Singapore Open Badminton LIVE – Ashmita Chaliha, Mithun Manjunath register SHOCK Victories: Amid big names in the field two Indian youngsters have done a STAR ACT on the opening day of Singapore Open. First in the monring Mithun Manjunath shocked World No. 11 compatriot Kidambi Srikanth in 3 sets. And then Ashmita Chaliha shocked 7th Seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand in straight games. Both the youngsters came through Qualifyings and made it to the MAIN-DRAW on Tuesday: Follow Singapore Open 2022 LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
- (Qualifier) defeated Kidambi Srikanth 17-21, 21-15, 18-21
- Ashmitha Chaliha defeated Busanan Ongbamrungphan: 16-21, 11-21
Who they will play in LAST 16? Manjunath will clash with 22 year old Vietnam born Nhat NGUYEN who now plays for Ireland. Ashmita meanwhile will clash with Han Yue of China.
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India at Singapore Open Badminton: Earlier in the morning India’s 2-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu eased into the Round of 16 of Singapore Open 2022.
In the 1st round action, Sindhu without much fuss defeated Lianne Tan of Belgium. Sindhu won 21-15, 21-11.
In-form HS Prannoy has beaten Sitthikom Thammasin in straight games
Meanwhile World No.11 Kidambi Srikanth was ousted in ROUND 1 by compatriot Mithun Manjunath. In another shocker, India’s Ashmitha Chaliha has beaten 7th seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand in straight games:
Srikanth lost the GAME 1 Y 17-21 but won the GAME to level the match against qualifier Manjunath. But the youngster stayed unpreturbed and won the 3rd game by 21-18 margin to shock Kidambi Srikanth in OPENING ROUND.
The most interesting match action on opening day would be Saina Nehwal’s match vs fellow Indian Malvika Bansod later in the day. This is the last tournament before the Indian team proceeds for Commonwealth Games 2022.
First Round matches on Wednesday
Men’s Singles
Kidambi Srikanth LOSE to (Qualifier) 17-21, 21-15, 18-21
HS Prannoy defeat Sitthikom Thammasin – LIVE in PROGRESS 21-13, 21-17
Parupalli Kashyap vs Jonatan Christie
Sameer Verma vs Li Shifeng
Women’s Singles
PV Sindhu BEAT Lianne Tan 21-15, 21-11
Busanan Ongbamrungphan LOST to Ashmitha Chaliha: 16-21, 11-21
Saina Nehwal vs Malvika Bansod
Women’s Doubles
Pooja Dandu / Arathi Sunil vs Hu Ling-fang / Lin Xiao-Min
Mixed Doubles
Nithin / Poorvisha Ram vs Misha Zilberman / Svetlana Zilberman
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Sindhu, who is the third seed and seventh seed Kidambi Srikanth are the only seeded Indians in the main draw of the men’s and women’s singles competition. They have been handed easy draws. The tournament will also feature Saina Nehwal, P Kashyap, Sai Praneeth, Sameer Verma in the singles. While the first round in singles will begin on Wednesday, Doubles action will kickstart on Tuesday.
Men’s Doubles First Round
The men’s doubles event will lack some sheen after the pullout of the Indian duo of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy with the latter recovering from an injury. In the two’s absence, India’s campaign will be spearheaded by Krishna Prasad Garaga-Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala and Dhruv Kapila-MR Arjun. Shyam Prasad and S Sunjith are the other Indian duo.
Garaga and Panjala will face local duo Terry Hee Yong Kai and Loh Kean Hean in the opening round, while Kapila and Arjun will take on Germany’s Jones Jansen and Jan Volker. Shyam Prasad and Sunjith will face Malaysia’s Shem Goh and Low Juan Shen.
Women’s Doubles First Round
Indian duo of Simran Singhi and Ritika Thaker will take on second seed Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai of Thailand in their opening round. Meanwhile, the other Indian pair of Megha Bora and Leela Rachapalli will be up against Sayaka Hobara and Hinata Suzuki.
Men’s Singles First Round
HS Prannoy vs Sitthikom Thammasin
All eyes in the men’s singles would be on Prannoy who has been in good form this year. With two semifinal finishes in the past month — Malaysia Masters and Indonesia Open — he would be eager to go one step further.
Placed in the second quarter of the draw, Prannoy opens his campaign against Thailand’s Sitthikom Thammasin in the first round. This will be the fourth meeting between both the players. Thammasin leads the Head-to-head record 2-1. Their previous meeting was three years ago at Malaysia Open with Thammasin winning the contest in three sets.
Srikanth vs Qualifier
‘Making a comeback after the Indonesia Open last month, Srikanth will face a qualifier in the first round. Srikanth also has an easy draw after the pullout of world No. 1 and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen. In the quarterfinal, he may run into fellow Indian and 2017 champion B Sai Praneeth. Should he overcome Praneeth, Srikanth could play the semifinal against third-seeded Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei, who is coming off a runners-up finish in the Indonesia Masters.
Parupalli Kashyap vs Jonatan Christie
Parupalli Kashyap finds himself in the same quarter that also has Prannoy. Kashyap faces fifth seed Jonatan Christie in the first round. Kashyap won their only previous meeting which happened seven years ago at the 2015 Malaysia Masters. Kashyap won the match in three games.
Sameer Verma vs Li Shi Feng
India’s Sameer Verma is looking to get back to form this year after battling fitess issues. The Indian will World No.41 Li Shi Feng in the opening round. Sameer Verma’s best performance this year is reaching the quarterfinal at Swiss Open, while Li Shifend finished as runner-up at Thailand Open. This will be the first-time both the players will face each other.
Women’s Singles
PV Sindhu vs Lianne Tan
World No. 7 Sindhu, who is the third seed will face lowly-ranked Lianne Tan of Belgium. Sindhu has won two titles this year but her recent form has not been impressive as she faced two consecutive quarterfinal defeats in the recently concluded Malaysia Open and Malaysia Masters. Ahead of the Commonwealth Games, she will look to get back to her dominant best. Meanwhile, Tan’s best performance this year is reaching the quarterfinals at European Championship. This will be the first meeting between both the players.
Busanan Ongbamrungphan vs Ashmitha Chaliha
Seventh seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan, who is in the same quarter that also has PV Sindhu will face India’s Ashmitha Chaliha in the first round. Ashmitha Chaliha were not initially part of the draw but qualified directly after a pull out. Ongbamrungphan is the seventh seed in the tournament. This will be the first time both the players will be facing each other.
Saina Nehwal vs Malvika Bansod
Veteran shuttler Saina Nehwal will begin her campaign against compatriot Malvika Bansod. Saina Nehwal is struggling for form this year and is eyeing to find back her touch. Nehwal has never gone past the second round this year and will look to break the streak at Singapore. Meanwhile, Bansod is ranked 50th in the world was runner-up at Syed Modi International earlier this yera. It was her best performance so far. This will be the second time, both the players will be up against each other. They last met this year at the Indian Open with Bansod winning the match in straight sets.
Women’s Doubles
Pooja Dandu and Arathi Sunil will face qualifiers South Korea’s Hu Ling-Fang and Lin Xiao Min in the first round.
Mixed Doubles
Meanwhile in the Mixed Doubles, Nithin HV and Poorvisha Ram are the only Indian duo participating in the tournament and they will face Israel’s Misha Zilberman and Svetlana Zilberman in the first round.
Where to watch Singapore Open 2022 badminton live in India? The Singapore Open 2022 badminton will be telecasted live on the Voot Select in English Language. The coverage will begin from the quarter-finals stage, which begins on July 15. However, the first two round matches will be streamed live at BWF TV’s
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