All England Badminton Highlights: – Srikanth defeas Popov – Kidambi Srikanth defeated Toma Junior Popov in three games to advance to the second round at the All England Championships 2023. Earlier, India’s Men’s Doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and Women’s Doubles pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won their respective first round matches. The biggest upset of the day was the loss of PV Sindhu. The World No.9 was defeated in straight sets by China’s Zhang Yi Man. Follow All England Badminton 2023 LIVE updates
All England Badminton Highlights: Srikanth defeats Toma Popov, Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand & Chirag-Satwik pair advance, PV Sindhu loses in first round at All England Badminton 2023 – Watch Highlights
Earlier, PV Sindhu’s campaign at the tournament came to an end. The World No.9 lost in straight games against China’s Zhang Yi Man. India’s Women’s doubles pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand knocked out seventh seed Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai in straight sets to advance to the second round. on 15th March 2023, Wednesday.
Men’s Singles
Kidambi Srikanth BEAT Toma Popov – 19-21, 21-14, 21-5
Women’s Singles
PV Sindhu BEAT Zhang Yi Man – 21-17, 21-11
Men’s Doubles
Satwik/Chirag BEAT Garaga/Panjala – 21-13, 21-13.
MR Arjun/Dhruv Kapila LOST TO Ren/Tan – 16-21, 15-21
Women’s Doubles
Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand BEAT Kitithatakul/Prajongjai – 21-18, 21-14
Bhat/Gautam LOST TO Baek/Lee – 9-21, 8-21
Kidambi Srikanth vs Toma Popov
Kidambi Srikanth came from behind to script a stunning comeback win over Toma Junior Popov in the men’s singles Round of 32 at the 2023 All England Open. Kidambi lost the first game 19-21 but made a quick comeback thereafter to win 21-14 and 21-5 and enter the pre-quarters on Wednesday. Srikanth now leads Popov 2-1 on the BWF Tour.
PV Sindhu vs Zhang Yi Man
There was no end to PV Sindhu’s poor run as the star Indian shuttler made a first round exit from the All England Championships after losing to Zhang Yi Man of China in straight games in Birmingham on Wednesday. The world number nine Sindhu, a double Olympic medallist, lost 17-21 11-21 in the 39-minute women’s singles contest. This is the third time that Sindhu has lost her first round match this year. She had lost to Carolina Marin of Spain in Malaysia Open in January before exiting the Indian Open at the same stage in the same month.
She had recently parted ways with her coach Park Tae-sang of Korea, under whose guidance she won a bronze at the Tokyo Olympics. Sindhu was rusty and subdued throughout the match with her world number 17 opponent showing more agility and attacking intent.
Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand vs Kitithatakul/Prajongjai
India’s women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela stunned the seventh-seeded Thai duo of Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai 21-18, 21-14 in a 46-minute first round match. The Indian duo will meet the Japanese pair of Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota in the pre-quarter-finals.
In the men’s double Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy defeated Krishna Prasad Garaga and Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala 21-13, 21-13.
Where to watch All England Badminton Championship matches LIVE?
The matches will be streamed LIVE on Jio Cinema and Sports 18. Fans can also watch the matches on Youtube at BWF TV.
All England Badminton Highlights: Srikanth defeats Toma Popov, Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand & Chirag-Satwik pair advance, PV Sindhu loses in first round at All England Badminton 2023 – Watch Highlights
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