Saina will now play in the third round as her second-round opponent Nozomi Okuhara of Japan has withdrawn from the tournament. The 32-year-old shuttler will take on the winner of the second-round match between 12th seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand and Yvonne Li of Germany.
Tokyo [Japan], August 22 (ANI): Indian duo of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila got the better of their Thailand opponents to advance to the round of 32 of the BWF (Badminton World Federation) World Championships 2022.
The 17-year-old Indian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa created history by defeating five-time World Champion Magnus Carlsen at the FTX Crypto Cup. Praggnanandhaa became runners-up at the high-intensity tournament.
In the end, Pecco's win advantage was just 0.4s to World Championship leader Fabio Quartararo of Yamaha Moto GP who produces a phenomenal ride to finish P2 ahead of third place Jack Miller of Ducati Lenovo Team.
Both Pol Espargaro and Stefan Bradl were able to make continued improvements to their times but the narrowest of margins again saw them miss out on the top ten and direct passage.