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Indian Shuttlers Face Knockout Tests at BWF World Championships
India’s badminton players are competing at the BWF World Championships in New Delhi.
P. V. Sindhu will play Wen Yu Zhang of Canada.
Lakshya Sen will meet Garret Tan of the United States.
Ayush Shetty will play Dumindu Abeywickrama of Sri Lanka.
Unnati Hooda is scheduled to face Michelle Li of Canada.
India’s leading men’s doubles team, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, will also start playing.
Several other Indian pairs are competing in doubles events.
Fans can watch the matches on Star Sports or JioHotstar.
P. V. Sindhu will face Canada’s Wen Yu Zhang in the women’s singles round of 32 on Day 3 in New Delhi.
Lakshya Sen and Ayush Shetty will play Garret Tan and Dumindu Abeywickrama, respectively, in men’s singles.
Unnati Hooda is scheduled to meet Canada’s Michelle Li, although the article’s introduction calls it a last-16 qualification clash while the schedule lists it as a round-of-32 match.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will begin their men’s doubles campaign against Scotland’s Alexander Dunn and Adam Pringle.
The matches will be available on Star Sports channels and the JioHotstar app.
- Who
- Indian badminton players including P. V. Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, Unnati Hooda, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, along with international opponents.
- What
- Day 3 matches at the BWF World Championships, including singles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles round-of-32 contests.
- Where
- New Delhi, India, with matches assigned to Courts 1 and 3.
- When
- Day 3; the article gives approximate match times but no calendar date.
- Why
- Players are competing to advance through the championship knockout rounds and begin or continue their campaigns.
Key facts
- Event
- BWF Badminton World Championships
- Location
- New Delhi
- P. V. Sindhu’s match
- P. V. Sindhu [9] vs Wen Yu Zhang, around 6:10 p.m. on Court 1
- Lakshya Sen’s match
- Lakshya Sen [14] vs Garret Tan, around 4:30 p.m. on Court 1
- Top men’s doubles match
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty [5] vs Alexander Dunn/Adam Pringle, around 7 p.m. on Court 1
- Television coverage
- Star Sports 1, Star Sports Select 1 HD and Star Sports Select 1 SD
- Streaming
- JioHotstar app
Sources
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