Thailand Open badminton live stream: Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth in action on Day 3

Indian star shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth will be in action on Day 3 of Thailand Open on Thursday, January 14. With likes of PV Sindhu and HS Prany kcked out after a tough start, hopes of Indian contingent lay in hands of Nehwal and Srikanth as y gear up for second round fixtures. Here's a look at how to watch Thailand Open badminton live stream, fixtures and results. 

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Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal brace for tough round 2 in Thailand 

Thailand Open started on worst possible te for Indian contingent, with COVID-19 dominating headlines after a host of Indian shuttlers were believed to have tested positive for deadly virus. While PV Sindhu crashed out in opening round, Saina Nehwal cruised into  pre-quarters, beating Kisona Selvaduray in straight sets, 21-15, 21-15. Kidambi Srikanth also rallied past his opponent in first round, after fellow stars Sai Praneeth, Parupalli Kashyap, HS Prany and Sameer Verma all were kcked out. Srikanth went past fellow Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma, winning in straight sets 21-12, 21-11. Both Nehwal and Srikanth will play ir pre-quarters on Thursday against Busanan Ongbamrungphan and Lee Zii Jia respectively. 

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In women's doubles, Ashwin Ponappa and N Sikki Reddy lost in ir first-round game to Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong 21-16, 21-7. However, Ponappa achieved success in mixed doubles, winning against Chang Tak Ching and NG Wing Yung along with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 21-11, 27-29, 21-16. Rankireddy also won with Chirag Shetty in men's doubles, 19-21, 21-16, 21-14, beating Kim Gi Jung and Lee Yong Dae. y lost in pre-quarters however to Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan.

However, M.R. Arjun and Dhruv Kapila lost out 13-21, 21-8, 24-22 to ONG Yew Sin and TEO Ee Yi. Attri Manu Reddy and B. Sumeeth also lost out to Weeraphat Phakjarung and Wongsathorn Thongkham 21-19, 21-14.

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Thailand Open badminton live stream: Match timings and schedule 

• Saina Nehwal vs Busanan Ongbamrungphan: Thursday, January 14, 11:00 AM IST
• Kidambi Srikanth vs Lee Zii Jia: Thursday, January 14, 1:30 PM IST
• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Ashwini Ponappa vs Chang Tak Ching/ NG Wing Yung: Thursday, January 14, 2:30 PM IST

Badminton live stream: How to watch Thailand Open in India? 

live telecast of Thailand Open fixtures will be available on  Star Sports Network in India. live cover began from January 12, 7:30 AM IST onwards (which will be same time throughout duration of tournament on Star Sports 3 and Star Sports 2 HD TV channels). Thailand Open live stream will also be available on  Disney+ Hotstar OTT platform. 

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