Badminton Live Score — All England Open 2021 LIVE Updates: PV Sindhu reaches All England semi-finals, beats Akane Yamaguchi in three games
India at All England — A brief history
Indian shuttlers have seen limited success in the tournament, which is often referred to as the 'Wimbledon of Badminton'. It was in the year 1980, an Indian first conquered the title when Prakash Padukone emerged as the champion in the men's singles event, defeating one of the best players of the era Liem Swie King. Till date, the feat could be emulated just once by Gopichand in 2001.
No doubt we have a lot of talent, we just need better planning — Prakash Padukone
The Bridge spoke to the legendary Prakash Padukone ahead of this year's tournament. Talking about the present state of Indian badminton, Padukone pointed out that there's no doubt the crop today have been consistently playing well but they also need to choose their fights wisely.
"I think there is no doubt that we have a lot of talent, we just need better planning. The players need to choose the tournaments more carefully. I do agree that the international rankings are important, but more than that, one should focus on winning big tournaments like the All England Open, World Championships, and the Olympics."
PV Sindhu vs Akane Yamaguchi: Head-to-Head
PV Sindhu has a 10-7 head-to-head record against former World No. 1 Akane Yamaguchi, her opponent in the All England Badminton Open quarterfinal. But the Japanese has won the last three matches against PV Sindhu.
Sindhu, Yamaguchi, and Okuhara are the three favourites to win the title.
Lakshya Sen loses decider and match
Lakshya Sen knocked out of men's singles in 55 minutes against World No. 36 Mark Caljouw.
With that, the Indian men's singles campaign ends.
Final Score: Lakshya Sen vs Mark Caljouw: 17-21, 21-16, 17-21
After Gopichand in 2001, nobody reached semi-finals in men's singles
After Pullela Gopichand's win in 2001, nobody in men's singles have reached the semi-final.
Kashyap (2013), Prannoy (2018), and Srikanth (2019) reached the quarter-finals.
Lakshya Sen wins Game 2
And Lakshya Sen wins the second game 21-16.
SCORE: Lakshya Sen vs Mark Caljouw: 17-21, 21-16.
Lakshya is leading 11-6
Things have turned around for the Indian as Lakshya have managed to take a five-point lead in Game 2!
Lakshya loses Game 1
Lakshya Sen goes down 17-21 to Mark Caljouw in the opening game of the quarter-finals of the 2021 All England Badminton Open in 17 minutes.
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