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 4:09 AM GMT
6 GAME POINTS
6 Game points for Kidambi Srikanth. Can he close this off quickly?
- 1 Dec 2021 4:08 AM GMT
Kidambi is pressing
Kidambi knows he has a comfortable lead but cannot really breathe easy. He is trying to be the aggressor here. 18-14 lead.
- 1 Dec 2021 4:06 AM GMT
Srikanth on a roll
Kidambi Srikanth is on a roll now. 5 points in a row and he has opened up a six-point lead at 16-10. Can he close this off?
- 1 Dec 2021 4:04 AM GMT
15-10
Though Srikanth seems in control here, Popov is still posing some troubles. Good stuff from the Indian so far.
- 1 Dec 2021 4:02 AM GMT
Advantage, Srikanth!
Kidambi Srikanth goes into the mid-game interval with an 11-9 lead. This has been a very tight start to the match, but the Indians would be quite content with a 2-point advantage.
- 1 Dec 2021 3:59 AM GMT
29-shot rally
The longest rally of the match so far, Srikanth looked in control for the most part but mistimes one into the net. Popov equalises ar 8-8.
- 1 Dec 2021 3:58 AM GMT
Srikanth LEADS
3 points in a row for Kidambi Srikanth and he now has a 8-5 lead.
- 1 Dec 2021 3:57 AM GMT
Tight start!
This is a very competitive start. Nothing to separate between the two shuttlers at 5-5. Who will break open a lead?
- 1 Dec 2021 3:55 AM GMT
Popov challenges
A shot from Popov called out and he challenges. That is out indeed and the Frenchman loses a challenge. 3-3.
