Badminton Asia Championship LIVE – PV Sindhu advances to QF, Saina Nehwal crashes out: India’s ace shuttler PV Sindhu outpowered Singapore opponent Jaslyn Hool with a scoreline of 21-16, 21-16 to advance to the quarterfinals of Asia Badminton Championships. Meanwhile, Saina Nehwal succumbed in a three-set thriller against China’s Wang Zhiyi, losing the encounter 21-12, 7-21, 13-21. Srikanth too lost to China’s Weng Hong Yang 16-21, 21-17, 17-21 in the second round. Follow InsideSport.IN for more updates.
Badminton Asia Championship LIVE: PV Sindhu advances to QF, Saina Nehwal & Kidambi Srikanth crash out : Follow LIVE updates
Sindhu will now take on No. 5 seed He Bing Jiao of China in the Quarterfinals clash on Friday.
India’s Fixtures
- PV Sindhu [IND] bt Jaslyn Hooi [SIN] – 21-16, 21-16
- Saina Nehwal [IND] lost to Wang Zhiyi [CHN] – 21-12, 7-21, 13-21
- Kidambi Srikanth [IND] vs Weng Hongyang [CHN] – 16-21, 21-17, 17-21
- Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty [IND] beat Koga – Saito [JPN] 21-17, 21-15
Badminton Asia Championship LIVE: PV Sindhu advances to QF, Saina Nehwal & Kidambi Srikanth crash out : Follow LIVE updates
PV Sindhu [IND] bt Jaslyn Hooi [SIN] : 21-16, 21-16
World No.7 PV Sindhu gave a strong testament of her sheer talent to advance to the Quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Championship. The Indian shuttler cruised to a victory in straight sets to outclass her Singapore opponent Jaslyn Hool with a scoreline of 21-16, 21-16.
Saina Nehwal [IND] vs Wang Zhiyi [CHN]: 21-12, 7-21, 13-21
Saina Nehwal made a strong start to her match against China’s Wang Zhiyi but unfortunately succumbed in a three-set thriller, losing the encounter 21-12, 7-21, 13-21.
Kidambi Srikanth [IND] vs Weng Hongyang [CHN]
Srikanth started the game positively and was slightly ahead of his opponent until the break. He took a slender 11-10 lead by the first-set break. However trailing from 11-12 Hong Yang came back in the contest and scored five consecutive points to take 17-12 lead. From then on, Srikanth lost control of the set as he lost the first set 16-21.
In the second set too the Chinese started positively by taking an early lead, Srikanth however fought his way back and won the set 21-17 to take the game into the decider. In the third set, Hong Yang yet again took early lead and entered the break with the score at 11-6. Srikanth continued to trail throughout the set and lost the set and the match to bow out in the second round.
Other matches:
Men’s Doubles
Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty [IND] beat Koga – Saito [JPN] 21-17, 21-15
Mixed Doubles
Bhatnagar-Crasto [IND] vs Kian Meng – Pei Jing [MAL]
Badminton Asia Championship LIVE: PV Sindhu advances to QF, Saina Nehwal & Kidambi Srikanth crash out : 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 Asian Badminton Championship LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
Badminton Asia Championship LIVE: PV Sindhu advances to QF, Saina Nehwal & Kidambi Srikanth crash out : Follow LIVE updates
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