CWG 2022 Badminton LIVE – India at CWG 2022: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will be leading a 10-member strong Indian contingent for the upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games. The strong Indian squad comprises World No.9 Lakshya Sen, World No.11 Kidambi Srikanth besides Sindhu and Aakarshi Kashyap in Singles events. In Doubles India will be led by World No.8 in men’s doubles Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Sgetty, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, Ashwini Ponnappa and Summeth Reddy. India badminton team will be action in CWG from July 29th: Follow CWG 2022 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
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India at CWG 2022: As per the schedule, the mixed team events will be beginning first. After the completion of it, the players will then play for individual medals.
India Badminton Squad for Commonwealth Games 2022
Men’s Singles
Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth
Women’s Singles
PV Sindhu, Aakarshi Kashyap
Men’s Doubles
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty
Women’s Doubles
Gayatri Gopichand/Treesa Jolly
Mixed Doubles
Ashwini Ponnappa/ Sumeeth Reddy
Mixed Team Event
India will enter the mixed team event as the defending champions, having won the gold medal in the 2018 edition at the Gold Coast after defeating Malaysia in the final. Totally 16 teams will be participating in the mixed team event with all the teams divided into four groups comprising four teams each. India is placed in Group A alongside Australia, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
In the mixed team event, each match will have five ties, namely, Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Teams that win more than 3 ties in a match will be adjudged the winner.
Mixed Team Event Schedule for India
India is placed in a relatively easy group and will kickstart their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on 29th July, They will then face Sri Lanka and Australian on 30th July 2022.
Group Stage
- India vs Pakistan – 29th July 2022
- India vs Sri Lanka – 30th July 2022
- India vs Australia – 30th July 2022
Knockouts
- Quarterfinals – 31st July 2022
- Semifinals – 1st August 2022
- Finals – 2nd August 2022
Individual Event
After the completion of the team event, players will then focus on individual glory. Indians will be entering the individual events as favourites. Sindhu will be aiming to win the gold medal this time after clinching the silver in the last edition, where she lost to compatriot Saina Nehwal in the final. Saina Nehwal is not considered this time as she failed to meet the selection criteria and Aakarshi Kashyap will be the second women’s singles player representing India.
Kidambi Srikanth too will be aiming for Gold as she bagged the silver medal in the last edition. Apart from Srikanth, Lakshya Sen has shown great form this year and has breached into the Top 10 in the world rankings, he will also be a strong contender for a medal in the men’s singles.
India’s men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty has won the silver medal last time and they will alo look to clinch gold for the country this year. Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will be playing their maiden Commonwealth Games and they will also look to win a medal. Ashwini Ponnappa will partner Sumeeth Reddy in the mixed doubles. Overall, India can expect a medal in all the individual categories.
How to watch CWG 2022 Live Streaming in India?
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