World Championship: India's first medal in history!
World Championship: India's first medal in history!
The pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have won the quarterfinals of the BWF World Badminton championship 2022 going on in Tokyo. In this match played for the semi-finals, the indian pair defeated Japan's Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi. With this victory, he has also secured a medal. In the Badminton World Championships, the player who reaches the semi-finals gets a medal. This will be India's first medal in the men's doubles event. The indian doubles pair will now data-face the sixth seeded pair of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of malaysia on august 27. Chirag and Satwik have been seeded seventh in this tournament.
Earlier, in another quarterfinal match, the indian pair of dhruv Kapila and MR arjun had to data-face defeat in a one-sided match. Indonesia's Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan, seeded third, defeated the indian pair 21-8, 21-14. India's last hope in men's singles also suffered a setback on Friday. H.S. Prannoy, who made it to the quarterfinals after defeating Commonwealth Games 2022 champion Lakshya Sen, suffered a loss in the last eight.
China's Zhao Jun Peng defeated the indian shuttler 19-21, 21-6, 21-18 in a match that lasted 64 minutes. Prannoy got off to a great start by winning the first game but he had to data-face defeat badly in the next game. In the third and deciding match, there was a fierce competition between the two players. At one point the score was 11-11 but since then Prannoy has fallen behind and lost a medal along with the game. india has won consecutive medals at the BWF World Championships since 2011, including PV Sindhu's only gold medal.
The pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have won the quarterfinals of the BWF World Badminton championship 2022 going on in Tokyo. In this match played for the semi-finals, the indian pair defeated Japan's Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi. With this victory, he has also secured a medal. In the Badminton World Championships, the player who reaches the semi-finals gets a medal. This will be India's first medal in the men's doubles event. The indian doubles pair will now data-face the sixth seeded pair of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of malaysia on august 27. Chirag and Satwik have been seeded seventh in this tournament.
Earlier, in another quarterfinal match, the indian pair of dhruv Kapila and MR arjun had to data-face defeat in a one-sided match. Indonesia's Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan, seeded third, defeated the indian pair 21-8, 21-14. India's last hope in men's singles also suffered a setback on Friday. H.S. Prannoy, who made it to the quarterfinals after defeating Commonwealth Games 2022 champion Lakshya Sen, suffered a loss in the last eight.
China's Zhao Jun Peng defeated the indian shuttler 19-21, 21-6, 21-18 in a match that lasted 64 minutes. Prannoy got off to a great start by winning the first game but he had to data-face defeat badly in the next game. In the third and deciding match, there was a fierce competition between the two players. At one point the score was 11-11 but since then Prannoy has fallen behind and lost a medal along with the game. india has won consecutive medals at the BWF World Championships since 2011, including PV Sindhu's only gold medal.