The BWF World Championship Quarter Finals are up and running today (August 25) at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen. The Indian badminton stars had a mixed outing in the Round of 16 on Thursday, and two matches involving India players will be taking place today.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be in men's doubles action as they take on Denmark duo Astrup/Rasmussen. On the other hand, HS Prannoy will be in men's singles action as he lock horns against Danish star Viktor Axelsen.

With this, India have their sole survivor for tomorrow's semifinals of the BWF World Championship. HS Prannoy has ensured at least a Bronze for India. That is all from us. We will be back tomorrow for the proceedings.
HS Prannoy has done it!! The Indian shuttler has beaten the defending champion Viktor Axelsen to win 13-21, 21-15, 21-16 and has booked his berth to the BWF World Championship semifinal. With this, the Indian has ensured a medal for India in this tournament.
Te first match point is gone as Prannoy hits one wide. Score is 20-16 in the Indian's favour.
Prannoy has five match points now. He leads 20-15 now.
Viktor Axelsen's rally goes over as Prannoy breaks his service again. The Indian leads the deciding game 17-12 now.
A sudden change again in the momentum. Viktor Axelsen has won five of the last seven points and it is 14-11 in Prannoy's favour.
Prannoy wins a terrific challenge and now restores his five-point lead. It is 14-9 in the Indian's favour as he moves along towards a semifinal spot.
As the commentators say, the reigning World Champion is in dire straits. Axelsen has looked tired in this game and Prannoy has capitalized. But hold your horses, the Danish shuttler has won back toback points now. Score: 12-8
Prannoy heads to the break with 11-6 lead. A massive upset is on the cards and if you are a Danish fan, things are not looking good.
Prannoy has floored Axelsen again. The Dane used his reach to save a couple of smashes but the final one is beyond him. Prannoy retakes the lead 6-5.
Prannoy has made a decent start to the final game as he leads 3-2. But Axelsen has now won the latest point after an unsuccessful challenge by Prannoy, it is level on 3-3 now.
Brilliant from Prannoy as he wins the second game 21-15. One game apiece as we have played 46 mins in this quarterfinal.
A tired shot from Axelsen after a long rally and Prannoy is now two points away from taking this game.
Good rally by Axelsen as he gets the latest point. Score: 18-14
Prannoy has taken a 17-10 lead in the second game. After a poor 1st game, the Indian has rallied back in this set. He is looking confident and assured.
Good play by Prannoy again. The 31-year-old has come into life in the 2nd game and is dominating the court against the no.1 ranked Axelsen. The lead for Prannoy is now 13-10.
Prannoy sends a tame return and fails to clear the net. The Indian though has rectified that promptly and goes into the midgame break with a 11-9 lead.
Expert play from Axelsen there. The Dane made Prannoy run along the court and then taps it beyond the Indian shuttler. Score: 7-6 in Prannoy's favour.
That was an excellent rally as Prannoy defended superbly. But a wrong choice of shot causes his downfall as Axelsen level things at 4-4.
The 2nd game is now tied 4-3 in Prannoy's favour. Axelsen makes a mistake and hits it over as Prannoy takes the slender lead again.
The 2nd game starts in the exact same fashion. HS Prannoy got the first point but Axelsen has managed to level things early. And now has taken the lead.
Five straight points for Viktor Axelsen as he takes the first game 21-13. HS Prannoy has mostly struggled in this game despite some glimpses of decent play.
Nice variation from Prannoy as he gains a big point. The score is 16-12 in Axelsen's favour. The Indian shuttler defends superbly again and then Axelsen hits wide.
Super play from Prannoy as he is crawling back into the first game. The score is 11-7 in Axelsen's favour at the moment.
It is a massive lead for Axelsen at the moment. Prannoy is making mistakes as the Danish shuttler leads 9-3. But the Indian player gets one challenge right this time, as he aims to come back into the tie.
Viktor Axelsen has now taken a four-point lead. The home team support has been a massive fuel to him as the World no. 1 is motoring along in the match. The score is 6-2.
HS Prannoy gets the first point of the game as Viktor hits it over the line. But the Danish star comes back promptly to make it 1-1.
The match is about to start at the Royal Arena.
HS Prannoy is ranked 9 while his opponent Viktor Axelsen is currently ranked 1 in the BWF rankings. Prannoy has met Axelsen 9 times in his career, and has only managed 2 wins so far.
HS Prannoy will be in action soon. The lanky Malayali is the last hope for India in this BWF World Championship.
The Indian women's pair lost their match 21-14, 21-9 against the top seed Chen/Jia pair of China.
The Indian pair advanced to the quarterfinals with a 21-15, 19-21, 21-9 victory over Indonesian pair Marthin/Carnando in the Round of 16.
HS Prannoy beat former champion K.H. Loh with a 21-18, 15-21, 21-19 scoreline to advance to his third-straight quarterfinal appearance in the BWF World Championships.
Lakshya Sen lost his match 14-21, 21-16, 13-21 against Vitidsarn and crashed out of the BWF World Championships.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost their quarterfinals.
HS Prannoy defeated the defending champion Viktor Axelsen to win 13-21, 21-15, 21-16 and booked his berth in the BWF World Championship semifinal. With this, the Indian has ensured a medal for India in this tournament.