Indonesia Masters 2021 LIVE - Sai Praneeth in action - Scores, Results, Updates, Live Blog
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Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge as we take you through some exciting badminton action from the 2021 Indonesia Masters Super 750 tournament!
Indian shuttlers started off on the right foot on Day 1 of the main draw with PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and the pair of Ashwini Ponnappa/N Sikki Reddy registering victories while only Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty suffered a shocking loss.
It's another packed-up day at the Indonesia Masters for Indian badminton players with Kidambi Srikanth and B. Sai Praneeth, among others, opening their campaign today.
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After a 1 hour 7 minutes fight, Sai Praneeth fails to get the crucial few last points and ends up losing the match to Shesar Rhustavito, 16-21, 21-14, 22-20!
Brave attempts from Sai Praneeth but it just wasn't his day with Lady Luck!
Sai Praneeth wins back serve again and is making a few classy winners here and smashing away. Rhustavito dangerously leads at 19-17!
Rhustavito is racing away here and leads at 16-9! Sai Praneeth gets back on serve momentarily but Rhustavito snatches it right back.
Rhustavito is smashing away strongly here and advances to take the mid-game interval lead in the decider!
Sai Praneeth is keeping toe to toe with Rhustavito who has gained some momentum and leads 5-4!
Rhustavito powers right back into the match and wins the second game, 21-14!
Sai Praneeth is a little on the backfoot here in this second game as Rhustavito leads 11-7!