India Open LIVE Day 3: Saina Nehwal LOSES 1st game vs Chen Yufei, Lakshya Sen LOSES in second round in India Open- Follow LIVE

India Open Day 3 Highlights: India’s challenge at the Indiua Open 2023 has come to an end. Defending champion Lakshya Sen lost his second round contest against Denmark’s Rasmus Gemke. In the Women’s Singles, Saina Nehwal too suffered a straight game defeat against China’s Chen Yufei. Meanwhile, Doubles defending champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty has pulled out of the tournament citing injury. Other Men’s Doubles pair Krishna Garaga & Vishnuvardhan Panjala and Women’s doubles pair Gayatri Gopichand & Treesa Jolly bowed out of the tournament. Follow India Open Badminton Live with InsideSport.IN

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Indians to Feature in Indian Open Day 3 Results-

Men’s Singles – Lakshya Sen LOST TO Rasmus Gemke – 21-16, 15-21, 18-21
Women’s Singles – Saina Nehwal vs Chen Yu Fei – IN PROGRESS
Men’s Doubles – Krishna/Panjala vs Liang/Wang –
Women’s Doubles – Treesa/Gopichand vs Zhang/Zheng –

Lakshya Sen vs Rasmus Gemke

One of the main matches to look out for on Day 3 of the India Open would be Lakshya Sen taking on Rasmus Gemke in a Round of 16 encounter. Previously, the Indian ace bettered his fellow compatriot HS Prannoy in straight sets of 21-14, 21-15 to advance into the next rounds.

On the other hand, Rasmus Gemke too stormed into the next round with a resounding win over Kento Momota from Japan. The Danish ace defeated the former World No.1, 21-15, 21-11 to book his next game against Lakshya Sen. Sen’s strong defense and relatively slower playing conditions, showcased the defending champion’s grit to seal the win.

Men’s singles round of 32

Lakshya Sen (India) beat HS Prannoy (India) 21-14, 21-15

Rasmus Gemke (Denmark) beat Kento Momota (Japan) 21-15, 21-11

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Saina Nehwal vs Chen Yu Fei

Immediately after the Lakshya Sen match, Saina Nehwal will go on to face Chen Yu Fei in a Round of 16 clash. It will be a tough match for the Indian veteran ace who will go toe-to-toe with the present World No. 3.

Saina didn’t have it easy in the previous game against Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt. She won her first set 21-17 but then the Danish ace came back strongly to take the 2nd set 21-12. However, with experience, Nehwal edged out 21-19 to win a thrilling contest. Saina began on a positive note and raced to 11-6 lead in the opening game before closing it without much ado. However, Blichfeldt stayed in control throughout the second game and it looked like the momentum had shifted toward the Dane.

India Open 2023 Day 3: Lakshya Sen, Saina Nehwal HEADLINE Day 3 of India Open, Satwik & Chirag CONTINUE their Title defense – Follow LIVE

However, Saina showed that she had enough and more in her reserves as she went on the offensive to counter her opponent’s attacking strokes and came up with a deceptive net shot to close the match.

The same can be said, about China’s Chen Yu Fei, who didn’t have it easy in her previous game. The World No.3, faced tough competition from Canada’s Michelle Li. The Chinese ace etched out a close-fought 21-19, 22-20 win to book a spot against India’s Saina Nehwal in the Round of 16 clash.

“Today the way I won the match, I think I am going back at matching the best players. It is always special to play in front of the crowd which loves cheering for you,” Saina Nehwal said after the match.

Women’s singles round of 32

Saina Nehwal (India) beat Mia Blichfeldt (Denmark) 21-17, 12-21, 21-19

Chen Yu Fei (China) beat Michelle Li (Canada) 21-19, 22-20

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Satwik & Chirag vs Liu & Oui

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty will continue their title defense in the Round 16 encounter against Liu Yu Chen and Ou Xuan Yi. The Indian duo breezed past a Scottish pair of Christopher Grimley & Matthew Grimley 21-13, 21-15 to progress to the next round. On the other hand, the Chinese duo of Liu Yu Chen and Ou Xuan Yi edged past the English pair of Ben Lane & Sean Vendy 21-19, 21-13 to advance into the next round.

Krishna/Panjala vs Liang/Wang

India’s other pair in Men’s doubles, Krishna Prasad & Vishuvardhan Goud will aim to go through to the next stage. The Indian duo had it difficult against the Dutch pairing of Ruben Jille & Ties van der Lecq. The Indians started well to consolidate their first set 21-11 but then the Dutch duo fought it hard to take the next set 25-23. Finally, a comprehensive third set, saw the Indian pair crush their opponents 21-9 to pave their way into the next stage.

Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang, on the other hand, battled it out hard against the Indonesian duo of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan. Both the teams were locked in a titanic battle which was eventually won by the Chinese duo.

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Treesa/Gopichand vs Zhang/Zheng

And last we have the Women’s doubles fixture which will see Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly going head-to-head against the Chinese duo of Zhang Shu Xian and Zheng Yu

Women’s Doubles:

Gayatri Gopichand/Treesa Jolly (India) beat Margot Lambert/Anne Tran (France) 22-20, 17-21, 21-18

Defending champions – 2022 edition

Men’s singles – Lakshya Sen – India
Women’s singles – Busanan Ongbamrungphan – Thailand
Men’s doubles – Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty – India
Women’s doubles – Benyapa Aimsaard/Nuntakarn Aimsaard – Thailand
Mixed doubles – Terry Hee/Tan Wei Han – Indonesia

Malaysia Open 2023 Schedule

1st round– January 17, 18
2nd round– January 19
Quarter-final– January 20
Semi-final– January 21
Final – January 22

India Open Prize Money

The total prize money for this tournament is US$850,000

Event	Winner	Finalist	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16	Last 32
Singles	$59,500	$28,900	$11,900	$4,675	$2,550	$850
Doubles	$62,900	$29,750	$11,900	$5,312.50	$2762.50	$850

Where to watch India Open 2023 LIVE Streaming?

Fans in India can watch the India Open 2023 LIVE on Voot Select and also on BWF’s official Youtube channel BWF TV. The matches will also be LIVE streamed on Sports 18 and Jio Cinema.