Badminton Asia Championship Live: World No. 7 PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikkanth and Saina Nehwal are the only remaining Indians in the singles fight at the Asian Badminton Championships. The three-hitter shuttler will take to the field in the second round of the continental tournament on Thursday (April 26). Follow InsideSport.IN for more updates.
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Fourth-seeded Sindhu will face Singapore’s Jasleen Hui and Saina Nehwal will play against China’s Wang Jie. Meanwhile, Srikanth will face Weng Hongyang of China.
Fixtures of India
- PV Indus [IND] Vs. Jasleen Hui [SIN] – 9.50 am
- Saina Nehwal [IND] Vs. Wang Zhii [CHN] – 10.30 am
- Kidambi Srikanth [IND] Vs. Weng Hongyang [CHN] – 12.30 pm
PV Indus [IND] Vs. Jasleen Hui [SIN]
World No. 7 PV Sindhu was knocked out in his first round by Chinese Taipei’s Pi Yu Po. Sindhu lost the first set and was looking to lose after trailing 17-20 in the second set. However he made a great comeback and won the set 27-25 and then defeated his opponent 21-9 in the third set. He will look for a better performance in his upcoming competition.
Meanwhile, Jasleen Hui entered the competition by defeating Lee Seo-jin of South Korea 21-18, 21-10 in straight sets. Hooi has been knocked out of the first two rounds of the Korea Open and Korea Masters this year but has seen good touch in the previous game and would expect a strong performance against Sindhu. Sindhu, however, entered the match as a favorite.
Saina Nehwal [IND] Vs. Wang Zhii [CHN]
The 2012 Olympic bronze medalist, who was dropped from the Indian squad for the Thomas and Uber Cup, as well as the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games, won India’s first match in the singles division at the Asian Championships after defeating South Korea’s Sim Yu-Jin 21-15, 17-21. 21-13.
Meanwhile, Wang Zhiyi defeated seventh seed Busanan Ongbumrangfan of Thailand 12-21, 21-15, 21-15 in the first round. Saina and Wang Jie will both face each other for the second time in their careers. The last time they met was when the Chinese won the competition at the New Zealand Open in 2019.
Kidambi Srikanth [IND] Vs. Weng Hongyang [CHN]
Kidambi Srikanth will face Chinese qualifier Weng Hongyang in the second round of the Asian Championships. Srikanth defeated NG J Young of Malaysia 22-21, 21-15 in the first round. Srikanth has yet to win his first title this year and his seventh title is about to end his title drought.
Meanwhile, Weng Hong Young defeated Jason Teh of Singapore 22-20, 21-17 in the first round to fight Srikanth. This will be the first meeting between the two players.
Other matches:
Men’s doubles
Ranakiredi-Chirag Sethi [IND] Vs Koga – Saito [JPN]
Mixed dual
Bhatnagar-Cresto [IND] Vs. Qian Meng – Pei Jing [MAL]
Badminton Asia Championship Live: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikkanth and Saina Nehwal 2nd Round Action Headlines – Follow Live Updates
Where to watch Badminton Asia Championship 2022 live streaming?
Fans in India can watch the Badminton Asia Championship 2022 live on BWF’s official YouTube channel BWF TV. Follow the Asian Badminton Championships live updates with InsideSport.IN
Badminton Asia Championship Live: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikkanth and Saina Nehwal 2nd Round Action Headlines – Follow Live Updates
