAGE NOW!
First up, we have World No. 15 Sai Praneeth going up against World No. 47 Israel's Misha Zilberman in the opening match of the Group D Play Stage of the Men's Singles! - 24 July 2021 4:40 AM GMT
The Minions are in action!
Currently, the Indonesia vs Great Britain Group A clash of the Men's Doubles is going on at Court 2 of the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza.
Almost at the finish line for The Minions here as they thrash Great Britain in their opening encounter!
