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Badminton World Tour Finals Day 3 LIVE - PV Sindhu in action - Scores, Updates, Results, Blog
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PV Sindhu will be in action next in the semifinal on Saturday. (Source: BWF)
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge from Day 3 of the Badminton World Tour Finals 2021!
Although India had qualified 7 shuttlers for the prestigious season-ending tournament, only 2 of them - PV Sindhu and by a stroke of fluke, Lakshya Sen, have been able to enter the semi-finals of the event. All other shuttlers - Kidambi Srikanth, Ashwini Ponnappa-N Sikki Reddy, and the men's doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty haven't been able to qualify. While Srikanth did win his opener against Toma Junior Popov, he lost haplessly against Thai youngster Kunlavut Vitidsarn and still has a small window of qualifying for the knockouts. The pair of Ashwini-Sikki could win just one of their three group stage matches while Satwik-Chirag lost their opener and pulled out citing injury trouble before facing off against The Minions.
Today marks the final day of group stage action where the Indian shuttlers will contest for one last mandatory hurray. Sindhu lost her final group match and will face Akane Yamaguchi in the semifinal on Saturday. Lakshya Sen, meanwhile, will be up against Viktor Axelsen in his semifinal.
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Live Updates
- 3 Dec 2021 9:16 AM GMT
Sindhu 4-7 Chochuwong
A good return by SIndhyu close to the net, which Chochuwong fails to send back. Sindhu 4-7 Chochuwong
- 3 Dec 2021 9:14 AM GMT
Chochuwong gets a good start
A straight down-the-line smash by Chochuwong earns her another point following the longest rally so far. The Thai shuttler takes a 5-2 lead.
- 3 Dec 2021 9:12 AM GMT
Sindhu 2-2 Chochuwong
Sindhu finds a perfect angle at the corner of the court, which Chochuwong didn't try to reach. Game tied at 2-2
- 3 Dec 2021 9:10 AM GMT
Chochuwong leading 1-0
Sindhu hits outside the court that earns the Thai the first point.
- 3 Dec 2021 9:09 AM GMT
It's time for Sindhu
Both Sindhu and Vhochuwong have warmed up and are set for this exciting encounter!
- 3 Dec 2021 7:35 AM GMT
Up next: PV Sindhu will face Pornpawee Chochuwong
India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu, who has already qualified for the semifinals of the BWF World Tour Finals will face Pornpawee Chochuwong in her last group stage match.
- 3 Dec 2021 5:29 AM GMT
Ashwini Ponappa and Sikki Reddy beats Chloe Birch and Lauren Smith by 21-19, 9-21, 21-14
That's it, Ponappa and Sikki beat the English pair in the decider to clinch the match 21-19, 9-21, 21-14
- 3 Dec 2021 5:19 AM GMT
Ponappa and SIkki with the lead during interval
Ponapaa and Reddy maintain a five-point lead at 11-6 during the mid-game interval of the deciding game.
- 3 Dec 2021 5:06 AM GMT
Chloe and Birch win the second game 21-9
The English duo of Chloe Birch and Lauren Smith dominated the second game and has it easy at 21-9. The match goes into a decider game.
- 3 Dec 2021 4:49 AM GMT
Ashwini and Sikki bag the first game 21-19.
A neck-to-neck contest ensued with both the opponents giving no inch to each other. Ashwini, Sikki puts up a valiant show to clinch the first game 21-19.
