Madrid Masters LIVE: Kidambi Srikanth vs Sai Praneeth LIVE in second round at Madrid Masters 2023
Madrid Masters LIVE: Kidambi Srikanth and Sai Praneeth are in action for a spot in the quarterfinals of the Madrid Masters 2023.…
Madrid Masters LIVE: Kidambi Srikanth and Sai Praneeth are in action for a spot in the quarterfinals of the Madrid Masters 2023. Meanwhile, PV Sindhu headlines Women’s Doubles action. She faces Indonesia’s Putri Kusuma Wardhini in the second round. Aakarshi Kashyap. Ashmitha Chaliha and Malvika Bansod will also be in action on the day. Follow Madrid Masters Badminton 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Madrid Masters LIVE: Kidambi Srikanth faces Sai Praneeth in second round at Madrid Masters 2023, PV Sindhu eyes spot in quarterfinals – Follow LIVE updates
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Men’s Singles
- Kidambi Srikanth vs Sai Praneeth – 1.40 PM
- Kiran George vs Magnus Johannesen – 3.00 PM
- Priyanshu Rajawat vs Toma Junior Popov – 3.40 PM
- Sameer Verma vs Kanta Tsuneyama – 4.00 PM
Women’s Singles
- PV Sindhu vs Putri Kusuma Wardhini – 3.30 PM
- Ashmitha Chaliha vs Yeo Jia Min – 5.00 PM
- Malvika Bansod vs Carolina Marin – 7.00 PM
- Aakarshi Kashyap vs Natsuki Nidaira – 7.00 PM
Men’s Doubles
MR Arjun/Dhruv Kapila vs Shuntaro Mezaki/Haruya Nishida – 5.00 PM
Women’s Doubles
Sikki Reddy/Arathi Sunil vs Rui Hirokamu/Yuna Kato – 5.00 PM
Kidambi Srikanth vs Sai Praneeth
Kidambi Srikanth and Sai Praneeth will face each other in an All-Indian contest in the second round at the Madrid Masters Badminton. Both the players won their first round contest in three games. While Srikanth defeated Sitthikom Thammasin, Sai Praneeth defeated Jan Louda.
Srikanth is aiming to reach the quarterfinal for the first time in the BWF Tour this year. Meanwhile, Sai Praneeth last featured in the quarterfinals in the Thailand Masters earlier this year. Sai Praneeth leads the head-to-head record against Srikanth 5-4. They last met at the Denmark Open way back in 2021 and Sai Praneeth won the contest in straight games.
Kiran George vs Magnus Johannesen
Kiran George won his first match in the BWF Tour this year. He defeated compatriot Mithun Manjunath in straight sets in the first round. George now faces Denmark’s Magnus Johannesen in the second round.
Johannesen is ranked 55th in the world and he entered the main draw after playing the qualifiers. Johannesen defeated Spain’s Luis Penalver in three games in the first round. Both the players will be facing for the first time.
Priyanshu Rajawat vs Toma Junior Popov
Priyanshu Rajawat made it to the main draw after winning his matches in the qualifier. He faced Denmark’s Victor Svendensen in the first round and clinched a 18-21, 21-16, 21-11 win to advance to the second round. He now faces 8th seed Toma Junior Popov in the second round. Toma Popov defeated Chinese Taipei’s Lin Chun-yi in the first round. Both the players will be facing each other for the first time in the tour.
Sameer Verma vs Kanta Tsuneyama
Sameer Verma clinched a three-set win against Nhat Nguyen in the first round. He now faces a tough challenge as he will be up against second seed Kanta Tsuneyama. The Japanese defeated Brian Yang in straight games in the first round.
Both the players will be facing each other for the third time in the tour. They have won one game each. Their last meeting came in the Denmark Open in 2019. Sameer Verma won the match in straight games.
Women’s Singles
PV Sindhu vs Putri Kusuma Wardhini
PV Sindhu won her first round contest against Jenjira Stadelman in straight games. She now faces Indonesia’s Putri Kusuma Wardhini in a repeat of the second round contest at the Swiss Open earlier this year. The Indonesian defeated Sindhu in three games in the tournament last week. Sindhu now eyes revenge.
Wardhini meanwhile defeated Lianne Tan in straight games in the first round at Madrid. She made it to the quarterfinal at the Swiss Open last week and aims another deep run at Madrid Open. The upcoming contest will be the second meeting between the duo.
In the Women’s Singles, Ashmitha Chaliha, Malvika Bansod and Aakarshi Kashyap will also be in action in the second round. Ashmitha Chaliha faces Singapore’s Yeo Jia Min in the first round. Aakarshi Kashyap will take on Japan’s unseeded Natsuki Nidaira. Malvika Bansod will face a tough challenge from top seed Carolina Marin.
In the doubles, MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila will face qualifiers Shuntaro Mezaki and Haruya Nishida in the second round. In the Women’s Doubles, Sikki Reddy and Arathi Sunil will set up clash against Japan’s Hirokami-Kato duo.
Where to watch Madrid Masters Badminton LIVE Streaming?
The matches can be watched LIVE on BWF’s official Youtube Channel BWF TV and also on Jio Cinema.
Madrid Masters LIVE: Kidambi Srikanth faces Sai Praneeth in second round at Madrid Masters 2023, PV Sindhu eyes spot in quarterfinals – Follow LIVE updates
