- August 01, 2024 23:18What’s left in badminton for India?
Lakshya Sen will take on Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen in the men’s singles quarterfinal on August 2 at 18:30.
- August 01, 2024 23:13Not a good day for Indians in action at Paris Olympics
The sombre day has turned into worse now. First India’s brightest medal prospect, Satwik-Chirag lost to Chinese Taipei pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in hard-fought men’s doubles quarterfinals. HS Prannoy lost to Lakshya Sen in the men’s round of 16 and the latter is the only remaining hope for India in badminton.
- August 01, 2024 23:05Match Report
- August 01, 2024 23:01SECOND GAME: PV SINDHU 14-21 HE BING JIAO
This is it, two-time Olympic medallist, PV Sindhu’s third Olympics campaign comes to an end with a straight-game loss to China’s He Bing Jiao.
- August 01, 2024 23:0014-20
A cross-court smash delays the inevitable. Too much of an ask from Sindhu from here.
- August 01, 2024 22:5913-20
Sindhu was in control of the point up until the very last before letting the shuttle land in. 7 match points for Bing Jiao.
- August 01, 2024 22:5813-19
Bing Jiao shoots it long to concede a point. She hits the net in the net point.
- August 01, 2024 22:5811-19
Make it 11-19 after the Indian hits it long.
- August 01, 2024 22:5711-18
Argggh! Sindhu’s return just lands wide and Bing Jiao is just three points away from taking this match.
- August 01, 2024 22:5711-17
Can Sindhu make a comeback from here? She wins a point this time but needs many more now.
- August 01, 2024 22:5610-17
No, no, no! Bing Jiao had enough space and time to land her smash where ever she wanted and she chose to go for a body smash.
- August 01, 2024 22:5510-16
Make it two points in a row for Sindhu. Six points lead for Bing Jiao.
- August 01, 2024 22:559-16
One point pulled back from Sindhu.
- August 01, 2024 22:548-16
Aggressive approach from Bing Jiao to smash her way for a point from the net.
- August 01, 2024 22:548-15
Sindhu makes an unforced error by hitting it out. Things are not looking pleasant for the Indian.
- August 01, 2024 22:538-14
Bing Jiao let the shuttle go but it landed in after drifting out.
- August 01, 2024 22:527-14
A cross-court drive from the net wins Sindhu a point this time around.
- August 01, 2024 22:516-14
Sindhu makes an error as she hits long beyond the backline. The Indian can not afford these sorts of mistakes now.
- August 01, 2024 22:506-13
Finally, a point for Sindhu after her return landed in.
- August 01, 2024 22:505-13
Breaking Bing Jiao’s defence seems almost impossible for Sindhu today. She takes another point to widen her lead to eight points.
- August 01, 2024 22:495-12
Fast and flat exchanges between He Bing Jiao and Sindhu which went in the Chinese’s favour.
- August 01, 2024 22:485-11
Bing Jiao will go into the halfway break with a strong six-point lead after Sindhu hits net.
- August 01, 2024 22:475-10
Back-to-back smashes down the line were enough to break Sindhu’s defence this time. Five-point lead for the Chinese now.
- August 01, 2024 22:465-9
Four points in a row for Sindhu after Bing Jiao hits wide. Wait, there is a twist, Bing Jiao challenges it and wins it as well as the shuttle lands inside.
- August 01, 2024 22:455-8
This is what Sindhu can do! She engages Bing Jiao in a long rally and finally goes for the kill with a rapid-fire smash.
- August 01, 2024 22:444-8
Make it another point for Sindhu as Bing Jiao hits onto the net once again.
- August 01, 2024 22:443-8
Finally a break in the flow. Jiao hits the net this time.
- August 01, 2024 22:432-8
Make it seven points in a row for Bing Jiao who wins a point with a smash.
- August 01, 2024 22:432-7
Bing Jiao’s defence is just unmatched. She dominated Sindhu with her returns and won a point this time.
- August 01, 2024 22:422-6
Ah, this is getting worse from bad. Her return goes long as she is four points behind Jiao now.
- August 01, 2024 22:412-5
Another error from Sindhu while receiving the return and Sindhu needs to stop the bleeding of points here.
- August 01, 2024 22:412-4
Bing Jiao is dictating the pace of the game, she forces an error from Sindhu this time with a down-the-line drivish smash.
- August 01, 2024 22:402-3
Bing Jiao was way too sharp this time. A timely jump to land her ferocious smash.
- August 01, 2024 22:392-2
Sindhu shoots high and long over Jiao to concede a point.
- August 01, 2024 22:382-1
Sindhu levels the score first before getting into the lead after Bing Jiao hits wide in search of an awkward angle for her return.
- August 01, 2024 22:37Second game: 0-1
Bing Jiao is on the serve and Sindhu will be receiving. The Chinese start with a point with a smash.
- August 01, 2024 22:35FIRST GAME: PV SINDHU 19-21 HE BING JIAO
Longest rally of the match and it went Bing Jiao’s way who put everything on her cross-court smash and took the first game home. This first-game loss would hurt Sindhu a lot. What a fight!
- August 01, 2024 22:3319-20
Peak badminton from both players. This point had everything, fitness, power and skill but eventually, it is Bing Jiao who wrongfoot Sindhu to win a point and get a game point for herself.
- August 01, 2024 22:3219-19
Ah, cracking! She jumped, hopped and delivered a near-perfect down-the-line smash which was missed by Bing Jiao. 19-all now.
- August 01, 2024 22:3118-19
Sindhu pulls one back quickly to make it a one-point game.
- August 01, 2024 22:3017-19
A ruthless bodyline smash down the line hits Sindhu. A quick hand of apology followed from Bing Jiao.
- August 01, 2024 22:3017-18
A long rally comes to an end with Sindhu finding a skewed angle for her return as Bing Jiao nets it.
- August 01, 2024 22:2916-18
The struggle for Bing Jiao with Birdie drifting away has continued. Another of her returns went long.
- August 01, 2024 22:2815-18
This time Sindu makes the same mistake as her counterpart did in the last point. Three-point lead is intact for the Chinese.
- August 01, 2024 22:2815-17
Bing Jiao hits it long, yet again.
- August 01, 2024 22:2714-17
Down the line smash unsettles Sindhu first and Bing Jiao went for the kill to make it a three-point lead.
- August 01, 2024 22:2614-16
Sindhu misses the drop shot as Bing Jiao doubles her lead.
- August 01, 2024 22:2614-15
Sindhu tries to switch over with charging down to the net for a cheeky return but finds the net.
- August 01, 2024 22:2514-14
A service error from Bing Jiao as the shuttle drifts outside. Parity restored.
- August 01, 2024 22:2513-14
Body smash from Bing Jiao unsettles Sindhu.
- August 01, 2024 22:2413-13
This time Bing Jiao concedes a point in a similar fashion -- puts too much force on her return as it went long.
- August 01, 2024 22:2412-13
Ah, close! Sindhu hits it long to concede a point.
- August 01, 2024 22:2312-12
Bing Jiaon hits the net again and a loud shout followed from Sindhu as she levels the score.
- August 01, 2024 22:2211-12
Bing Jiao keeps her lead intact with a much-needed point but Sindhu has closed it down with a deft net play.
- August 01, 2024 22:2110-11
A risky but worth-taking-it challenge for Sindhu as her cross-court smash landed inside to give her a point.
- August 01, 2024 22:209-11
Sindhu is on the serve and wins this point after Bing Jiao pushes her return long.
- August 01, 2024 22:198-11
A fiery smash down the line and Sindhu misses it. Bing Jiao takes a three-point lead at the halfway mark.
- August 01, 2024 22:188-10
Another fighting rally with Sindhu letting the shuttle drift away. Bing Jiao challenges it but the verdict remains the same -- a point to Sindhu.
- August 01, 2024 22:177-10
This time Bing Jiao makes an error in judgement while Sindhu lands her return just inside the backline for a point.
- August 01, 2024 22:166-10
A body smash from the baseline did not do any good for Sindu as Bing Jiao played a wonderful cross to win another point.
- August 01, 2024 22:145-9
A long rally culminates with He Bing Jiao’s return going beyond the backline. The Chinese challenged and won it as the birdie was in! A point to Bing Jiao.
- August 01, 2024 22:135-8
Another point and Sindhu is looking to mount a comeback here.
- August 01, 2024 22:124-8
Sindhu looked at her finest best in this rally. First, she set up a cross-court smash with a down-the-line drive and then angled her smash in a way where Bing Jiao could not do much.
- August 01, 2024 22:113-8
A cross-court drive from Bing Jiao and Sindhu was just too slow to reach for her return.
- August 01, 2024 22:102-5
Jiao plays her return very late in anticipation of the birdie drifting out but eventually nets it.
- August 01, 2024 22:081-5
Sindhu tried for a deft net play but a quickfire powerful drive did not let the Indian win a point here.
- August 01, 2024 22:081-4
Jiao targets Sindhu’s backhand to force an error from her as the Indian hits this one onto the net.
- August 01, 2024 22:071-3
Jiao first gets into the lead and doubles her early lead with a down-the-line smash towards Sindhu’s right side.
- August 01, 2024 22:061-1
Jiao pulls one back quickly to level the score.
- August 01, 2024 22:061-0
He Bing Jiao on the serve, Sindhu on the receiving end. An error from Jiao gives the first point to Sindhu.
- August 01, 2024 22:05PV Sindhu’s bracket
- August 01, 2024 22:00Live action now!
We are heading towards the live action as He Bing Jiao and PV Sindhu are both here in the middle.
- August 01, 2024 21:53Paris 2-24 Olympics Seedings
PV Sindhu: 10
He Bing Jiao: 6
- August 01, 2024 21:52World Rankings
PV Sindhu: 26
He Bing Jiao: 16
- August 01, 2024 21:46Fun fact
Sindhu defeated Chinese He Bing in the bronze medal match at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
- August 01, 2024 21:00Head-to-head
Leading up to this match, He Bing Jiao held an 11-9 advantage in the head-to-head record against Sindhu, including the win from their most recent meeting - the 2022 Asian Games quarterfinals.
- August 01, 2024 20:59Live Streaming Info
The live telecast of the Paris Olympics will be available on Sports18 while the live streaming will be available on JioCinema in India from July 26 to August 11.
- August 01, 2024 20:57Indians in action today - AUG 1
- August 01, 2024 20:55Welcome
Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of the PV Sindhu vs He Bing Jiao women’s singles pre-quarterfinal at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Stay tuned as we bring you all the live updates.
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