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Badminton World Championships — Kidambi Srikanth beats Lakshya Sen to reach the finals Live Blog, Updates, Score, Results
The BWF Badminton World Championships will have an all-Indian semifinal clash in the men's singles event on Saturday. Catch all the latest updates and blog only at The Bridge
Kidambi Srikanth (Source: BWF/Badmintn Photo)
BWF World Championship 2021: History was created on Saturday night when Kidambi Srikanth became the first Indian male badminton player to reach the final of BWF World Championship and ensure at least a silver medal, after he defeated his Indian counterpart 20-year-old Lakshya Sen by 17-21, 21-14, 21-17.
Srikanth is playing in his 6th BWF World Championships, never having reached the semi-finals before. Lakshya Sen has made the semifinals in his first attempt. Sen would also be remembering his outing winning a bronze in his maiden World Championships.
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Live Updates
- 18 Dec 2021 6:04 PM GMT
A perfect angle earns Kidambi a point
A slow rally of 41 shots give Kidambi a point with a brilliant angular placement of his shot. Sen 11-10 Kidambi.
- 18 Dec 2021 6:01 PM GMT
Sen with a lead of three points at the interval.
Kidambi looks a bit tired and unsettled playing the long rallies; Sen, on the contrary, looks rejuvenated.
- 18 Dec 2021 5:59 PM GMT
Lakshya Sen wins a magnanimous rally.
A 43 shot rally. And Lakshya doesn't let his guard down to finally steam off Kidambi who hits wide to lose one point. Sen leads 9-7.
- 18 Dec 2021 5:56 PM GMT
Counting on smashes to win points
Kidambi dismisses Lakshya's edge with another smash and equalises at 5-5 in this decisive game.
- 18 Dec 2021 5:54 PM GMT
An iummaculate smash by Kidambi
The former world no. 1 is showing his class with notching up an artistic smash past Sen.immaculate
- 18 Dec 2021 5:49 PM GMT
A game to decide who makes history.
A final game to decide who goes into the final. Two Indian men are chasing history.
- 18 Dec 2021 5:47 PM GMT
Kidambi wins second game by 21-14
Sen loses his cool where Kidambi slowly builds up his leads and bags the game at 21-14. The match is headed towards a decider. the
