The BWF World Badminton Championship gets underway today, as the world’s finest shuttlers assemble in Glasgow to achieve world supremacy.
India has sent in its strongest ever contingent, acquiring 4 slots in both the men’s and women’s singles event, and is hopeful of at least doubling its previous tally of 1 medal at the event.
Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu would be vying for top honours in the men’s and women’s singles event respectively.
Sindhu would feature on Day 2, as she is placed in the top half of the draw. Kidambi Srikanth though will feature on Day 1, along with Sameer Verma.
Here is the complete schedule for all Indian Shuttlers(August 21st)
Men’s singles
(8) Srikanth Kidambi vs Sergey Sirant – 6.10pm approx.
Sameer Verma vs Pablo Abian – 8.30pm approx
Women’s singles
Rituparna Das vs Airi Mikkela – 9.50pm approx.
Tanvi Lad vs Chloe Birch – 8.30pm approx
Men’s doubles
Manu Attri/Sumeeth Reddy vs Chung Eui Seok/Kim Dukyoung – 8.45pm approx
Women’s doubles
Sanjana Santosh/Arathi Sara Sunil vs Natalya Voytsekh/Yelyzaveta Zharka – 8.30pm
Mixed doubles
Ashwini Ponnappa/Sumeeth Reddy vs Sawan Serasinghe/Setyana Mapasa – 3.30pm
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/K Maneesha vs Tam Chun Hei/NG Tsz Yau – 6.10pm approx
Prajakta Sawant/Yogendran Khrishnan vs Lu Ching Yao/Chiang Kai Hsin – 6.30pm
All timings are in IST
