Tokyo Olympics: Badminton Day 9, PV Sindhu vs He Bingjiao will fight for the bronze – Preview, schedule
After losing to world No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying from Chinese Taipei on 21-18, 21-13, P. V. Sindhu will strive to compete for a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The silver medalist of Rio 2016 will meet with the 9th racket of the world He Bingjiao from China, who lost in the semifinal match to her compatriot Chen Yufei with a score of 21-16, 13-21, 21-12.
Sindhu is seeking her second Olympic medal and was unbeatable in the entire tournament not losing a single game before entering the contest against Tai Tzu. Meanwhile, Bingjiao had a close encounter with Nozomi Okuhara and Chen Yufei in the quarters and semis respectively before she booked herself a spot in the bronze medal clash.
In the head-to-head count, He Bingjiao leads the record by 9-6. She won their recent meeting at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals in 2019 where she defeated Sindhu by 19-21, 19-21.
Rising from the disappointment of the loss, PV Sindhu must get back her confidence on track in order to be the dominant player. The Chinese shuttler has troubled Sindhu on her backhand which has now been tackled by the Indian. The World No. 7 PV Sindhu has strengthened her net play and can take control of the game with powerful smashes and deceptive gameplay.
She shouldn’t let Bingjiao dictate the terms of the game by not allowing her any jump smashes and keeping a variation of shots. Both the shuttlers have been performing well and this mouthwatering contest is going to be a tough one, with a brown metal up for grabs.
Schedule and When to Watch?
All the badminton action at the Tokyo Olympics on Day 5 will take place at Musashino Forest Sports Plaza.
Women’s Bronze Medal Match
P.V. Sindhu (IND) [6] v He Bingjiao (CHN) [8] not before 5:00 PM IST on 1st August, 2021Live Streaming and Where to Watch?
You can catch all the action LIVE action on Sony Sports Network channels in India.
Here are the details of broadcasters in some more countries:
Japan: The Japan Consortium
USA: NBC Universal
UK: BBC, Eurosport
China: CCTV
Australia: Seven Network
Germany: ARD-ZDF
Brazil: Grupo Globo, Bandsports
Spain: RTVEItaly: RAI
France: Eurosport
4South Africa: SABC
