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 4:28 AM GMT
Kidambi Challenges!
A shot from Popov called in, Srikanth felt it was long. He challenges and is proven to be wrong. 15-11.
- 1 Dec 2021 4:27 AM GMT
Complete Control!
Kidambi Srikanth is making Popov play how he wants him to. He is literally controlling the entire game and Popov has no answers. 15-10 lead for the Indian.
- 1 Dec 2021 4:26 AM GMT
5-point lead
3 points in a row post the break and Kidambi Srikanth extends his lead to 14-9. Brilliant display from the Indian this.
- 1 Dec 2021 4:24 AM GMT
11-9
An identical scoreline to the first game and it is Kidambi Srikanth again, who has the advantage at the mid-game break. Much like then it has been very close in the second game as well, but the Indian has done well to keep the advantage.
- 1 Dec 2021 4:19 AM GMT
Kidambi LEADS
Kidambi edges ahead now with a 7-6 lead. Good stuff from the Indian.
- 1 Dec 2021 4:18 AM GMT
Equalised!
Never mind, Kidambi makes amends to win two in a row and equalises at 6-6.
- 1 Dec 2021 4:17 AM GMT
Misses a golden opportunity
Kidambi Srikanth does all the hardwork but then hits the smash way wide of the court. He could have equalised, but instead Popov gets a 6-4 lead.
- 1 Dec 2021 4:15 AM GMT
Popov on the charge
Popov seems to be out on a mission. A 25-shot rally and he goes 4-1 up in the second game with a very good placed shot.
- 1 Dec 2021 4:14 AM GMT
Popov challenges!
A shot from Srikanth called in, Popov feels it is wide. It is indeed wide and the Frenchman keeps his challenge. 2-1 lead for him.
- 1 Dec 2021 4:11 AM GMT
He does!!
Kidambi Srikanth takes home the first game 21-14 in 17 minutes. Popov was very much in it till a certain point, but a five-point run for the Indian post the break was too much for the Frenchman to handle.
Srikanth has looked very good so far, he is moving well and the number of errors is in check as well. Can he prevent this from going into a decider?
