Live score, World Badminton Championships: PV Sindhu, B Sai Praneeth advance

PV Sindhu opened her campaign in the BWF world badminton championships in Glasgow today with a win against Korea’s Kim Hyo Min. PV Sindhu won the match 21-16, 21-14 and advanced to the third round. Follow live score and live updates of World Badminton Championships.

11:00 PM IST: Meghana Jakkampudi and Poorvisha S Ram won the first game 21-13.

10:45 PM IST: Meghana Jakkampudi and Poorvisha S Ram are now playing against Netherlands’ Eefje Muskens Selena Piek.

9:38 PM IST: Ashwini Ponappa and N Sikki Reddy win their match against Ririn Amelia and Anna Ching Yik Cheong 21-15, 21-13.

9:18 PM IST: Ashwini Ponappa and N Sikki Reddy have won the first game 21-15.

9:05 PM IST: Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy have lost 21-8, 21-12 to Hiroyuki Endo and Yuta Watanabe in the first round.

9:00 PM IST: Ashwini Ponappa and N Sikki Reddy are all set for women’s doubles action against Ririn Amelia and Anna Ching Yik Cheong.

8:50 PM IST: Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy lost the first game of their mixed doubles encounter against Hiroyuki Endo and Yuta Watanabe 21-8. They are now trailing in the second game 5-1.

8:45 PM IST: Tian Houwei has won the first game of his singles match against Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus 21-14.

8:25 PM IST: Chen Xiaoxin won the first game of her women’s singles match against Michelle Li 21-13.

8:15 PM IST: In other women’s singles action, Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi defeats Denmark’s Line Højmark Kjaersfeldt 21-6, 21-13.

7:56 PM IST: And Ajay Jayaram has won his second round fixture. He beat Luka Wraber 21-14, 21-12.

7:49 PM IST: It’s been more of the same for Ajay Jayaram in the second game; he leads 11-5 at the break.

7:40 PM IST: Ajay Jayaram wins the first game 21-14. He wasn’t troubled much by Luka Wraber.

7:31 PM IST: Ajay Jayaram leads Luka Wraber 11-4 at the break in the first game. Utterly dominant from the thirteenth seed so far.

7:24 PM IST: Ajay Jayaram will now take on unseeded Luka Wraber. Jayaram is seeded thirteenth.

7:20 PM IST: And that’s the win for PV Sindhu. She defeats Kim Hyo Min 21-16, 21-14 and advances to the third round of the World Badminton Championships.
7:17 PM IST: PV Sindhu is on the verge of a win here. She’s leading 20-14.

7:12 PM IST: Kim’s on a downslide here. PV Sindhu is leading 14-9 at this point.

7:08 PM IST: PV Sindhu leads 11-8 at the break. A Kim fightback looks highly unlikely at this point.

7:06 PM IST: PV Sindhu’s lead has now taken a 10-6 lead. At this rate she is easily progressing into round 3.

7:01 PM IST: PV Sindhu has taken a 6-3 lead in the second game. However, Kim is faring much better this time around. Can she take the match to a third game?

6:54 PM IST: And that’s the first game done and dusted! PV Sindhu wins the first game 21-16. There was little resistance from Kim Hyo Min until the later parts of the game, at which point Sindhu’s lead was all but unassailable.

6:54 PM IST: And that’s the first game done and dusted! PV Sindhu wins the first game 21-16. There was little resistance from Kim Hyo Min until the later parts of the game, at which point Sindhu’s lead was all but unassailable.

6:46 PM IST: PV Sindhu is easing towards a first game win. She currently leads 17-10.

6:46 PM IST: PV Sindhu is easing towards a first game win. She currently leads 17-10.

6:42 PM IST: PV Sindhu’s lead currently stands at 13-8. At this rate she should comfortably win the first game.

6:37 PM IST: Kim Hyo Min is making a bit of a comeback here, winning 4 points. But Sindhu is comfortably leading the first game 10-5.

6:34 PM IST: PV Sindhu has gotten off to a flying start here, winning 8 points on the trot.

6:34 PM IST: PV Sindhu has gotten off to a flying start here, winning 8 points without dropping even one.

6:32 PM IST: PV Sindhu has raced away to a 3-0 lead in the first game.

6:29 PM IST: PV Sindhu’s match against Kim Hyo Min is set to begin. The two competitors are now out on court.

6:22 PM IST: What a game this was. Lee was leading the final game but Brice Leverdez rallies to win it and has knocked the second seed out in the first round itself!

6:13 PM IST: Lee Chong Wei is leading the third game 14-9. The second seed looks likely to progress to the next round.
6:07 PM IST: PV Sindhu and Kim Hyo Min have clashed four times previously, with Sindhu walking out victorious three times. This will be the first time they play each other this year.

6:01 PM IST: Lee Chong Wei wins the second game 24-22. The match will now go to a deciding gam

6:01 PM IST: Lee Chong Wei wins the second game 24-22. The match will now go to a deciding game.

5:53 PM IST: Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei lost the first game of his men’s singles match against France’s Brice Leverdez. The second game is 20-20 at the moment.

5:49 PM IST: Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy have beaten Yogendran Krishnan and Prajakta Sawant 21-12, 21-19 in their mixed doubles fixture.

5:43 PM IST: Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy are on the verge of beating Yogendran Krishnan and Prajakta Sawant. They lead the second game 17-16.

5:37 PM IST: And B Sai Praneeth takes home the second game as well! He advances into the second round with a 21-18, 21-17 win over Hong Kong’s Nan Wei.

5:31 PM IST: Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy won the first game 21-12 and are currently leading the second game 7-4.

5:20 PM IST: B Sai Praneeth and Nan Wei are contesting an evenly-matched game yet again. Score is 9-9.

5:16 PM IST: Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy are currently leading the first game of their mixed doubles fixture against Yogendran Krishnan and Prajakta Sawant.

5:12 PM IST: Praneeth takes the first game 21-18. It was a hard-fought affair to get the winning points.

5:10 PM IST: The last time PV Sindhu faced Kim Hyo Min, the Indian ace was defeated. She will look for a turnaround in form this time around.

5:05 PM IST: Praneeth and Wei are having a fairly equal battle so far. Wei leads, but only just; first game is currently at 16-15.

4:56 PM IST: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and K. Maneesha lost their mixed doubles match to Mathias Christiansen and Sara Thygsen.

4:52 PM IST: B Sai Praneeth is now taking on Nan Wei in a men’s singles match. First game is 5-5 at the moment.

4:38 PM IST: Ashwini Ponnappa and Sumeeth Reddy lose the decider 21-15 to crash out of world badminton championships mixed doubles. The match lasted 58 minutes.

4:36 PM IST: Ashwini Ponnappa and Sumeeth Reddy trail 19-4. They are staring at defeat now.

4:34 PM IST: The Chinese are only getting better and now lead 16-4.

4:31 PM IST: The lead for the Chinese pair has grown to 13-3. The Indians have to really take it point-by-point now.

4:29 PM IST: Ponnappa and Reddy trail 11-2. The match is slipping away from the Indians. Wang and Huang look very strong now.

4:26 PM IST: The Chinese pair stretch their lead to 6-2. Ponnappa and Reddy have their task cut out now.

4:25 PM IST: Ashwini Ponnappa and Sumeeth Reddy trail 4-2 in the decider.

4:23 PM IST: Maneesha and Ranki Reddy lose 21-18 in the second game vs Thygesen and Christiansen to crash out of world badminton championships.

4:21 PM IST: Maneesha and Ranki Reddy trail 19-16 in the second game against the Danes..

4:20PM IST: Ashwini Ponnappa and Sumeeth Reddy win the second game 21-18. The match has lasted 41 minutes and it’s going to be the decider now.

4:18 PM IST: Ashwini Ponnappa and Sumeeth Reddy up 20-18.Maneesha and Ranki are level at 15-15.

4:16 PM IST: Ponnappa and Reddy recover to 16-16 and grab a 18-17 lead. This is a thriller. Maneesha and Ranki are level at 14-14.

4:14 PM IST: Ponnappa and Reddy now trail the Chinese 16-14. Maneesha and Ranki are level at 12-12.

4:13 PM IST: Great fightback by Ashwini Ponnappa and Sumeeth Reddy. It’s 14-14. Maneesha and Ranki Reddy lead 11-10.

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4:10 PM IST: Ashwini Ponnappa and Sumeeth Reddy trail 11-9 at the changeover in game No. 2. Maneesha and Ranki Reddy lead 9-7.

4:08 PM IST: Wang and Huang have a handy 10-7 lead while Maneesha and Ranki Reddy are level 6-6.

4:05 PM IST: Ponnappa and Reddy are level 6-6 while Maneesha and Ranki Reddy lead 4-3 in game 2.

4:04 PM IST: Wang and Huang now have a slender 6-5 lead in the second game.

4:01 PM IST: Maneesha and Ranki Reddy lose the first game 22-20 in 22 minutes.

4:00 PM IST: Ponnappa and Reddy have blown an early lead in game No. 2 and now are level 3-3 with their Chinese opponents.

3:59 PM IST: 20-20 for Maneesha and Ranki Reddy.

3:58 PM IST: Maneesha and Ranki Reddy are 19-19 against their Danish rivals.

3:55 PM IST: Ashwini Ponnappa and Sumeeth Reddy lose the first game 21-17 in 16 minutes. The Chinese pair were stronger on the big points towards the end

3:54 PM IST: Wang and Huang lead 19-15.

3:51PM IST: The Chinese now lead 17-12 and looking good against Ponnappa and Reddy.

3:47 PM IST: Ponnappa and Reddy are at 11-11. It’s quite a tight opening game.

3:44 PM IST: A second Indian mixed doubles team is also on court. Maneesha K and Satwiksairaj Ranki Reddy are playing Danish pair Sara Thygesen and Mathias Christiansen in a Round 2 match.

3:42 PM IST: It’s neck and neck in the first game. Ashwini Ponnappa and Reddy lead 8-7.

3:30 PM IST: Day 2 proceedings have started. Ashwini Ponnappa and Sumeeth B Reddy are the first Indians on court in a Round 2 mixed doubles match against China’s Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping. The Indians are ranked 56th while the Chinese are 16th.

PREVIEW

Apart from PV Sindhu, several other Indians will be in action in the BWF world badminton championships. Ashwini Ponnappa and Sumeeth B Reddy will team up in the mixed doubles against a Chinese team, 13th seed Ajay Jayaram will face off with Luka Wraber of Austria (men’s singles first round) and 15th seed Sai Praneeth faces Wei Nan of Singapore (men’s singles first round).

But all eyes will on PV Sindhu, who won world badminton championships bronze medals in 2013 and 2014.

With World No. 1, Tai Tzu-ying missing in action, two-time champion Carolina Marin, seeded third, will be posing the biggest threat for Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu. Indians also have to be wary of the likes of world No. 2 and 3, Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi and South Korea’s Sung Ji Hyun.

 

Chief national coach Pullela Gopichand would hope his wards bring back more than a medal from the prestigious event.

Well begun is half done. Good luck for the championship @srikidambi https://t.co/Wh9vygh8cM

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 21, 2017

“This is probably the strongest squad. The men have been doing well in recent times and the four Indian players in the fray are good and capable of beating the best. Nobody is a clear favourite these days and we can expect a strong performance from our players,” he said.

Collated results from the world badminton championships in Glasgow on Monday (x denotes seeded player):

1st rd Men’s singles: Tommy Sugiarto (INA) bt Hu Yun (HKG) 21-16 21-15; Rajiv Ouseph (ENGx16) bt Adam Mendrek (CZE) 21-15 21-13; Anders Antonsen (DENx14) bt Fabian Roth (GER) 21-15 21-16; Shi Yuqi (CHNx4) bt Scott Evans (IRL) 23-21 22-20; Zulfadli Zuukiffli (MAS) bt Arten Pochtarov (UKR) 8-21 21-13 21-13; Emil Holst (DEN) bt Felix Buresstedt (SWE) 21-13 21-8; Gergely Krausz (HUN) bt Vilson Vattanirappel (AUT) 21-18 11-21 21-7; Sameer Verma (IND) bt Pablo Abian (ESP) 21-8 17-4 rtd; Ygor Coehlo (BRA) bt Marius Myhre (NOR) 21-18 16-21 21-10; Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk (THA x11) bt Nick Fransman (NED) 20-22 21-12 21-6; Lin Dan (CHN x7) bt Kieran Merrilees (SCO) 21-15 21-10; Kanta Tsuneyama (JPN) bt Luis Ramon Garrido (MEX) 21-4 21-6; Wong Wing Ki Vincent (HKG x12) bt Ahmed Salah (EGY) 21-15 21-11; Luca Corvee (FRA) bt Lin Yu-Hsien (TPE) 18-21 21-17 21-13 ; Kidambi Srikanth (IND x8) bt Sergey Sirant (RUS) 21-13 21-12; Son Wan-Ho (KOR x1) bt Kalle Koljonen (FIN) 21-14 21-16.

Women’s singles: Rituparna Das (IND) bt Airi Mikkela (FIN) 2-0 rtd; Su Yu Chen (TPE) bt Ogar Siamupangila (ZAM) 21-6 21-8; Lyanny Alessandra Mainaky (INA) bt Kate Foo Kune 21-11 21-16; Yip Pui Yin (HKG) bt Natalia Perminova (RUS) 21-17 21-18; Tanvi Lad (IND) bt Chloe Birch (ENG) 17-21 21-10 21-19; Pai Yu Po (TPE) bt Nanna Vainio (FIN) 21-13 21-11; Kim Hyo Nin (KOR) bt Nadia Hosny (EGY) 21-2 21-4; Mariya Mitsova (BUL) bt Menna Eltanany (EGY) 21-5, 21-2; Mia Blichfeldt (DEN) bt Fabienne Deprez (Ger) 21-10 21-12; Rachel Honderich (CAN) bt Iris Wang (USA) 21-13 21-18; Sabrine Jaquet (SUI) bt Natalya Votysekh (UKR) 21-14 18-21 21-10; Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt (DEN) bt Maria Ulitina (UKR) 21-15 21-19; Yap Rui Chen (MAS) bt Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen (AUS) 21-19 21-11; Luise Heim (GER) bt Fontaine Mica Chapman (ENG) 17-21 21-13 21-9; Evgeniya Kosetskaya (RUS) bt Delphine Lansac (FRA) 21-19 2-16 ; Michelle Li (CAN) bt Linda Zetchiri (BUL) 16-21 21-17 21-16.