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Badminton World Tour Finals Day 3 LIVE - PV Sindhu in action - Scores, Updates, Results, Blog
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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 4:37 AM GMT
Ponappa and Sikki leads at the interval
Ponappa and Sikki maintain a one-point lead at the interval of first game at 11-10
- 3 Dec 2021 4:35 AM GMT
Ashwini Ponappa and Sikki Reddy face C Berch and L Smith
The players are on the court for the action to be unfolded.
- 3 Dec 2021 2:49 AM GMT
It was all business for Lee Zii Jia as he wins against Kidambi Srikanth!
A 37 minute clash, Lee Zii Jia will go into the semi-finals having topped his group as he wins comprehensively against Kidambi Srikanth, 21-19, 21-14.
Srikanth's chances of making it to the semi-finals is next to nil now after this loss.
- 3 Dec 2021 2:46 AM GMT
18-12, Zii Jia leads!
Looking extremely confident now, Lee Zii Jia has notched up his game and is attacking away!
- 3 Dec 2021 2:44 AM GMT
Kidambi on the backfoot as the Malaysian mixes up his shots and the pace!
Lee Zii Jia has finally found his footing in the second game and takes 7 points in a row to lead 15-11 now.