BWF World Championships: Saina Nehwal Crashes Out, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Cruise Into Quarterfinals

26.08.2022 - 23:47 sports.ndtv.com

Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal was knocked out of the World Championship after going down to Busanan Ongbamrungphan in a hard-fought women's singles pre-quarterfinals on Thursday.

The 32-year-old went down 17-21 21-16 13-21 to her Thai opponent, who extended her head-to-head record against the Indian to 5-3.

The two Indian men's doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and MR Arjun and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty moved into the quarterfinals.

Saina was immediately put under pressure by Ongbamrungphan as she raced to 11-3 in the opening game. The two-time World Championship medallist was able to bridge the gap to 17-19 but Ongbamrungphan held her nerve to take the first game.

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BWF World Championships: Dhruv Kapila-MR Arjun Cruise Into Quarterfinals

The Indian men's doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and MR Arjun moved to the quarterfinals with a come-from-behind victory over Terry Hee and Loh Kean Hean at the World Championships here on Thursday. The unseeded Indian duo had to toil hard for 58 minutes to win its round of 16 clash against the Singaporeans 18-21 21-15 21-16. Arjun and Kapila will cross swords with the third seed Indonesian pair of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the the last eight stage.

BWF World Championships 2022 - "We Want To Finish Things On A Big Note": Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

BWF World Championships 2022 Highlights: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Enters Semi-final, HS Prannoy Bows Out

BWF World Championships 2022 Highlights: The pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty entered the semi-finals, while HS Prannoy lost to Zhao Junpeng of China in the men's singles quarter-final match at the BWF World Championships 2022 on Friday. Prannoy won the first game 21-19 before losing the second game 6-21 and the decider 18-21. Earlier, Satwiksairaj and Chirag defeated Japan's Japan's Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi to enter the semi-final of men's doubles. The Indian pair won the first game 24-22, before losing 15-21 and then winning 21-14. Before the match, the Indian pair of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila lost its quarterfinal match to Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan. The Indian duo lost 8-21, 14-21. Notably, Saina Nehwal had already bowed out of the competition post her loss in a hard-fought women's singles pre-quarterfinal match.