India’s Badminton star PV Sindhu beat NY Cheung to advance into the next match of the pre-quarter-final in the Tokyo Olympics, know its schedule, opponent and live streaming
After beating Hong Kong’s NY Cheung 21-9, 21-16 this Wednesday during the 2021 Tokyo Olympics on 28th July, PV Sindhu will start feeling the pressure of bringing a medal home as she advances into her pre-quarterfinal match. Read on to know more about the next match of India’s shuttle queen and her opponent, as she fully switches on her World Championship mode.
Tokyo Olympics Live: PV Sindhu Badminton Pre-Quarter-Final Next Match Schedule And Live Streaming
Hyderabad’s PV Sindhu will go on to face Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt on her road to enter the Tokyo Olympics Badminton quarterfinals. The match will take place on Thursday, 29th July, 2021 (6.15am IST). Mia Blichfeldt beat Bulgaria’s Linda Zetchiri 21-10, 21-3 in her last round of 16 match in Group I. The Danish Badminton star won the European Women’s Team Championships in 2020 and also clinched the gold at the 2019 Minsk European Games.
Mia enjoys a 1-4 win-loss record against PV Sindhu, with the two having squared off twice already this year. The only time Blichfeldt could beat Sindhu was during the Yonex Thailand Open when the latter was not in good shape. However, she exacted revenge soon after at the Swiss Open with a 22-20, 21-10 win.
#IND's PV Sindhu advances to the knock-out stage after defeating #HKG's Cheung Ngan Yi 21-9, 21-16 in women's #Badminton singles. 🇮🇳#Olympics | #StrongerTogether | #UnitedByEmotion | #Tokyo2020 @Pvsindhu1 pic.twitter.com/7sJerM3P1C
— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) July 28, 2021
Regardless of having the lead, Sindhu told the Badminton World Federation (BWF) how it won’t be easy playing with Mia. She needs to recover well and come back stronger. “I’ve played her a couple of times, every point is going to be important. She’s an aggressive player so I need to be aggressive as well,” she added.
Prediction: PV Sindhu beats Mia Blichfeldt
PV Sindhu vs Mia Blichdeldt Live Streaming Details
Sony Sports Network has the official broadcasting rights for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics in India. PV Sindhu’s pre-quarterfinal match with Mia Blichfeldt will thus be telecasted on Sony Ten 1, Sony Ten 2, Sony Ten 3 and Sony Six. In fact, Sony LIV will live stream all the events of 2021 Tokyo Olympics, which Indian viewers can also watch on Doordarshan.
India: Sony Sports Network, SonyLIV, Doordarshan
Hong Kong: TVB, ViuTV, Hong Kong Open TV, Cable TV, Now TV
UK: BBC 1, BBC 2, BBC iPlayer, Eurosport, Discovery+
USA: NBC, Peacock TV, fuboTV 11.18pm EST
Canada: CBC, TSN, Sportsnet, TLN
Australia: Channel 7, 7plus, 7Two, 7Mate
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