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BWF World Championship: Sindhu, Prannoy start with wins; Rohan-Ruthvika advance (2nd Ld)

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BWF World Championship: Sindhu, Prannoy Start With Wins; Rohan-Ruthvika Advance (2nd Ld)

By IANS News August 26, 2025 • 22:42 PM View: 326

Mandatory Picture Credit: PV Sindhu began her campaign with a confident Round-of-64 victory in women's singles, while in the men's singles, H.S. Prannoy progressed to the second round to assuage the disappointment of Lakshya Sen's early exit at the BWF World Championship 2025 here on Tuesday.

In the afternoon, the mixed doubles pair of Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde overcame an early setback to outlast a pair from Macau-China to advance to the second round.

TAGS PV Sindhu HS Prannoy Mandatory Picture Credit Badminton Photo Lakshya Sen BWF World Championship Rohan Kapoor Ruthvika Shivani Gadde Kaloyana Nalbantova Karupathevan Letshanaa World Championships Rio Olympics Joakim Oldorff Anders Antonsen

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