Badminton
Badminton World Tour Finals 2021 LIVE, Day 1- Satwik-Chirag loses, Lakshya Sen handed win - Scores, Updates, Results, Live blog
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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are the top men's doubles player from India. (Source: BAI)
Welcome to the Day 1 live blog of The Bridge from the BWF HSBC Badminton World Tour Finals 2021!
Indian badminton is on a good roll and the Badminton World Tour Finals 2021 has seen India qualifying its largest-ever contingent with 7 shuttlers making the cut for the season-ending tournament. It's an exciting day of badminton ahead with PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen, and the women's doubles duo of Ashwini Ponnappa-N Sikki Reddy and the dynamic men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty all scheduled to open their campaign today in the group stage matches.
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Live Updates
- 1 Dec 2021 9:50 AM GMT
And that is a wrap on the PV Sindhu match - a win to start with!
A very comprehensive, clinical win from PV Sindhu in 38 minutes against Denmark's Line Christophersen, 21-14, 21-16. Beautiful start from the champ!!!
- 1 Dec 2021 9:48 AM GMT
The finish line is almost on the horizon! Let's goooo, Sindhu!
Sindhu is all pumped up here and is making Christophersen work hard for the points, the Indian leads 19-16!
- 1 Dec 2021 9:43 AM GMT
Christophersen with the errors again!
Sindhu forces the Dane into an error as she puts pressure on her opponent's backhand side, the World Champion leads 15-13!
- 1 Dec 2021 9:40 AM GMT
Good defense from Sindhu!
Sindhu lifts a cross-court forehand from Christophersen with delicate ease as she goes up 11-10 in the second game!
- 1 Dec 2021 9:36 AM GMT
Cheeky smashes from Sindhu!
Sindhu angles her shots well and rushes to the shuttle to smash it hard - takes the lead 8-6!
- 1 Dec 2021 9:34 AM GMT
Sindhu forces an error to lead 6-5
Christophersen keeps the pressure but Sindhu is smashing away to give answers - she leads 6-5
