All England Badminton HIGHLIGHTS: PV Sindhu knocked out, Srikanth goes through- Scores, Results
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Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu (Source: Getty)
A big day for Indian shuttlers at the All England Badminton Open as five pairs and two players in singles will be in action.
Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy advanced to the second round after winning their respective matches yesterday.
Matches:
- Treesa Jolly/ Gayatri Gopichand v Kithitharakul Jongolkphan/ Prajongjai Rawind
- Kidambi Srikanth v Toma Popov Junior
- PV Sindhu v Zhang Yi Man
- Satwik Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty v Vishnu Vardhan/Krishan Prasad
- Dhruv Kapila/M. Arjun v Ren Xiang/Tan Qiang
- Ashwini Bhat/Shikha Gautam v Ha Na Baek/Hee So Lee
Stay tuned for updates.
It was a mixed day for India as ace shuttler PV Sindhu lost in the first round while Kidambi Srikanth, Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand, and Satwik Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty won their respective matches.
The duo of M.R. Arjun/Dhruv Kapila and Ashwini Bhat/Shikha Gautam play later in night.
Kidambi Srikanth wins a marathon battle against Toma Popov. He wins 19-21, 21-14, 21-5 to end his run of first-round defeats in 2023.
Five consecutive points by Srikanth to start off the third game!
Kidambi 5-0 Popov
Kidambi stages a comeback and wins the second game. Game on!
Kidambi 21-14 Popov (1-1)
Kidambi 11-9 Popov
Can the Indian stage a comeback? Or will the Frenchman wrap up things in this game itself?
Easy work for the seeded pair as they comfortably beat their compatriots.
Final score:
21-13, 21-13 in favour of Satwik/Chirag.
Very tight game between the Indian and the Frenchman but at the end, the latter prevailed in a thrilling match-up. All to play for in the second game for Kidambi.
Kidambi 19-21 Popov
They lead at the break of the second game, although a slender lead.
Satwik/Chirag 11-9 Krishna/Vishnu