After a massive success in the Commonwealth Games, Indian shuttlers will be in action in the BWF World Championships 2022. The tournament is all set to start on 22 August, Monday at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
Also read: Commonwealth Games 2022: Full list of Indian medalists
Seven singles players and 10 double players from India will be in action at the 2022 BWF World Championships. The tournament will continue till 28 August, Sunday. CWG star Lakshya Sen will also be in action at the Badminton World Championships. But unfortunately, PV Sindhu dropped out of the tournament because of her leg injury. She injured her leg during the semifinal of the Commonwealth Games 2022. However, As the tournament set to begin two weeks from now, here's everything you need to know about it.
All you need to know about the BWF World Championships 2022
Date- 22 August- 28 August
Venue- Tokyo Japan
Rounds- Six (R64, R32, R16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Finals)
Total Entries- 271
Total Players- 385
full Schedule:
First Round- August 22, 23
Second Round- August 24
Third Round- August 25
Quarter-final- August 26
Semi-final- August 27
Final- August 28
Matches of Indian players:
Men's Singles-
- Sai Praneeth vs Chou Tien Chen
- Kidambi Srikanth vs Nhat Nguyen
- Lakshya Sen vs Hans-Kristian Vittinghus
- HS Prannoy vs Luka Wraber
Men's Doubles-
- Sumeeth & Manu vs Okamura & Onodera
- Arjun & Dhruv vs Jomkoh & Kedren
- Satwik & Chirag vs BYE
- Graga & Panjala vs Delrue & Villeger
Women's Singles-
- Malvika Bansod vs Line Christophersen
- Saina Nehwal vs Cheung Ngan Yi
Also read: Commonwealth Games 2022: PV Sindhu's record in the Commonwealth games
Women's Doubles-
- Ashwini & Sikki vs Aminath & Fathimath
- Treesa & Gayatri Pullela vs Low Yuan & Valeree
- Ashwini & Shikha vs Martina & Judith Mair
- Pooja & Sanjana vs Ines Lucia & Paula Regal
Mixed Doubles-
- Ishaan & Tanisha vs Patrick & Franziska
- Venkat & Juhi vs Gregory & Jenny
How to watch BWF World Championships 2022?
The tournament will be broadcast live on Voot Select. Also, you can catch updates from Sportz Point.