Ace Indian shuttler’s PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen have stormed into the finals at the commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.
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Ace Indian shuttler’s PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen have stormed into the finals at the commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. Two-time Olympic medalist Sindhu defeated Singapore’s Jia Min Yeo in straight sets with a scoreline of 21-19, 21-17 in the women’s singles semi-final match on Sunday. The 26-year-old Indian has never won an individual gold medal in the quadrennial event and if she manages to win the title on Monday, she would become only the second ever female shuttler after Saina Nehwal to earn the top prize in the women’s singles category. Sindhu will take on M Li of Canada in the gold medal match on Monday.
FINALS! ⚔️⚔️
3️⃣?? Shuttlers will vie for the yellow metal ? in the FINALE at the #Birmingham2022CommonwealthGames !
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Sen, on the other hand, defeated 87th ranked Jia Heng Teh of Singapore to enter his maiden final at the ongoing CWG. The world number 10 Indian recovered to complete a 21-10, 18-21, 21-16 win in the men’s singles semi-finals. Sen will take on Malaysia’s T Ng in the title decider on Monday. Ng had got the better of India’s Kidambi Srikanth in the other semi-final of the day and therefore Srikanth had to settle for a bronze medal. In the men’s doubles section, Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and chirag sheety ensured a third gold medal match for India on Monday, when they downed Malaysia’s Chen Pong Soon and Tian Kian Men 21-6, 21-15 to reach the final. The world number 7 Indian pair will take on England’s Lane Ben and Vendy Sean in the title-decider.
All times are in India Standard Time (IST)
| August 8- Order of play (Gold medal matches) | Time (IST) |
| Hee Yong Terry/ Tan Jessica Wei Han (SGP) vs Ellis Marcus/ Smith Lauren (ENG) [Mixed Doubles] | 12:30 pm |
| PV Sindhu (IND) vs M Li (Canada) [ Women’s singles] | 1:20 pm |
| T Ng (MAS) vs Lakshya Sen (IND) [ Men’s singles] | 2:10 pm |
| Satwiksairak Rankireddy/ Chirag Shetty (IND) vs Lane Ben/ Vendy Sean (ENG) [ Men’s doubles] | 3:00 pm |
| Tan Koong Pearly/ Thinaah Muralitharan (MAS) vs Birch Chloe/ Smith Lauren (ENG) [ Women’s Doubles] | 3:50 pm |
The live coverage of the Commonwealth Games 2022 will be available on different networks across the world. In the Indian subcontinent, it will be telecast LIVE from Birmingham on Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3, Sony SIX, and Sony TEN 4. The Live streaming will be available on the Sony LIV app or website. Elsewhere, BBC will telecast LIVE in the United Kingdom, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in Canada, Seven Network in Australia, Sky NZ in New Zealand, Mediacorp in Singapore, S4C in Wales, and ESPN in the USA.
