Indian ace shuttlers are putting up an amazing show at the ongoing BWF World Championships 2022 in Tokyo, Japan. HS Prannoy stunned World No. 2, Kento Momota in straight games to record a sensational win. While Lakshya Sen also advanced to the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals of the World Championships on Wednesday.
On day 4 (Thursday), it’s going to be a tough match as we see two of the nation’s favorites clash against each other when Lakshya Sen will face HS Prannoy. CWG 2022 gold medalists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will also be in action today. Saina Nehwal will face Busanan O in the pre-quarterfinals.
BWF World Championships 2022- Day 3 Highlights
HS Prannoy comfortably beats WR 2 Kento Momota in a straight game by 21-17 and 21-16.
Brilliant from PRANNOY 🔥🔥@PRANNOYHSPRI marks his 1st ever against WR-2 🇯🇵's Kento Momota in 8 meetings in a dominating fashion defeating the former 2-time World Champion in straight games in #BWC2022 R-32
Fantastic effort!! 👏👏
He will next face Lakshya in the R-16 pic.twitter.com/KPDjtJOcrM
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) August 24, 2022
Lakshya Sen defeated L E Penalver in the round of 32 and qualified for the pre-quarterfinals where he will face HS Prannoy.
-- Advertisement --With a comfortable win over Spaniard, @lakshya_sen books his berth in pre-quarters of the #BWFWorldChampionships2022 😎💪
Keep it up champ! 🔥#BWFWorldChampionships#BWC2022#Tokyo2022#IndiaontheRise#Badminton pic.twitter.com/LBNx2WkZsC
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) August 24, 2022
In the women’s doubles, Ashwini Bhat and Shikha Gautam fought hard but lost against WR-4 Kim/Kong in the round of 32.
WD duo #AshwiniBhat & #ShikhaGautam fought their heart out against Tokyo @Olympics & #BWFWorldChampionships 🥉 medalists, WR-4 🇰🇷's Kim/Kong but it wasn't enough in R32 clash at the #BWFWorldChampionships2022 💔
Well played girls 👏#BWC2022#Tokyo2022#Badminton pic.twitter.com/HUCad0rh9G
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) August 24, 2022
Satwiksairaj and Chirag Shetty produced a dominating show and defeated Guatemalan pair, J Solis and Anibal by 21-8 and 21-10.
Sheer Dominance 💪
Our 🇮🇳 MD pair of @satwiksairaj and @Shettychirag04 seal their spot in the Pre-Quarter with a win over 🇬🇹's Solis/Anibal at the #BWFWorldChampionships2022 😍
Scoreline: 21-8, 21-10 🔥#PBLIndia #BWFWorldChampionships #Tokyo2022 #Badminton pic.twitter.com/tBH8Gpsrxe
— Premier Badminton League (@PBLIndiaLive) August 24, 2022
Srikant Kidambi‘s campaign ends when he lost the match against Zhao Jun Peng of China.
💔 for 🇮🇳 @srikidambi ends his campaign at the #BWFWorldChampionships2022 after going down in the R32 to 🇨🇳 ’s Zhao Jun Peng.
Tough luck champ!🙌@himantabiswa | @sanjay091968 #BWFWorldChampionships#BWC2022#Tokyo2022#Badminton pic.twitter.com/5OS0cqw5OO
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) August 24, 2022
Indian men’s doubles pair, Arjun and Dhruv dominantly defeated World No- 8 Kim and Anders and book their slots for pre-quarters.
.🇮🇳 MD pair @arjunmr and @dhruvkapilaa entered the Pre-Quarters in style as they defeated World No- 8 🇩🇰 pair of Kim/Anders in straight games at the #BWFWorldChampionships2022 😍⚔️
Scoreline: 21-17, 21-16 🔥
Let's go 💪#PBLIndia #BWFWorldChampionships #Tokyo2022 #Badminton pic.twitter.com/ntDGedb8Qd
— Premier Badminton League (@PBLIndiaLive) August 24, 2022
BWF World Championships 2022: Day 4 Schedule
𝐏𝐑𝐄-𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 😍🔥
All the best, you got this! 💪🇮🇳#BWFWorldChampionships2022#BWFWorldChampionships#BWC2022#Tokyo2022#IndiaontheRise#Badminton pic.twitter.com/fP84O3T7Fo
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) August 24, 2022
BWF today’s matches
- Men’s Doubles
MR Arjun / Dhruv Kapila (India) vs Hee Yong Kai Terry / Loh Kean Hean (Singapore)- 7:15 AM IST (approx).
- Women’s Singles
Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Thailand) vs Saina Nehwal (India)- 9:30 AM IST (approx).
- Men’s Singles
Lakshya Sen (India) vs HS Prannoy (India)- 10:10 AM IST (approx)
- Men’s Doubles
Jeppe Bay / Lasse Molhede (Denmark) vs Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (India)- 9:30 AM IST (approx)
