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BWF World Championships 2021, Day 4 LIVE: HS Prannoy and Ashwini/Sikki march on - Updates, Results, Score, Blog
After a good Day 3, can Indian shuttlers keep the momentum going at the Badminton World Championships? Follow LIVE.
Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy (Source: Getty)
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge from Day 4 of the ongoing BWF World Championships in Huelva, Spain.
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The star-studded biennial badminton showdown is looking good for top Indian shuttlers as it was a very pleasant day of victories on Day 3 of the event. Satwik-Chirag, Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, and defending World Champion, PV Sindhu got off to winning starts to their campaign in Huelva, Spain.
To keep this winning momentum going, we have three matches lined up today in quick succession - HS Prannoy will take on Malaysia's Liew Daren in the Men's Singles while the Men's Doubles duo of Dhruv Kapila and MR Arjun will face-off against the Russian pair of, Vladimir Ivanov-Ivan Sozonov, the eleventh seeds and in the other match, the Women's Doubles will see Ashwini Ponnappa-N Sikki Reddy taking on the fourteenth seeded Chinese duo of Liu Xuan Xuan-Xia Yu Ting.
Can they keep the winning streak going?
Follow all LIVE updates here:
Live Updates
- 15 Dec 2021 9:24 AM GMT
Arjun and Kapila trail behind yet again
A series of defensive errors from the Indian duo has cost them their lead in Game 2. The score is now 11-7.
- 15 Dec 2021 9:22 AM GMT
Strong lead from the Chinese at 9-3 in the Ashwini-Sikki match!
The Indian pair needs to buck up here!
- 15 Dec 2021 9:17 AM GMT
A good start in the 2nd Game for Arjun and Kapila!
Arjun and Kapila take a 4-3 lead.
- 15 Dec 2021 9:14 AM GMT
Ashwini-Sikki - what a stylish win of the opening game!
Ashwini-Sikki are showing some solid form here as they win the opening game effortlessly 21-11!! Let's keep this momentum going!
- 15 Dec 2021 9:13 AM GMT
Arjun and Kapila lose the first set of Men's Doubles match
The duo looked in a much better position in the latter half of the first set but alas the Russians take the win. Hope Arjun and Kapila will make a powerful comeback in the second set!
- 15 Dec 2021 9:11 AM GMT
Good form from Ashwini-Sikki now! A lead of 16-11!
Ashwini-Sikki look confident here as they smash away gloriously and make good angles against their Chinese opponents!
- 15 Dec 2021 9:07 AM GMT
Into the mid-game interval with the lead, Ashwini-Sikki look strong!
Coach Park is here giving some crucial inputs as Ashwini-Sikki take the lead 11-8 in the opening game! Let's go!
