BWF World Championships: Lakshaya Sen has sailed into the round of 32 in the BWF World Championships, defeating Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus in straight games on Monday. Likewise, HS Prannoy has moved into the next round as he defeated Luka Wraber in straight games. However, it was not a great day for Sai Praneeth and the men’s doubles team of Attri Manu and Reddy B. Sumith, who suffered first round exit. Follow India in World Badminton LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
Indian ace shuttler Sen lived up to his reputation and continued his winning run in the BWF World Championships. He sailed past the Danish player without having to break a sweat in straight sets with a scoreline of 21-12, 21-11 in 35 minutes.
Playing on the main court one, the Indian did not face any challenge from his opponent and won the first set with ease. He repeated the same in the second set and clinched the match without facing any difficulty. He will now play in the round of 32, in hopes of winning the tournament.
Next Gen 🆚 Veteran between @lakshya_sen 🇮🇳 and @hkvittinghus 🇩🇰.#BWFWorldChampionships #Tokyo2022 pic.twitter.com/RqVzjXWtX8
— BWF (@bwfmedia) August 22, 2022
On the other hand in women’s doubles action, Ashwini Ponnappa and Reddy N. Sikki won their first-round match against Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq and Aminath Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq of Maldives.
They won the match within two straight games by 21-7, 21-9. The Indian duo dominated the whole match and did not allow their Maldivian opposition to escape from their grips.
HS Prannoy also delivered to get past Luka Wraber of Austria 21-12, 21-11 in the other men’s singles. The Indian players looked quite comfortable on the court as he played some impressive badminton to win in straight games. However, things do not look too easy in the next round. Prannoy will run into Kento Momata in the next match.
Things did not look rosy in the men’s doubles. The duo of Attri and Reddy were knocked out in the round of 64 by the Japanese duo of Okamura and Onodera. The first set was a one-sided affair with the Japanese pair winning it with a scoreline of 21-11. The Indian shuttlers did make a comeback in the second set by winning it with a close margin of 19-21.
However, in the penultimate set, the Japanese pair edged the Indian duo and secured the third set 21-15 thereby winning the match.
Earlier, Indian shuttler B Sai Praneeth crashed out of the ongoing BWF World Championships 2022 after losing to Chou Tien Chen in the first round of the men’s singles category on Monday.
Playing on court one, Praneeth lost the match by 21-15, 15-21, 21-15. The Indian was not off to a good start, losing the first game, though he bounced back to win the second. Chen took the final game, sealing the match for himself.
#Badminton #BWFWorldChampionships2022
Not much worked for Sai Praneeth in the decider as he suffered another early loss. But his confidence levels were clearly better and the way he saved 5 match points will augur well for him going forward. pic.twitter.com/dc0VFy8mVV— Abhijeet Kulkarni (@abk6580) August 22, 2022
In the mixed doubles category, the Indian duo of Tanisha Crasto and Ishaan Bhatnagar won against the German duo of Franziska Volkmann and Patrick Scheiel in their first-round match.
Playing on court 4, they won the match by 21-12, 21-13. The dominance of the Indian duo was such that they advanced to the second round within just two straight games.
Malvika Bansod lost to Line Christophersen of Denmark in the women’s singles category first-round match. She lost the match by a margin of 21-14, 21-12.
Later, Kidambi Srikanth, will be in action.
Follow India in World Badminton LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
Editors pick
