Welcome to day 2 of the live coverage from the All England Open 2025 in Birmingham, England. Today there are some Indian stars in action - notably PV Sindhu and Satwik-Chirag, later in the day.
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Welcome to day 2 of the live coverage from the All England Open 2025 in Birmingham, England. Today there are some Indian stars in action - notably PV Sindhu and Satwik-Chirag, later in the day.
Two-time Olympic medallist and former world champion PV Sindhu will take on Kim Ga-eun of South Korea in the women's singles opener. This will be the second match between the duo. In their previous meeting, Sindhu beat the Korean 21-15, 21-16 at the 2019 Hong Kong Open.
Seventh seeds Satwik-Chirag, on the other hand, kick-start their All England Open 2025 men's doubles campaign against Denmark duo of Daniel Lundgaard and Mads Vestergaard. The Indian pair's previous meeting resulted in a defeat by a scoreline of 20-22, 18-21 in the opening round.
Earlier today, India's mixed doubles pairing of Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Gadde defeated Chinese Taipei's Ye Hong Wei and Nicole Gonzales Chan 21-10, 17-21, 24-22 to march into the round of 16. PV Sindhu will be the next Indian in action, facing South Korea's Kim Ga Eun on Court 1.
On Court 3, the fifth-seeded Malaysian duo of Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan has entered the women's doubles round of 16 on the back of a hard-fought 19-21, 21-15, 21-13 victory against Chinese Taipei's Teng Chun Hsun and Yang Chu Yun.
PV Sindhu's campaign-opening match at the All England Open is coming up in just a few minutes. The preceding match on Court 1, a men's doubles encounter between China's Liu Yi-Chen Bo Yang and Indonesia's Fajar Alfian-Muhammad Rian Ardianto is into Game 2, with the Indonesian duo having taken the first game 21-17. The Chinese lead 17-13 in the second game currently.
Okay, we are set for the PV Sindhu opener now. The match preceding it on Court 1 has just ended, Indonesia's Fajar Alfian-Muhammad Rian Ardianto getting the better of China's Liu Yi-Chen Bo Yang in an intense three-game fight 21-17, 15-21, 21-17.
PV Sindhu and her South Korean opponent Kim Ga-eun are on court, and the knocking is done. The match gets underway.
PV Sindhu is off to a decent start in the first game, pouncing on mid-court shuttles with her trademark smashes. Kim Ga-eun equal to the task otherwise. The scoreline reads 8-7 in Sindhu's favour.
The 29-year-old Indian consolidates her advantage and a few unforced errors from Kim take Sindhu to 16-9 in the first game. An assured start for the star shuttler.
Well, well well. That was quite a remarkable fightback from Kim. The South Koran saves seven game points to put Sindhu under intense pressure with some superb defence, but the Indian finally crawls through 21-19 to clinch the first game in 20 minutes.
Though Sindhu won the first game, the momentum seems to have shifted. Kim races away to a 5-2 lead in the second game and has won 12 of the previous 15 points played.
It is Kim's turn now to build a sizeable lead. She is 18-12 ahead in the second game and Sindhu needs something as special as what the South Korean conjured in the first, if she is to avoid a decider.
Kim does not entertain a fightback from Sindhu, taking the second game comfortably by a 21-13 margin to force a deciding third game. PV Sindhu under pressure to bounce back.
Kim Ga-Eun has picked up from where she left, opening up a healthy lead in the third and final game as well. Warning bells now ringing for PV Sindhu, who is trying to fight back with the scoreline reading 6-9 in the South Korean's favour.
Sindhu has her back against the wall. She trails 9-14 and seems to be running out of answers to Kim's superlative defensive play. The Indian is in dire need of a string of points, if she is to avoid a first-round exit.
Curtains for PV Sindhu. She is unable to find a way back in the third game and goes down 21-19, 13-21, 13-21 to Kim Ga-Eun in the round of 32. The All England Open title continues to elude Sindhu, India's most decorated shuttler otherwise.
There is more disappointment in store for the Indian badminton faithful. The women's doubles duo of Priya Konjengbam and Shruti Mishra has gone down tamely 9-21, 4-21 against South Korea's Baek Ha-Na and Lee So-Hee to crash out in the opening round.
The women's doubles combine of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will be the next Indian representation on court. They will face Chinese Taipei's Sung Shuo-Yun and Yu Chien Hui in a round of 32 clash on Court 1, right after the currently ongoing men's singles match between Kunlavut Vitidsarn and Weng Hong Yang ends.
Time now for Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand to take Court 1. The talented young Indian duo is knocking against Chinese Taipei's Sung Shuo-Yun and Yu Chien Hui and the match will begin very soon.
The Indian pair leads by an 8-5 margin in the first game. Treesa and Gayatri are coordinating well, though the Chinese Taipei duo is not far behind in the early exchanges.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand comfortably pocket the first game 21-17 against Sung Shuo-Yun and Yu Chien Hui. They have played in an assured manner thus far and are one game away from earning India's second victory today at the All England Open.
Treesa and Gayatri continue the good work in the second game, and have taken an 11-9 lead at the mid-game interval. They now are 10 points away from a straight-games win.
There we have it. Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand take the second game 21-17, 21-13 to ease into the round of 16 in the women's doubles category. An impressive performance from the young duo, who never really looked flustered.
India's ace men's doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be in action for match 9 on Court 1. Match 7 is currently underway, a men's singles clash between Rasmus Gemke and Alex Lanier. Satwik and Chirag will take on Denmark's Daniel Lundgaard and Mads Vestergaard for their campaign opener.
France's Alex Lanier defeats Denmark's Rasmus Gemke 21-10, 21-18 to coast into the pre-quarter-finals.of the men's singles competition. Court 1 will next witness a mixed doubles encounter between England's Gregory Mairs-Jenny Mairs and Japan's Hiroki Midorikawa and Natsu Saito. Post that, Satwik-Chirag will be in action.
England's Gregory Mairs-Jenny Mairs have won the first game by a 21-17 margin against Japan's Hiroki Midorikawa and Natsu Saito, and the second game is level at 6-6 currently. The winner of this mixed doubles clash advances to the round of 16, and the match will be followed by the much-awaited arrival of 'Sat-Chi'.
Overcoming a setback in the second game, England's Gregory Mairs-Jenny Mairs take the third 21-13 to pip Japan's Hiroki Midorikawa and Natsu Saito in the mixed doubles round of 32 clash. This means we are all set for Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty's campaign opener. Stay with us.
Both sets of players are on court, the knocking is complete and play begins. Satwik and Chirag receive serve first and win the first point.
The Indian combine has squandered a healthy four-point lead to go into the first mid-game interval trailing 10-11. Still early days in this contest, though, and Satwik-Chirag are known to bounce back routinely from such scenarios.
As is their wont, Satwik-Chirag find an opening and seize it to open up a lead again and win the first game 21-17. They have coordinated pretty fluidly so far and would be hoping for a similar display in the second game to seal the deal.
Denmark's Daniel Lundgaard and Mads Vestergaard surge into a 11-6 lead in the second game, making the Indian rethink their strategy. Can Satwik-Chirag wipe out this deficit?
What an efficient turnaround from the Indian duo. Satwik and Chirag not only erase the deficit but also generate a handsome lead of their own to end up pocketing the second game 21-15. With that, they defeat the Danish pairing of Daniel Lundgaard and Mads Vestergaard in straight games to ease into the men's doubles round of 16.