TV shouldn't dictate scheduling: Vimal on Saina match

Saina had to settle for a bronze after losing to Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in the semifinals and Vimal put the blame on the poor scheduling of the matches at Glasgow.

"I feel sad for Saina. She didn't get enough time to recover for the semifinal match. She had a late quarterfinal match and then she had to play in the morning. I think the overall scheduling was a problem," Vimal said.

"Scheduling shouldn't be dictated by TV. I will hold the technical official responsible for this. They should ensure that players get enough time to recover. This is an issue and it needs to be taken up with the officials."

"Even Chen Long and Srikanth had late matches and had to play in the morning. It is the World Championship and it can't be compared with any other tournament. For big events such as World Championship, Olympics, it is important to have perfect scheduling," he added.

Vimal gave a lot of credit to Japan's Okuhara for her win over Saina. " Saina had a good track record against Okuhara and she won the first game playing at a good pace. She is extremely good in slow conditions. She always tries to tire out her opponents and then counter attack," he said.