World Badminton Championship LIVE – Saina Nehwal vs Busanan LIVE & M.R. Arjun-Dhruv Kapila vs Hee Yong Kai Terry-Loh Kean Hean LIVE at 7AM: India will have BIG DAY in BWF World Badminton Championship on Thursday. Saina Nehwal, HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen and two Indian Men’s Doubles pairs will attempt to book place in Quarterfinals. Saina will take on Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan in Last 16 clash. While 9th seed Lakshya will play compatriot Prannoy for place in LAST 8: Follow India in World Badminton Championship LIVE
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Indians in Action in World Badminton TODAY – Last 16 Action
- Men’s Doubles: M.R Arjun & Dhruv Kapila vs Hee Yong & Loh Kean (Hongkong) – 7AM
- Women Singles: Saina Nehwal vs Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Thailand) – 10AM
- Men’s Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty vs Jeppe Bay & Lasse Molhede (Denmark) – 10:15AM
- Men’s Singles: Lakshya Sen vs HS Prannoy at 12:30PM
Lakshya vs Prannoy LIVE for place in QUARTERFINALS: Prannoy stunned second seed Kento Momota in straight games on Wednesday to record a sensational win over former World No. 1 Japanese shuttler. Unseeded Prannoy rose above expectations to shut the door on crowd favourite and two-time former world champion Momota 21-17, 21-16 in a second round tie.
- Incidentally, it was Prannoy’s first win over Momota in eight matches.
- In their previous clashes, the Indian won only one game against his higher-rated Japanese rival.
- Momota before losing to Prannoy has won the World Championship title twice.
Prannoy’s opponent in the LAST 16 will be the reigning Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen. 9TH seed Lakshya sailed into the pre-quarterfinals with a straight game win over Spain’s Luis Penalver. The young Indian badminton ace Sen won his second round contest 21-17, 21-10.
Prannoy and Sen will face each other in an all-Indian last 16 clash on Thursday.
Kidambi Srikanth EXITS: However, last edition’s runner-up Kidambi Srikanth crashed out after a straight game defeat to world number 32 Zhao Jun Peng. Srikanth went down against his Chinese counterpart 18-21, 17-21 in a match lasting only 34 minutes.
Earlier, the Indian men’s doubles pair of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila moved to the pre-quarterfinals but Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy made a second round exit from the prestigious tournament.
Two Indian Men’s DOUBLES Pairs in CONTENTION for spot in QUARTERFINALS: The unseeded Arjun and Kapila upset eighth seeds and last edition’s bronze medallists Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark 21-17, 21-16 in their second round match.
They will face Hee Yong Kai Terry and Loh Kean Hean of Singapore next.
The 7TH seeded men’s doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy thrashed Guatemala’s Solis Jonathan and Anibal Marroquin 21-8, 21-10 to storm into Round of 16. They will be up against Denmark’s Jeppe Bay and Lasse Molhede on Thursday.
- Men’s Doubles: M.R Arjun & Dhruv Kapila vs Hee Yong & Loh Kean (Hongkong) – 6:30AM
- Men’s Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty vs Jeppe Bay & Lasse Molhede (Denmark) – 10:15AM
- PreQuarter-final Matches August 25
- Quarters– August 26
- Semifinals – August 27
- Finals – August 28th
What time will the BWF World Championships 2022 begin?
The BWF World Championships 2022 will begin at 6:30 am IST on August 25th
Which TV channels will broadcast the BWF World Championships 2022?
The BWF World Championships 2022 will be telecast on DD Sports & Sports18 channel in India.
How do I watch the live streaming of BWF World Championships 2022?
The BWF World Championships 2022 will be streamed live on the VOOT Select app and website.
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