Defending champions India stormed into the final of the badminton mixed team event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham by defeating Singapore 3-0 on Monday.
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Defending champions India stormed into the final of the badminton mixed team event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham by defeating Singapore 3-0 on Monday. The men’s doubles pairing of Satwiksairajranki Reddy and Chirag Shetty started the proceedings with a dominant 21-11, 21-12 win over Yong Kai Terry Hee and Andu Jun Kian Kwek. Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu doubled the lead with another thumping victory over 19th-ranked Jia Min Teo. The women’s singles match scoreline read 21-11, 21-12. The third match between Lakshya Sen and Loh was the most anticipated rubber of the semi-final with the 10th-ranked Indian taking on the 9th-ranked Singaporean.
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Although it was Loh who took an early lead of 4-0, the Indian quickly bounced back to level the score at 6-6. And then, Sen went into the break with a slender 11-10 lead. Courtesy of two unforced errors from Loh’s racket, the Indian extended his lead to 14-10, he followed up with a powerful smash on Loh’s forehand and made the score 16-10. The 20-year-old Indian went on to win the first game 21-18. The second game was also a tight affair as Sen went into the break with yet another 11-10 lead, before extending the lead to 17-13 with a powerful smash. Sen went on to pocket the second game and thereby the match with a scoreline of 21,18, 21-15. India will take on Malaysia in the gold medal match on Tuesday, while Singapore will play England for the bronze.
India beat Singapore 3-0
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/ Chirag Shett beat Yong Kai Terry/ andy Jun Liang 21-11, 21-12
PV Sindhu beat Jian Min Yeo 21-11, 21-12
Lakshya Sen beat Loh Kean 21-18, 21-15
All Times are in Indian Standard Time (IST)
| Match | Time |
| England vs Singapore (Bronze medal match) | 3:30 pm |
| Malaysia vs India (Gold medal match) | 10:00 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.
