Badminton
Denmark Open: Sindhu, Aakarshi win; Srikanth, Lakshya knocked out - HIGHLIGHTS
Indian male shuttlers continued their torrid run as Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen exited Denmark Open in the first round.
PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen (Source: Getty, BAI)
PV Sindhu got better of Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland in three games while Aakarshi Kashyap stunned Yvonne Li in the first round of Denmark Open 2023.
Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth were knocked out while Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty withdrew from the tournament and ended India's representation in the men's category.
As it happened:
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- 17 Oct 2023 10:31 AM GMT
Game 1: Srikanth draws level
Hong Yang hits the net after Srikanth hits a smash from the midcourt. Srikanth draws level at 17-17.
- 17 Oct 2023 10:30 AM GMT
Game 1: Hong Yang hits the net
Srikanth trails 16-17 against Hong Yang in the first game.
- 17 Oct 2023 10:29 AM GMT
Game 1: Point for Srikanth
Srikanth wins a point after Hong Yang hits the net. Srikanth trails 15-17.
- 17 Oct 2023 10:28 AM GMT
Game 1: Srikanth goes wide again
Hong Yang takes 17-14 lead in the first game.
- 17 Oct 2023 10:28 AM GMT
Game 1: Srikanth goes wide
Hong Yang engages Srikanth in a crisscrossing game and wins third straight point to lead 16-14.
- 17 Oct 2023 10:27 AM GMT
Game 1: Hong Yang draws level
Hong Yang dodges Srikanth by drawing him closer to the net. The Chinese player draws level at 14-14 by playing a toss.
- 17 Oct 2023 10:26 AM GMT
Game 1: Srikanth goes wide
Hong Yang wins another point. Only a point's difference between Srikanth and Hong Yang.
- 17 Oct 2023 10:25 AM GMT
Game 1: Point for Hong Yang
Hong Yang smashes after a rally and wins a point. He trails 12-14 now.
- 17 Oct 2023 10:24 AM GMT
Game 1: Smash by Srikanth
The Indian shuttler extends his lead to 14-10 against Hong Yang.
