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Badminton World Tour Finals 2021, Day 2 LIVE - PV Sindhu reaches semifinals - Scores, Updates, Results, Blog
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After a decent start on Day 1, Indian shuttlers seem to have losing their mojo on Day 2. While women's doubles pair of t Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy loses 21-19, 22-20 in a close-fought competition against Bulgarian pair of Gabriela and Stefani Stoeva, former world no. 1 Kidambi Srikanth seems to be of no match against Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn. He lost 18-21, 21-7. The men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty pulls out from the competition with a niggle in the knee. PV Sindhu beats Whonne Li of Germany by 21-10, 21-13.
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- 2 Dec 2021 11:48 AM GMT
Axelsen wins 21-15, 21-14
Axelsen wins the match in straight games by 21-15 and 21-14. Lakshya Sen falls short despite giving his best in the second game.
- 2 Dec 2021 11:46 AM GMT
Axelsen leads 18-14
Lakshya Sen trails by four points and misses one challenge as Axelsen storms to win the match.
- 2 Dec 2021 11:44 AM GMT
A close contest ensuing
Lakshya Sen giving a tough fight to the Danish superstar who leads 15-14
- 2 Dec 2021 11:40 AM GMT
Lakshya Sen leads 12-11.
A neck-to-neck contest ensuing and Lakshya Sen seems quite determined to win this second game to stay afloat. He leads 12-11.
- 2 Dec 2021 11:38 AM GMT
Lakshya Sen leads 11-10 at the interval
Lakshya Sen holds on to a one-point lead with an immaculate centre-court smash to make it 11-10 at interval.
- 2 Dec 2021 11:35 AM GMT
Lakshya has a two-point lead
Two successive points there by Sen who makes it 8-6
- 2 Dec 2021 11:34 AM GMT
All levelled at 6-6
It's all levelled at 6-6 in the second game. Lakshya has to win this game to stay alive in this match.
- 2 Dec 2021 11:23 AM GMT
Axelsen wins the first game 21-15
Axelsen rakes up six successive points and bag the game 21-15.
- 2 Dec 2021 11:20 AM GMT
Axelsen leads 17-14
Some terrific cross-court action there by Axelsen who wins three successive points at 17-14.
