Lakshya Sen will be in action tonight.All England Badminton Championships Live Updates: Ace Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal began their All England Championships campaign with easy straight-game wins over their respective opponents in the women’s singles on Wednesday.
Sixth seed Sindhu beat Zhi Yi Wang of China 21-18 21-13 in her first round match that lasted 42 minutes while Saina defeated Beatriz Corrales of Spain 21-17 21-19 in 38 minutes.
If Sindhu and Saina win their respective second round matches, they will face each other in the quarterfinals.
In men’s singles, B Sai Praneeth lost to top seed and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen 20-22 11-21 in the first round match that lasted 48 minutes. H S Prannoy went down fighting to last week’s German Open winner Thai player Kunlavut Vitidsarn 15-21 22-24 in 56 minutes while Sameer Verma also lost to Mark Caljouw of the Netherlands 18-21 11-21 in a 41-minute opening match.
In men’s doubles, fifth seeded Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat Scottish pair of Alexander Dunn and Adam Hall 21-17 21-19 in 38 minutes.
Lakshya Sen is taking on compatriot Sourabh Verma on Court 2 and has already taken a 6-3 lead.
Kidambi Srikanth is settling in well into this match and has a good lead in the opening set against his Thai opponent.
Strong start for Srikanth as he gets 5 points on the trot. He leads 10-5 now. Meanwhile Kashyap loses first game to Ginting.
Former World No. 1 and World Championships silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth is up against Thailand's Kantaphon Wangcharoen now.
Meanwhile, Parupalli Kashyap has a tough nut to crack in the form of Anthony Ginting - the World No. 5 Indonesian who Lakshya Sen defeated in the pre-quarters of the German Open 2022.
It's all over. Sindhu has won this one but not without a scare in the first game. The second game, however, was not as close as the first. Sindhu takes the second game 21-13.
Sindhu reeling off three points after coming back on court. Wang's comeback looks miles off. For now. Stranger things have happened though.
Wang finally breaks Sindhu’s run of points and gets two points of her own.
Great defence from Sindhu who turns defence into offence. Wang unable to catch a break.
Same as the first game. Sindhu has given herself a big cushion and Wang has left herself with a lot to do.
It's over. PV Sindhu takes Game 1 21-18. Great back and forth as Sindhu's experience comes to her rescue. She wins the first game with a kill at the net.
Just two points in this now. Wang with a big smash puts even more pressure on Sindhu here. Now then!!! Wang sends it long! Sindhu has three game points now.
Sindh was quiet for a bit but is now going at Wang after losing control of the game for a little while. She has now regained her composure and might make life difficult for Wang.
Wang had made it 9-11 but Sindhu pulled away to get a 4 point lead again. This is getting really close for comfort as the Chinese looks the better player now.
Four-point advantage for Sindhu at the break. Wang is really playing well contrary to what the scoreline may suggest.
The early lead will provide a cushion for Sindhu as the game gets more intense with rallies after rallies.
Sindhu aggressive from the get go. She is pushing her opponent and trying to make aggressive plays.
Sindhu, who rightly sees the Super 1000 event as ‘just another tournament’, can go through another unfavourable result, as the rest of the season rushes along and makes demands on her excellence. But she might not be able to shake off the expectant eyes that get trained instinctively on her, whenever All England comes around.
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It looked as though Beatriz would fight back and claim the second game but Saina Nehwal has outshined her to win the second game by 21-19.
Brilliant play from the Indian to fight back and go again to seal the match point.