Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games 2022 Badminton Day 7 LIVE: Sindhu, Srikanth win first-round, Ashwini-Sumeeth crash out — Scores, Updates, Results, Blog
The Indian badminton contingent will begin their medal quest in the individual and doubles categories as PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Aakarshi Kashyap, Lakshya Sen, Ashwini/Sumeeth will be in action at CWG 2022. Follow LIVE.
Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu at the Spain Masters (Source: AP)
With a well-fought silver from the Mixed Team badminton finals, the Indian badminton contingent will begin their quest for individual medals in singles and doubles categories.
Kicking off action today, PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth notched some very comfortable victories while it was an early shock for the Mixed Doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Sumeeth Reddy crashed out in the first round.
Later in the day, we will have Aakarshi Kashyap and Lakshya Sen in action.
Follow all badminton action live:
Live Updates
- 4 Aug 2022 4:09 PM GMT
We will have Aakarshi Kashyap in action next!
We are back with badminton action as Aakarshi Kashyap will take on Pakistan's Mahoor Shazad in the first round of the women's singles!
- 4 Aug 2022 11:38 AM GMT
Ashwini and Sumeeth fail to win...this is a huge upset
A shocking loss for India as veteran doubles players Ashwini and Sumeeth Reddy bow out of the Mixed Doubles event in the first round itself, losing 21-18, 21-16 to the English pair of Jessica Pugh and Callum Hemming.
This brings India's campaign in the Mixed Doubles to a very early end.
What makes this loss worse is that perhaps this was the last time we were seeing Ashwini Ponnappa in action at the CWG.
- 4 Aug 2022 11:33 AM GMT
A lot of pressure at this point, Ashwini and Sumeeth have their backs against the wall
Sumeeth fires the smashes but the English pair leads at 18-16!
- 4 Aug 2022 11:23 AM GMT
The rallies are super intense here as Ashwini and Sumeeth go all-out!
It is 8 ALL in the second game as Ashwini and Sumeeth are being attacked by a barrage of shots!
- 4 Aug 2022 11:18 AM GMT
Quick attacks from Ashwini and Sumeeth and we lead 4-3 in the second set
The English player are seasoned and Ashwini and Sumeeth will have to dig deep in this match
- 4 Aug 2022 11:15 AM GMT
And Ashwini and Sumeeth lose the first game, 21-18
A very narrow loss for Ashwini and Sumeeth in the opening game as they go down 21-18
Mathias Boe comes in to advise!
- 4 Aug 2022 11:11 AM GMT
Power-packed action here as the rallies are kept intense by both pairs!
The English pair leads 19-18 in the opening game!
