Live streaming of Japan Open 2022 badminton: Lakshya Sen, Saina Nehwal lead Indian challenge
Lakshya Sen is the highest-ranked Indian badminton player in men’s singles ahead of Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy. Injured PV Sindhu will miss out. Watch live!
Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen will be looking to add a second BWF World Tour title this year at the Japan Open 2022 badminton tournament starting on Tuesday in Osaka, Japan.
Lakshya Sen, who bowed out in the round of 16 at the world badminton championships last week, will face local favourite Kenta Nishimoto in the opening round. The Indian shuttler is in the same bracket as All England champion Lee Zii Jia, 2018 Asian Games winner Jonatan Christie, former world champion Kento Momota and compatriot Kidambi Srikanth.
India’s HS Prannoy, who had defeated Lakshya Sen at the world championships, will look to continue his good form in the top half of the Japan Open 2022 draw.
Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal faces a tough opening challenge against newly-crowned world badminton champion Akane Yamaguchi in the women’s singles. Watch live streaming of Japan Open 2022.
In the men’s doubles, MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila, who made history by becoming the first Indian men’s doubles pair to make the quarter-finals at the world championships, will also be in action.
CWG bronze-medallists Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly are slated to play in the women’s doubles.
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu is still recovering from an ankle fracture she sustained during her triumphant Commonwealth Games campaign and will skip the tournament.
World champion Viktor Axelsen has opted out of the Japan Open 2022, choosing to rest after suffering some injury during the world championships in Tokyo.
Indian badminton squad for Japan Open 2022
Men’s singles: Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy
Women’s singles: Saina Nehwal
Men’s doubles: Krishna Prasad Garaga/Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjula, MR Arjun/Dhruv Kapila
Women’s doubles: Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand, Ashwini Bhat/Shikha Gautam
Mixed doubles: Venkat Gaurav Prasad/Juhi Dewangan
Where to watch Japan Open 2022 live in India
The Japan Open 2022 badminton matches will be telecast live on the Sports18 and DD Sports TV channels in India.
Live streaming of Japan Open 2022 badminton will be available on Voot and JioTV.