PV Sindhu Vs Kaloyana Nalbantova Highlights, BWF World Championships 2025: Indian Ace Eases Into Second Round

Hello! We are back with another live blog, covering PV Sindhu vs Kaloyana Nalbantova in the Round of 64 at the BWF World Championships 2025. Stay tuned for live updates.

The PV Sindhu vs Kaloyana Nalbantova match at the BWF World Championships 2025 will be available for live streaming on the JioHotstar app and website in India, as well as on the Olympics channel through its app and website. Viewers can also catch the match live on Star Sports Network TV channels across India.

The match between PV Sindhu vs Kaloyana Nalbantova  is scheduled to start at 3:15 pm IST.

PV Sindhu will take on 19-year-old Bulgarian Kaloyana Nalbantova in the first round of the BWF World Championships 2025 at Court 2 Stadium, Paris, on 26 August. Sindhu, world No. 15 and 2019 World Champion, enters the match after a turbulent season with early exits in several tournaments, including the All England and Swiss Open.

Nalbantova, ranked 62nd, has been in fine form, reaching the US Open 2025 quarter-finals and boasts two European Junior Championships titles, setting up an intriguing first-ever clash between the two shuttlers.

As the previous matches are still going on at Court 2, the PV Sindhu vs Kaloyana Nalbantova match has been pushed back. The new start time is 5:30 PM IST, although that is subject to change. Stay tuned!

PV Sindhu: 🟢W 🔴L 🔴L 🟢W 🔴L

Kaloyana Nalbantova: 🟢W 🟢W 🔴L 🟢W 🔴L

PV Sindhu: 462

Kaloyana Nalbantova: 148

With the previous encounter on Court 2 ending quickly, PV Sindhu's clash against Kaloyana Nalbantova has been preponed by 10 minutes. The new start time is 5:20 PM IST. The players are out on the court. Stay tuned.

The pre-match warmup is done, and Sindhu serves to start the contest! Nalbantova earns two quick points to put early pressure on the Indian shuttler.

It has been an error-laden start from PV Sindhu, who is an overwhelming favourite for this match. However, the young Bulgarian is leading at the moment.

A couple of giveaways from Nalbantova has led Sindhu back into the game. However, the youngster's pace is proving too much to handle for Sindhu, and the lead is maintained.

Nalbantova is on a roll here against the former World Champion. She is taking risks, and barring four or five unforced errors, she has dictated play in the first game so far. Sindhu needs to up her play quickly to make a comeback.

The interval has done Sindhu a world of good, and now she has turned around the game, making it 12-all. Nalbantova is the one now trying to slow down the pace of the contest a bit.

A seven-point run saw PV Sindhu take a two-point lead in the game, but a couple of misplaced shots has seen Nalbantova restore parity. It's going to be a neck-to-neck battle in the first round.

Oh, the pressure is on here! Nalbantova had the game point in her sight, but the shuttlecock landed millimetres in the wrong way, and Sindhu is back in the contest.

PV Sindhu takes the first game!!! Nalbantova had the perfect opportunity to seal the game, but a poor shot choice, straight into the net, allowed the Indian player a chance to secure the game point, and she did just that in style.

Howsoever the contest pans out, this was an immense effort from Nalbantova. She was a massive underdog coming into the clash, but for most of the match, she has had the upper hand. PV Sindhu looks tensed in her conversation with her coach Irwansyah Adi Pratama.

The second game is going Sindhu's way, who took a four-point lead before a lucky break for the Bulgarian. It seems that the pressure is getting to the youngster, who is taking unnecessary risks that, unlike the first game, are not paying off.

Despite Sindhu maintaing the lead, Nalbantova is giving stiff competition to her veteran opponent. However, Sindhu's excellent shot placement and experience is showing through at the moment.

Sindhu is looking unbeateble at the moment, with five points on the trot. Nalbontova, to her credit, is continuing the fight, but she is failing to take advantage of the half chances that she did very well in the first game.

Sindhu has opened up a massive 18-5 lead in the second game and is now just three points away from a first-round victory.

PV Sindhu wastes little time in finishing off the match. She wins it 23-21, 21-6 to ease into the second round. The Indian had to claw her way back in the first game against a spirited Nalbantova but really dominated the second one to allay any worries.