India Open 2025, Day 3 Badminton Live Updates: Sat-Chi In Action, PV Sindhu And Kiran George Advance, Four Home Doubles Pairs Ousted – News18

India Open 2025 Live: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Vs Kenya Mitsuhashi and Hiroki Okamura – Game 3!

The decider is underway!

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty need to focus to see this game through. But, the Japanese duo stand firm to begin better than their opponents as they take a 4-1 lead against the heavily favoured side.

India Open 2025 Live: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Vs Kenya Mitsuhashi and Hiroki Okamura – Game 2!

Sat-Chi restore parity!

The Indian pair picked up a 21-14 win over the Japanses duo of Mitsuhashi and Okamura in the second game of the R016 encounter to take the game to a decider.

India Open 2025 Live: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Vs Kenya Mitsuhashi and Hiroki Okamura – Game 2!

The Japanese duo mounted a brave comeback attempt, but Satwiksairaj and Chirag shety held on to their cushion to lead 17-13 in the second game.

India Open 2025 Live: Anupama Updayaya Goes Down To Tomoka Miyazaki!

Anupama Updayaya went down to sixth-seed Tomoka Miyazaki in straight sets as the Indian succumbed to a 6-21, 9-21 rout against the seasoned Japanese shuttler in the round of 16 in the women’s singles.

India Open 2025 Live: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Vs Kenya Mitsuhashi and Hiroki Okamura – Game 2!

Sat-Chi go a couple of points down at 3-5 before battling back to level pegging and then going one better at 6-5 to take the lead in the second round against Mitsuhashi and Okamura.

The Indians capitalize on the momentum and extend their lead to five points at 10-5.

India Open 2025 Live: Anupama Updayaya Vs Tomoka Miyazaki – Game 2!

The sixth seeded Miyazaki seems to be running away with it now as she takes a 11-3 lead in the second game.

Not sure how much longer the outclassed Updayaya can hang on here against a vastly superior and experienced opponent.

India Open 2025 Live: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Vs Kenya Mitsuhashi and Hiroki Okamura – Game 1!

Hold the press!

Kenya Mitsuhashi and Hiroki Okamura have fought their way back to take the first game away from Satwik and Chirag.

The Japanese duo held strong to rally back from behind and seize the first game 22-20 to take the initiative.

India Open 2025 Live: Anupama Updayaya Vs Tomoka Miyazaki – Game 1!

Miyazaki takes the opening game against Upadayaya as the Japanese shuttler romps to a 21-6 triumph over the Indian.

India Open 2025 Live: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Vs Kenya Mitsuhashi and Hiroki Okamura – Game 1!

Satwiksairaj and Chirag are inching closer to sealing the first game as the home side lead 18-14.

The Japnese pair are fighting tooth and nail to keep the opener from slipping away, but clawing back against the Indians is a job easier said than done.

India Open 2025 Live: Anupama Updayaya Vs Tomoka Miyazaki – Game 1!

Miyazaki looks rampant as she extends her advantage to 11-4 at the break in the opening game between the women in the singles event.

India Open 2025 Live: Anupama Updayaya Vs Tomoka Miyazaki – Game 1!

Updayaya was always going to have her task cut out against her Japanese opponent and the reason was on display in the opening exchanges of the tie as Miyazaki started strong and raced off to a 4-point lead at 7-3.

India Open 2025 Live: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Vs Kenya Mitsuhashi and Hiroki Okamura – Game 1!

The Indian duo take the advantage as they open up a two-point cushion at 12-10 and seem to have good value for their lead.

India Open 2025 Live: Anupama in action!

Anupama Updayaya will take on sixth-seed Tomoka Miyazaki in the women’s singles Ro16 match on court No.2!

India Open 2025 Live: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Vs Kenya Mitsuhashi and Hiroki Okamura – Game 1!

The opening game of the most anticipated fixture of the day is off on an even keel as the sides match each other blow for blow at 6-6.

No let up here as the home crowd eggs the seventh-seeded pair of Satwik and Chirag on.

India Open 2025 Live: Sat-Chi up next!

The Indian men’s doubles dup of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will take on Kenya Mitsuhashi and Hiroki Okamura in the Round of 16.

India Open 2025 Live: Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponappa shown exit door!

The Indian women’s doubles pairing of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponappa succumbed to a 9-21, 21-23 defeat at the hands of Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto of Japan in the Round of 16 on Thursday.

The duo became the fourth Indian doubles pairing to bow out on the day.

India Open 2025 Live: PV Sindhu downs Manami Suizu!

Sindhu through to quarters!

PV Sindhu stormed into the last eight of the Indian Open 2025 Super 750 event with her win over Manami Suizu!

The 29-year-old surged to a 21-15, 21-13 triumph over her Japanese opponent on Thursday.

India Open 2025 Live: Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto take opener!

Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponappa concede the first game of their R016 clash against Japan’s Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto 9-21.

The Indian duo need to pick up their game if they are to turn the game around.

India Open 2025 Live: PV Sindhu vs Manami Suizu- Game 2!

Sindhu on song!

The Indian, who has been struggling for form recently, looks to have turned a corner as she leads with a massive 9-point advantage at 11-2 in the second game.

The seasoned Sindhu looks to have found her feet with some solid strokeplay and untouchable smashes against her Japanese opponent, who looks all at sea.

India Open 2025 Live: Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponappa vs Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto- Game 1!

Crasto and Ponappa are off to a rough start to the game as their Japanese opponents run out to an 11-4 advantage against the seventh-seeded Indian duo.

The Indians will have to improve considerably if they are to avoid the disappointments of the doubles units that bowed out earlier.

India Open 2025 Live: PV Sindhu takes Game 1!

Sindhu holds the key!

The Indian seized the advantage over her Japanese opponent with a 21-15 win in the opening game of the fixture.

One more showing of the same and the Indian stalwart will be through to the quarterfinal of the women’s singles event.

India Open 2025 Live: Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponappa doubles coming up!

Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponappa will square up against Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto of Japan in the Women’s Doubles Round of 16 matchup on court 2 next!

India Open 2025 Live: PV Sindhu vs Manami Suizu- Game 1!

Sindhu takes the initiative to move into the lead at the break in the opening game with a 11-6 scoreline pointing in her favour.

The 29-year-old seems to be off on a positive footing and has the advantage in the opener.

India Open 2025 Live: Sindhu up next!

Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu faces off against Japan’s Manami Suizu in the Round of 16 encounter in Women’s Singles for a spot in the quarters.

Can Sindhu double India’s delight with a win to add on to Kiran George’s sensational showing earlier?

India Open 2025 Live: Kiran beats Lainer!

Kiran is through!

Kiran George got the beating of Frenchman Alex Lainer in the Ro16 of the men’s singles event to move into the quarters.

The Indian posted a 22-20, 21-13 triumph over Lainer to give the home nation its first win of the day!

India Open 2025 Live: Kiran V Lainer- Game 2!

Kiran in the clear!

The Indian takes a three-point advantage at 14-11. All he has to do now is to hold on to the cushion and see the game out to secure his slot in the quarterfinal of the home event.

India Open 2025 Live: Kiran V Lainer!

The second game between the Indian and the Frenchman stands poised evenly at 9-9.

And it seems as though a moment of inspiration or individual brilliance could make all the difference in this neck-and-neck game.

India Open 2025 Live: Kiran takes opener!

Kiran George fights back in style to take the first game!

Despite being down a game point, the 23-year-old Indian rallied back valiantly to draw his opponent out to deuce and then take it at the first instance of his advantage to win 22-20.

Brilliant from the Kochi lad!

India Open 2025 Live: Kiran George vs Alex Lainer!

Lainer take the upper hand in the opening set against his Indian opponent as he leads 11-8 in the first 10 minutes of the game.

Despite trailing, Kiran doesn’t look way off his opponent and could claw his way back into the game with a couple of early points after the break.

India Open 2025 Live: Kiran George vs Alex Lainer!

The Ro16 match between Lainer and Kiran is underway!

Will the 24-year-old from Kochi give India its first win of the day after three disappointing results early on?

India Open 2025 Live: Kiran George up next!

Kiran George faces off against Alex Lainer of France in the men’s singles Round of 16 clash on court 1 next up.

India Open 2025 Live: Three done and out!

With three Indian assignments done for the day, all three entrants have been handed defeats.

The mixed doubles pairs of Tanisha Crasto, Dhruv Kapila went down to Hiroki Midorikawa and Natsu Saito 18-21, 17-21, before the women’s duo of Rutaparna Panda and Sweataparna Panda were ousted by Ha Na Baek and So Hee Lee following a 7-21, 6-21 mauling.

Asith Surya and Amrutha Pramutesh were shown the exit door by Po-Hsuan Yang and Ling Fang Hu 8-21, 11-21.

India Open 2025 Live: Ashith Surya and Amruta Pramutesh ousted.

Ashith Surya and Amruta Pramutesh went down in straight games to Po-Hsuan Yang and Ling Fang Hu of Taiwan in the Ro16 encounter as the Indian pair suffered a 8-21, 11-21 defeat.

The side from the visiting nation wrapped the game up in 24 minutes as they sealed their berth in the last-eight of the mixed doubles event at the Indian Open.

India had to endure witnessing yet another competitor dropping off from the running as Surya and Pramutesh fell woefully short of their fifth seeded opponents on the day.

India Open 2025 Live: Po-Hsuan Yang and Ling Fang Hu Take Opener!

The duo of Yang and Hu started the game on a positive note with a 21-8 triumph over the home team to establish firm dominance early on in the fixture.

Will the Indians spring a comeback in the second game to take the tie to a decider? Or will Yang and Hu prove too strong for the inexperienced Indian pair of Surya and Pramutesh?

India Open 2025 Live: Ashith Surya / Amruta Pramutesh vs Po-Hsuan Yang / Ling Fang Hu

The Indian mixed doubles duo of Ashith Surya and Amruta Pramutesh face off against Po-Hsuan Yang and Ling Fang Hu of Taiwan in the Round of 16 on Court 3.

India Open 2025 Live: What’s Happened So Far? Remainng Schedule For The Day

• Tanisha Crasto / Dhruv Kapila beaten by Hiroki Midorikawa / Natsu Saito (18-21), (17-21) – Mixed Doubles
• Rutaparna Panda / Sweataparna Panda beaten by Ha Na Baek / So Hee Lee (7-21), (6-21) – Women’s Doubles
• Ashith Surya / Amruta Pramutesh vs Po-Hsuan Yang / Ling Fang Hu – Mixed Doubles – Expected to start at 11:35 AM
• Kiran George vs Alex Lainer – Men’s Singles – Expected to start at 2 PM
• Tanisha Crasto / Ashwini Ponappa vs Yuki Fukushima / Mayu Matsumoto – Women’s Doubles – Expected to start at 2 PM
• PV Sindhu vs Manami Suizu – Women’s Singles – Expected to start at 2:50 AM
• Anupama Upadhyaya vs Tomoka Miyazaki – Women’s Singles – Expected to start at 3:40 AM
• Satwiksairaj Ranki Reddy / Chirag Shetty vs Kenya Mitsuhashi / Hiroki Okamura – Men’s Doubles – Expected to start at 4:30 PM

India Open 2025 Live: More Mixed Doubles Action Coming Up

We have our second mixed doubles game of the day as Ashith Surya and Amruta Pramutesh take on the Taiwanese pair of Po-Hsuan Yang and Ling Fang Hu. The match is estimated to begin at 12:30 PM.

India Open 2025 Live: Rutaparna And Swetaparna Lose

Another crushing defeat as the duo of Rutaparna and Swetaparna Panda lose the second game point and thereby the match.

R Panda/ S Panda – 6, 7

H Baek/ S Hee Lee – 21, 21

India Open 2025 Live: Rutaparna And Swetaparna Down In 1st Game Point

The South Korean duo get off to a dominant start and pulverise their local opponents to win the first game point easily.

R Panda/ S Panda – 6

H Baek/ S Hee Lee – 21

India Open 2025 Live: Rutaparna And Swetaparna In Action Next

Next up we have Rutaparna and Swetaparna Panda in women’s doubles action where they take on Ha Na Baek and So Hee Lee from South Korea.