World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen will face Ying Xiang Lin of Australia in his Round of 16 encounter at 11:20 pm on August 5.
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World Championships bronze medallist Lakhsya Sen cruised into the pre-quarter-final of the men’s singles at the Commonwealth Games 2022. He got past 45-year-old opponent Vernon Smeed of St Helena in the singles opener. The Indian proved too strong for the opponent as he secured a 21-4, 21-5 win to sail to the pre-quarters. Lakshya will face Ying Xiang Lin of Australia in his Round of 16 encounter.
Earlier, Lakshya outsmarted Loh Kean Yew, the reigning world champion, 21-18, 21-15 in the mixed team event of the CWG 2022. The World no.10 from India is one of the favorites for a podium finish at the Commonwealth Games 2022. Lakshya is a youth Olympics gold medallist and played an integral part in India’s historical Thomas Cup 2022 triumph.
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.
The Round of 16 match between Lakshya Sen and Ying Xiang Lin will begin around 11:20 pm (IST) on August 5, 2022.
PV Sindhu, K Srikanth, and Aakarshi Kashyap entered the pre-quarter-finals in their respective singles matches. The two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu displayed a dominating show over Maldives’s Nabaaha Razzaq (21-4, 21-11). While, Srikanth produced a comprehensive win against Daniel Wanagliya of Uganda by 21-9, 21-9. Aakarshi (WR 57) survived a scare against six-time national champion Mahoor Shehzad as the Pakistani shuttler retired midway. The Indian was trailing 18-20 before she got four quick points in succession to take the game (22-20). India’s mixed doubles pair Sumeeth Reddy/Ashwini Ponnappa ended their CWG campaign after losing to Callum Hemming/Jessica Pugh.
