All England Open 2022, PV Sindhu vs Sayaka Takahashi: Where to watch, TV schedule, live stream details and more

Sixth seed PV Sindhu has a tough job at hand as she faces the tricky Sayaka Takahashi in the second round of the All England Open on Thursday.

Takahashi, the 13th-ranked Japanese, has been a threat to Sindhu throughout her career. The two have split their eight meetings, with Takahashi coming out on top in their last two clashes in three games.

The 29-year-old held her nerve to eke out a 21-17, 23-21 win over Thailand's World No. 29 Supanida Katethong in the first round on Wednesday. Takahashi has come into the tournament after a quarter-final finish at the German Open last week and will be eager for a deep run in Birmingham.

PV Sindhu, meanwhile, couldn't make it past the second round at the German Open. The two-time Olympic medalist, however, had a great start to the year, winning the Syed Modi International and making the semi-finals at the India Open.

She will hope to draw inspiration from those performances after having begun her All England Open campaign with a 21-18, 21-13 win over the 17th-ranked Wang Zhi Yi.

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All England Open 2022: Match details

Fixture: (6) PV Sindhu vs Sayaka Takahashi.

Head-to-head: PV Sindhu and Sayaka Takahashi are tied at 4-4 in the head-to-head. The Japanese has won their last two clashes at the French Open in 2021 and the Indonesia Masters in 2020.

Date: March 17, 2022.

Time: Not before 1.40 PM local time/ 7.10 PM IST on Court 3. With the preceding matches on the court getting extended, the match could be pushed to approximately 8 PM IST.

Tournament: Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2022.

Round: Second Round.

Venue: Utilita Arena Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Category: BWF World Tour Super 1000.

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All England Open 2022: TV schedule

Badminton fans can catch live action on VH1 and MTV channels in India.

All England Open 2022: Live streaming details

The All England Open will be live streamed on Voot Select and Jio TV in India.

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Sudeshna is a veteran Indian Sports and International Tennis journalist as well as editor at Sportskeeda. She has an overall experience of over 10 years with top publications like The Bridge, Fox Sports Asia, and gained a keen interest in Indian sports since the 2002 Commonwealth and Asian Games when she was in school.

Sudeshna holds a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She attends tournaments regularly and being a highly experienced journalist, she ensures she only contacts the correct people from her network for the most authentic information to be put in her articles.

Sudeshna’s favorite Indian athlete is PV Sindhu owing to her big-tournament performances. She also admires Tennis legend Rafael Nadal for his resilience and has witnessed the Spaniard in action at the French Open, due to which, Roland Garros is her all-time favorite Grand Slam tournament.

Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics made a lasting impact on Sudeshna. She has also interviewed him along with Badminton star Chirag Shetty and several other sports personalities. She has done on-ground reporting on multiple ITF tournaments along with the Premier Badminton League, Asian Boxing Championships and the Davis Cup.

When not using her skills and years of experience in crafting compelling content, Sudeshna likes to read, watch movies and travel.

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