After shining at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Indian shuttler are eyeing glory at the World Championships and their campaign has started on a good note as most of them progressed to the next round on Day 1. CWG gold medalist and bronze medalist Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth defeated their respective opponents in the R64 match to enter the second round. Meanwhile, HS Prannoy also entered R32.
India’s day started with the women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponappa and N Sikki Reddy defeating Maldives’ pair of Aminath Nabeeha and Fatimath Nabaaha in just 21 minutes. Sikki Reddy and Ponappa beat their opponent in straight sets of 21-7, 21-9. However, B Sai Praneeth lost to fourth seed Chou Tien Chen in India’s second match of the day. Praneeth lost 15-21, 21-15, 15-21.
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Nonetheless, Indian ace shuttler Lakshya Sen lived up to his reputation and continued his winning run in the BWF World Championships. He sailed past Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus of Denmark without having to break a sweat in straight sets with a scoreline of 21-12, 21-11 in 35 minutes. Kidambi Srikanth also continued his good run and defeated Nhat Nguyen of Ireland in straight sets to progress to the next round.
Here is a summary of how Indian shuttlers performed on Day 1:
- Lakshya Sen beat Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus of Denmark 21-12, 21-11 in Men’s Singles.
- Ashwini Ponappa and N Sikki Reddy defeated Maldives’ pair of Aminath Nabeeha and Fatimath Nabaaha 21-7, 21-9 in Women’s Doubles.
- B Sain Praneeth lost to Chou Tien Chen of Taiwan 15-21, 21-15, 15-21 in Men’s Singles
- Manu Attri/B Sumeeth Reddy lost to Japanese duo of Hiroki Okamura and Mayasuki Onodera 11-21, 21-19, 15-21 in Men’s Doubles
- MR Arjun/Dhruv Kapila beat Thailand’s Supak Jomkoh/Kittinupong Kedren 21-17, 17-21, 22-20 in Men’s Doubles
- HS Prannoy beat Luka Wraber of Austria 21-12, 21-11 in Men’s Singles
- Kidambi Srikanth beat Nhat Nguyen of Ireland 22-20, 21-19 in Men’s Singles
- Malvika Bansod lost to Line Christophersen of Denmark 12-21, 14-21 in Women’s Singles
- Pooja Dandu and Sanjana Santosh defeated Ines Lucia Castillo/Paula La Torre of Peru 21-6, 10-21, 21-14 in Women’s Doubles
- Ishaan Bhatnagar/Tanisha Crasto defeated Patric Scheiel/Franziska Volkmann of Germany 21-12, 21-13 in Mixed Doubles
Indians in action on Day 2
- Saina Nehwal vs Cheung Ngan Yi in Women’s Singles
- Tanisha Crasto/Ishaan Bhatnagar vs Supak Jomkoh/Supissara Paewsampran in Mixed Doubles
- Treesa Jolly/Pullela Gopichand vs Low Yin Yuan/Valeree Siow in Women’s Doubles
- Krishna Prasad/Vishnuvardhan Goud vs Fabian Delrue/William Villeger in Men’s Doubles
- Ashwini Bhat/Shikha Gautam vs Martina Corsini/Judith Mair in Women’s Doubles
- Venkat Prasad/Juhi Dewangan vs Gregory Mairs/Jenny Moore in Mixed Doubles