PV Sindhu as well as rising singles stars Priyanshu Rajawat and Kiran George will be among the Indian shuttlers who will be in second round action at the Badminton Asia Championships 2025 in Ningbo, China on Thursday (April 10).
Two-time Olympic medallist and former world champion Sindhu will face third seed Akane Yamaguchi in the women's singles round of 16. This will be the 26th match between the duo. In the 25 previous meetings, Sindhu holds the advantage with 14-11 record against Yamaguchi.

In men's singles, George will face third seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand. This will be George's fourth meeting with the Thai, against whom he trails 1-2. Meanwhile, Rajawat will aim for his first win over Kodai Naraoka of Japan, having lost in the four previous attempts.
Apart from Sindhu, George and Rajawat, three doubles teams from the country will also be in pre-quarterfinal action on Thursday (April 10) with two pairs in mixed doubles and one in men's doubles.
In men's doubles, the unheralded duo of Hariharan Amsakarunan and Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi will face sixth seeds Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia. This will be the second meeting between the two pairs. The Malaysian duo won the previous encounter at the same event in 2024.
In mixed doubles, the pair of Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila take on Chinese Taipeie duo of Nicole Gonzales Chan and Ye Hong-wei, while Ashith Surya and Amrutha Pramuthesh face Chinese top seeds Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin.
Ahead of the aforementioned Indian contingent's second round matches, here is a look at the Badminton Asia Championships 2025 live streaming and telecast details along with the Indian shuttlers' match timings:
Badminton Asia Championships 2025 live streaming of select matches from Court 1 will be available on Sony LIV, while Sony Sports TEN 2 channels will show the select matches on TV in India.
The second round action across courts 1, 2, 3 and 4 will start at 11 AM Local Time (8:30 AM IST). Here is a look at Sindhu, George, Rajawat and the other Indian shuttlers' tentative start time: