BWF Worlds Day 3 Order of play: India schedule, match timings on August 19

India’s 18-year-old Unnati Hooda came within a point of a major upset before 13th seed Michelle Li of Canada edged her 11-21, 21-19, 23-21 in a thrilling women’s singles Round of 32 contest. Unnati dominated the opening game and then fought back from 4-0.

She also earned a match point at 20-19, but Li held her nerve to save it and eventually close out the deciding game 23-21. Lakshya Sen also bowed out in the Round of 32 after losing 21-19, 19-21, 17-21 to USA’s Garrett Tan.

What Happened

The 14th-seeded Indian took a tight opening game before Tan levelled the contest by winning the second 21-19. Tan then raced to an 11-4 lead in the decider, but Lakshya fought back strongly with a six-point winning streak and eventually reduced the.

• Hariharan and Arjun again attempted to fight back in the second game but could not prevent the Korean pair from building a decisive 19-12 lead.

• The Indians stayed in contention for long periods of the opening game, with the score level at 14-14 before Kang and Ki pulled away.

• The unseeded Indian men’s doubles pair of Hariharan Amsakarunan and Arjun Madathil Ramachandran also bowed out after losing 17-21, 14-21 to South Korea’s Kang Min Hyuk and Ki Dong Ju.

Key Details

The American, however, held his nerve in the closing stages to win the third game 21-17 and complete the upset.

What Reports Say

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