Badminton World Championships Round 16 LIVE Updates as PV Sindhu and Satwik-Chirag face tough Chinese challenges ((Photos credit: BWF / Badminton Photo)Badminton BWF World Championships Day 4, Round 16 LIVE Updates: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, PV Sindhu and Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto will be in round of 16 action at the 2025 BWF World Championships in Paris on Thursday.Five-time Worlds medallist Sindhu will resume her campaign in the ongoing edition, where she will take on world No 2 Wang Zhi Yi on Thursday. The 30-year-old, in her Round of 32 clash with Karupathevan Letshanaa from Malaysia, won 21-19 21-15 in straight games. Satwik-Chirag started off with a solid performance against Liu Kuang Heng and Yang Po Han, winning 22-20 21-13 in their first fixture. The ninth-seeded Indian pairing will take on the sixth-seeded Liang Wei Kang and Wang Chang of China in their Round of 16 clash, a battle of two pairs who have been world No 1 quite recently. Additionally, Thursday will also see Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto in action in their mixed doubles pre-quarterfinal clash. The pairing, in their previous round, had breezed past the Irish pairing of Joshua Magee and Moya Ryan with a scoreline of 21-11, 21-16 in 35 minutes. But they face an uphill task against Hong Kong’s world No 5 Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet.Story continues below this adRead more about Sindhu’s win against Letshanaa here and Satwik-Chirag’s win against the Taipei pair here. Late on Wednesday night, HS Prannoy went down in a thrilling three-game battle against 2nd seed Anders Antonsen. Read more about that here.Scroll down for live updates of of Indians in action at Badminton World Championship 2025 round of 16 matchesLive BlogBadminton World Championship 2025 live scores and updates: Catch all the action of Indians in contention at the BWF Badminton World Championships round of 16 in Paris on Thursday.Badminton World Championships: HS Prannoy shows his trademark fight against Antonsen, but goes down in 81-minute late-night epic HS Prannoy went down in a thrilling second round match at BWF World Championships. Credit: BWF / BadmintonPhotoIndian player H.S. Prannoy, at age 33, narrowly lost to World No. 2 Anders Antonsen. Despite his age and battling health issues, Prannoy, known for his fighting spirit and powerful, skillful play, nearly pulled off a major upset. He came back from a first-game defeat and held two match points in the final game before ultimately losing with a score of 8-21, 21-17, 21-23. The match is highlighted as a memorable and tenacious performance by Prannoy, showcasing his talent and mental fortitude, even in a losing effort. (Read more from Shivani Naik)The Indian Express website has been rated GREEN for its credibility and trustworthiness by Newsguard, a global service that rates news sources for their journalistic standards.© The Indian Express Pvt Ltd