The BWF World Championships continues on Wednesday in Copenhagen, Denmark, as India’s doubles stars will try to showcase their rising stature in badminton.
On Day 2, PV Sindhu’s wretched run continued as she bowed out of the World Championships as HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen produced commanding performances to enter the third round in men’s singles.
Sindhu, who defeated Okuhara in the final to win the women’s singles title in the 2019 edition in Basel, Switzerland, went down to the Japanese star 21-14, 21-14 in a 44-minute encounter in the Danish capital.
Lakshya Sen, however, kept alive his chances of winning another medal by reaching the pre-quarterfinals. The 22-year-old Lakshya defeated Jeon Hyeok-Jin of Republic of Korea 21-11, 21-12 in 36 minutes.
World No 9 Prannoy produced a masterclass as he tamed Indonesia’s Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo 21-9 21-14 to set up a clash with 2021 champion, Loh Kean Yew of Singapore.
There were some more setbacks for India as the mixed doubles pair of Venkat Gaurav Prasad and Juhi Dewangan went down to Jones Ralfy Jansen and Linda Efler of Germany 21-12, 21-11 in a Round of 64 clash.
Day 3 will mean Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will get their camping underway against the Australian pair of Kenneth Zhe Hooi Choo and Ming Chuen Lim, while Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will go up against Chang Ching Hui and Yang Ching Tun
INDIA’s SCHEDULE TODAY AT BWF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Where to watch World Badminton Championships 2023 Live Streaming in India?
The World Badminton Championships 2023 will be live-streamed on JioCinema as well as the Badminton World Federation’s official YouTube channel, BWF TV in India.
Where to watch World Badminton Championships 2023 on TV in India?
The World Badminton Championships will be telecast live on the Sports18 1 TV channel in India.
World Badminton Championships 2023: India squad
Men’s singles: Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy
Women’s singles: PV Sindhu
Men’s doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty
Women’s doubles: Gayatri Gopichand/Treesa Jolly, Ashwini Bhat K/Shikha Gautam
Mixed doubles: Rohan Kapoor/N Sikki Reddy, Venkat Prasad/Juhi Dewangan
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