Saina Nehwal staged a classy performance against Hong Kong’s Chung Ngan Yi at the 2022 Badminton World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. The match ended within 40 minutes and progressed to the third round when Japanese Nozomi Okuhara withdrew from the tournament due to injury. Indian superstar PV Sindhu will also not appear in the 2022 BWF World Championships.
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After defeating Cheong Ngan Yi 21-19 21-9 to reach the second round of the event, Sina will directly play the second round as her opponent Nozomi Okuhara retired due to injury. Saina will face the winner of the second round match between Germany’s 12th-seeded Yvonne Lee and Thailand’s Busana Busanan Aungpamrongfan.
Saina dominated the whole game. She received support and guidance from her husband and former Commonwealth Games champion Kashyap from the sidelines. Compared to her previous matches, she seemed more confident and powerful, which led to this comeback.
Saina Nehwal scored a heads up against Cheung Ngan Yi
Saina Nehwal has played five times against Cheung Ngan Yi. After today’s victory, Saina leads 4-1 in head-to-head matches
What is the significance of the BWF World Championships for Sina Nehwal and other badminton players?
If Saina Nehwal does well at the BWF World Championships in Tokyo, this will be a great opportunity for her as she was not available for the Olympic Games and Commonwealth campaigns. Currently, she is looking at a red-hot look that could potentially lead India to another nickname.
For other Indian players, this will be a great opportunity to solidify India’s identity as a badminton country like China or Singapore. Badminton players in India were outstanding at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Every good match makes India a more dominant country in badminton.
BWF World Championship: Highlights
Saina Nehwal recovers from a slow run as she defeats Hong Kong’s Cheong Ngan Ye. The former badminton champion will play the semifinals in which Japanese player Nozomi Okuhara was injured.
Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand also defeated Low Yeen Yuan and Valeree Siow of Malaysia, to face CWG champion Pearly Tan-Thinaah Muralitharan in their next match.
Shekha Gautam-Ashwini Bhatt also defeated the Italian duo Martina Corsini-Judith Meyer and in the next match will face Kim So Young and Kong Hee Young of Korea.
Where can you watch the BWF world championship?
According to reports, the BWF World Championships will be broadcast live on Sporst18 and broadcast live on Voot Select. Also, you can follow some of the news broadcast portals that cover the live event.
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