Carolina Marin and Viktor Axelsen look to proceed their effective type from the opening day whereas PV Sindhu eyes her first win. Observe the BWF World Tour Finals stay.
2:41 PM – Chloe Birch, Lauren Smith pleased with their present
Fourth seeds Chloe Birch and Lauren Smith of England had been happy with the combat they confirmed of their win over Germany’s Linda Efler and Isabel Herttrich.
Pay attention in as they share their ideas on the sport.
In the meantime, on court docket 1, it is the native star Ratchanok Intanon up in opposition to world champion PV Sindhu of India.
2:38 PM – Carlonia Marin proceed her dominant type
One other day, one other win for Carolina Marin.
There is no stopping the Olympic champion right here on the IMPACT Enviornment. The Spaniard races to a 21-16, 21- win over Canada’s Michelle Li to take one other step shut to creating it to Saturday’s semis.
Rating: 21-16, 21-13
2:28 PM – Carolina Marin surges forward
The second recreation’s no completely different.
Although Michelle Li introduced out her pictures and made the Spaniard work for her factors, there’s nothing stopping Carolina Marin right here.
Rating: 21-16, 11-5
2:18 PM – A Convincing Marin takes the opening recreation
The Olympic champion continues to be in a league of her personal as she pockets the opening recreation with out a lot fuss.
Marin has been assured in her shot-making and has hardly allowed her opponent any time to understand the barrage of returns that she has to take care of.
In the meantime, for Michelle Li, the one means again is to assault the Spaniard and ask questions of her weak defence.
Rating: 21-16
2:08 PM – Carolina Marin leads
A no-nonsense begin from the Olympic champion. Carolina Marin is on high of her recreation, barely permitting Michelle Li any time to settle right into a rhythm.
Rating: 11-5
1:58 PM – One other win for Kim So Yeong, Kong Hee Yong
The world No. 6 Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong of South Korea are all however by to the semis following their straight video games win over native pair Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai.
They win 21-12, 21-14
Up subsequent, it is the reigning Olympic champion Carolina Marin dealing with the underdog Canada’s Michelle Li.
1:55 PM – Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov file maiden win
This could go down because the upset of the day to this point.
Russians Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov beat world No. 9 Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia to maintain their BWF World Tour Finals hopes alive.
They had been thought-about because the weakest pair on this group, however the Russians have shocked many with their dogged play and never-say-die angle on the court docket.
Rating: 19-21, 16-21
13:38 PM – Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov go one up
The Russians imply enterprise.
Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov rally in a effective method to chop the deficit after which surge forward on the finish to take the opening recreation.
The towering Vladimir Ivanov has used his top to nice impact to nullify and benefit that the Malaysians may construct on by making the Russians transfer across the court docket.
Rating: 19-21
1:33 PM – Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin discuss nerves in opposition to the English pair
Their win appeared fairly straight ahead however Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin of Chinese language Taipei admitted that it was something however a simple match in opposition to England’s Ben Lane and Sean Vendy.
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1:28 PM – Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik begin nicely
The Malaysians with an enormous lead on the mid-game interval.
Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik have include a gameplan and have caught to it with their fast returns and swift courts actions making it laborious for the Russians to seek out sufficient area to use.
Rating: 11-6
1:12 PM – First win for Chloe Birch and Lauren Smith
Fourth seeds Chloe Birch and Lauren Smith of England down Germany’s Linda Efler and Isabel Herttrich in a gruelling three-game tie for his or her first win of the marketing campaign.
The world No. 18 pair file a 20-22, 21-16, 21-12 win to maintain their dream of creating the BWF Tour Finals semi-finals alive.
Up subsequent, it is the second seeds in males’s doubles Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia taking over the veteran Russians Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov.
Rating: 20-22, 21-16, 21-12
12:55 PM – So much to assume for Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan
World champions Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia reduce a sorry determine following their loss within the second group stage match on the BWF World Tour Finals.
Very disillusioned as a result of we made too many errors. They’ve an excellent defence, and after they counter-attack, we weren’t prepared. We had been ready to have a protracted match as a result of they’re fairly regular within the rallies, and we had our plans moving into, however on the court docket, our plans didn’t work. I hope we shall be higher tomorrow.” – Mohammad Ahsan
12:48 PM – Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi file first win
The Malaysians convey up their first win on the BWF World Tour Finals.
The second recreation has been a lot simpler in comparison with the primary. Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi had been in complete management, dictating the play with their shot alternatives.
The win retains their hopes of creating Saturday’s semi-finals alive. As for Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge, it is all however completed for the English pair on the BWF World Tour Finals.
Rating: 21-19, 21-18
12:39 PM – Ong Yew Sin, Teo Ee Yi keep forward
This one’s near name.
Lengthy and well-crafted rallies have turn out to be the theme of this match. It is all about who can keep in it the longest.
For now Ong Yew Sin, Teo Ee Yi lead 11-10 on the mid-game interval.
Rating: 21-19, 11-10
12:16 PM – Ong Yew Sin, Teo Ee Yi go forward
The Malaysians rally from 13-18 right down to take the opening recreation with some effective badminton.
This one’s had all the pieces to this point. Fast-fire rallies, highly effective smashes and lengthy rally. In reality, the longest one — a 61-shot rally — even noticed Ong Yew Sin hurry in the direction of his bench to vary the racquet mid-way by the rally.
It is all occurring right here!
Rating: 21-19
12:05 PM – Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge lead
It is a effective begin from the English pair as they go into the mid-game interval with an 11-7 lead.
Nonetheless, greater than Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge working for his or her factors, it is the variety of unforced errors from Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi that has helped the English pair surge forward.
Rating: 7-11
11:48 AM – Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin make semis
Prime seeds within the males’s doubles Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin of Chinese language Taipei seal their place in Saturday’s semi-finals following a straight video games win over England’s Ben Lane and Sean Vendy.
They beat the English duo 21-14, 21-18.
Up subsequent, it is one other males’s double match between Malaysia’s Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi and Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge of England.
11:46 AM – Search engine optimisation Seung-Jae and Choi Soi Gyu get their first win
This one felt extra like a boxing match with each the groups going blow for blow. However it’s the Koreans who come out trumps.
Search engine optimisation Seung-Jae and Choi Soi Gyu convey their ‘A’ recreation to the fore in opposition to the world champions Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia for his or her first win on the BWF World Tour Finals.
This was their third win over the Indonesians in as many matches.
Rating: 19-21, 16-21
11:38 AM – Search engine optimisation Seung-Jae and Choi Soi Gyu keep forward
The Koreans have held their composure and head to the flip with their noses forward.
This time, it is their energy recreation that is caught the world champions unexpectedly. Search engine optimisation Seung-Jae and Choi Soi Gyu have been exact with their smashes near the road, usually having the opponents in double thoughts.
Rating: 19-21, 9/11
11:26 AM – Search engine optimisation Seung-Jae, Choi Soi Gyu with the opening recreation
The Koreans flip it round on the dying.
Simply when it appeared like Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan will go forward and take the opening recreation, Search engine optimisation Seung-Jae and Choi Soi Gyu work nicely for 3 straight factors to win the opening recreation.
The Koreans have caught to their gameplan of retaining the shuttle as little as doable and going deep with their lifts, forcing the Indonesians to work for his or her factors.
Rating: 19-21
11:17 AM – Search engine optimisation Seung-Jae, Choi Soi Gyu with the slender lead
Unlikely yesterday, the Koreans have settled in nicely and lead the sport 11-10 on the mid-game interval.
They’ve saved the shuttle as little as doable, forcing Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan to work laborious to maintain the rallies going. However it’s not simple to maintain the Indonesians at bay.
Rating: 10-11
10:45 AM: Doubles pairs to kick off proceedings
Like on Monday, there shall be two matches happening concurrently at any given level of time on Court docket 1 and Court docket 2 of the IMPACT Enviornment in Bangkok.
Kicking issues off on day two of the BWF World Tour Finals are the world champions in males’s doubles Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia. They face a dogged duo in South Korea’s Search engine optimisation Seung-Jae and Choi Soi Gyu.
The 2 pairs have confronted one another twice up to now with the Koreans approaching high on each events. The most recent assembly noticed Search engine optimisation Seung-Jae and Choi Soi Gyu register a straight-games win on the Yonex Thailand Open firstly of this Asian leg of occasions.
In the meantime, on Court docket 2, it’s the highest seeds within the males’s doubles Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin of Chinese language Taipei lining up in opposition to England’s Ben Lane and Sean Vendy.
10:30 AM: Day 2 of the BWF World Tour Finals is stay!
Good morning all, and welcome to the Olympic Channel’s stay protection of the BWF World Tour Finals.
A day after all of the main favourites for the title on the BWF World Tour Finals laid down the marker with their superlative performances, champion shuttlers shall be trying ahead to sealing their place within the Saturday’s semi-finals.
The day has some high matches in-store with Olympic champions Carolina Marin of Spain taking over Canada’s Michelle Li whereas the world No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese language Taipei shall be up in opposition to native hope Pornpawee Chochuwong.
Marin, Tai Tzu Ying and Chochuwong received their opening matches on Monday and a win at the moment will see them seal their place within the final 4 of the competitors.
In the meantime, the day can even see the reigning world champion PV Sindhu tackle the top-ranked Thai and a well-known foe in Ratchanok Intanon. The 2 final confronted off on the Toyota Thailand Open the place Intanon steamrolled previous a hapless Sindhu for a snug win.
Within the males’s section, a red-hot Viktor Axelsen of Denmark is up in opposition to Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia whereas the previous world No. 1 Srikanth Kidambi shall be trying to find his first win in opposition to the fourth seed Wang Tzu Wei of Chinese language Taipei.
Within the males’s doubles, issues are usually not as simple because it appears after Russia’s Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov took the world champions Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan to the decider.
The Russians shall be hoping to go a step additional after they line up in opposition to Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik.
The ladies’s doubles occasion additionally riddled with some twists and turns, with Germany’s Linda Efler and Isabel Herttrich contemplating themselves with an opportunity to make the last-four after a preventing efficiency in opposition to the second seeds Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong of South Korea.
Keep tuned as we shall be bringing you stay updates all through the day!
