Malaysia Masters Badminton LIVE – India in Malaysia Masters Badminton: Saina Nehwal vs Kim Ga-eun LIVE: PV Sindhu has brushed aside a challenge from HE Bing Jiao to progress to the pre-quarterfinals in Malaysia Masters. Sai Praneeth and Purupalli Kashyap have also progressed to the next round. Saina Nehwal however crashed out losing in three games to South Korea’s Kim Ga-Eun. Sameer Verma was the only Indian shuttler to lose in the first round. HS Prannoy will be in action later this evening. Follow Malaysia Masters updates on InsideSport.IN
Sai Praneeth gave Indian campaign a winning start. Praneeth easily defeated Tokyo Olympic Semifinalist Kevin Cordon of Guatemala in the opening round. Praneeth won 21-8, 21-9.
Sindhu won a three-game battle against HE Bing Jiao 21-15, 17-21, 21-13. P Kashyap won his match against former World No 3 Tommy Sugiarto 16-21 21-16 21-16.
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Matches on Wednesday
Men’s Singles
- Sai Praneeth BEAT Kevin Cordon: 21-8, 21-9
- Sameer Verma LOST to Chou Tien-chen: 21-10, 12-21, 12-17
- Parupalli Kashyap BEAT Tommy Sugiarto: 16-21 21-16 21-16
- HS Prannoy vs Brice Leverdez – 2.50 PM
Women’s Singles
- PV Sindhu BEAT He Bing Jiao – 21-15, 17-21, 21-13
- Saina Nehwal lost to Kim Ga-eun – 21-16, 17-21, 14-21
Women’s Doubles
Ashwini Ponnappa / Sikki Reddy vs Kusuma / Pratiwi – 2.10 PM
Matches on Wednesday
Men’s Singles
HS Prannoy vs Brice Leverdez
HS Prannoy is leading the men’s draw in the tournament and the 29-year old who is in a good form this year is looking to end his five-year wait for a BWF title. He finished as runner-up at the Swiss Open this year and also reached the semifinal at Indonesia Open. After bowing out from the quarterfinals at Malaysia Open he now looks to put on a good show at the Malaysia Masters.
He faces Brice Leverdez in the opening round. Leverdez has entered the main draw after replacing Shesar Hiren Rhustavito, who has withdrawn from the tournament.
Sai Praneeth vs Kevin Cordon
Praneeth broke hardly broke a sweat against Kevin Cordon, registering an easy 21-8 21-9 win over Guatemalan. Playing at Court 3, Praneeth defeated Cordon 21-8, 21-9, in a match that lasted for 26 minutes. The Indian shuttler dominated the proceedings in both the games and stormed into the second round. He will now take on Li Shi Feng in the pre-quarterfinals.
Sameer Verma vs Chou Tien-chen
It was the end of the road for Sameer Verma, who went down fighting on Wednesday. Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien-Chen defeated Verma 10-21, 21-12, 21-14, in a match that lasted for 52 minutes, here at Court 3.
PV Sindhu vs He Bing Jiao
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu was made to toil hard by China’s He Bing Jiao before emerging victorious in the opening round of the Malaysia Masters here on Wednesday. The seventh seed Sindhu took close to an hour to knock out Bing Jiao 21- 13, 17-21, 21-15 and move to the second round.
By virtue of the win, the world number seven Sindhu exacted her revenge for her first round exit from the Indonesia Open Super 1000 last month when Bing Jiao had defeated her in straight games. The Chinese still lead the head to head 10-9.
Saina Nehwal vs Kim Ga-eun
Nehwal lost the match by a margin of 21-16, 17-21, 14-21. Nehwal started well and won the first game. But her South Korean counterpart bounced back to win the next two games, sealing the match.
Women’s Doubles
India’s women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponappa and N Sikki Reddy will be facing a qualifier in their first round contest on Wednesday.
First Round Results on Tuesday
Women’s Doubles
Treesa Jolly / Gayatri Gopichand lost to Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan –14-21, 14-21
Pooja Dandu / Arathi Sunil lost to Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva – 17-21, 17-21
Ashwini Bhat / Shikha Gautam lost to Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota – 7-21, 10-21
Qualifier
Malavika Bansod lost to Goh Jin Wei – 10-21 17-21
India’s Women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand bowed out from the tournament after losing 14-21, 14-21 against Malaysia’s Thinaah Muralitharan and Pearly Tan in the first round on Tuesday. None of the Indian women’s doubles pair managed to win their first round match on Tuesday as the combination of Ashwini Bhat and Shikha Gautam lost 7-21 10-21 to Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota of Japan while Pooja Dandu and Arathi Sara went down to Bulgaria’s Gabriela Stoeva and Stefani Stoeva 17-21 17-21.
In the women’s singles, Malvika Bansod failed to qualify for the main draw as she suffered a 10-21 17-21 defeat against host country’s Goh Jin Wei in 33 minutes to exit from the Super 500 tournament.
Where to watch Malaysia Masters 2022 badminton live in India? The Malaysia Masters 2022 badminton will be telecasted live on Voot Select. The coverage will begin from the quarter-finals stage, which begins on July 8.
Round 1 and Round 2 matches will be live streamed on BWF’s official Youtube channel BWF TV.
Malaysia Masters Badminton LIVE: Sindhu, Saina & Prannoy headline first round action at Malaysia Masters – Follow LIVE updates
