Denmark Open: Sindhu, Aakarshi win; Srikanth, Lakshya knocked out - HIGHLIGHTS
Indian male shuttlers continued their torrid run as Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen exited Denmark Open in the first round.
PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen (Source: Getty, BAI)
PV Sindhu got better of Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland in three games while Aakarshi Kashyap stunned Yvonne Li in the first round of Denmark Open 2023.
Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth were knocked out while Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty withdrew from the tournament and ended India's representation in the men's category.
As it happened:
The torrid run for the Indian male shuttlers continue as Lakshya Sen loses to Kantaphon Wangcharoen in the first round of Denmark Open.
Same story again as Lakshya concedes an early lead and Kantaphon leads 11-8 in the second game.
Not a good start for the Indian shuttler as he conceded seven consecutive points to Kantaphon and loses the first game 21-16.
Sindhu wins the third game 21-10 and the match 2-1 to advance to the Round of 16.
Final Result: PV Sindhu beats Kirsty Gilmour 21-14, 18-21, 21-18
Sindhu draws Gilmour closer to the net. But the Scottish shuttler win the rally to make it 10-20.
Sindhu's return creates an empty space and Gilmour exploits the chance by charging at the net. Sindhu still leads 19-9.
Sindhu's toss goes wide. Gilmour wins a point to trail 7-19.
Gilmour's return hits the net. Sindhu takes a 19-6 lead.