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 10:23 AM GMT
Game 1: Smash by Srikanth
Srikanth defends a smash by Hong Yang and then converts it to a point by whipping the shuttle from the net. Srikanth leads 13-9.
- 17 Oct 2023 10:22 AM GMT
Game 1: Srikanth hits the net
Srikanth's backhand flick ruffles the net. Hong Yang trails 9-12 now.
- 17 Oct 2023 10:20 AM GMT
Game 1: Srikanth leads 11-8 at the interval
Hong Yang's toss goes wide as Srikanth takes an 11-8 lead at the interval.
- 17 Oct 2023 10:20 AM GMT
Game 1: Hong Yang trails 8-10
Hong Yang wins the net battle this time. He follows it up with a backhand flick from the net. The Chinese player trails 8-10 now.
- 17 Oct 2023 10:18 AM GMT
Game 1: Hong Yang hits the net
Srikanth wins the net battle again as Hong Yang's backhand flick goes into the net. Srikanth leads 10-6.
- 17 Oct 2023 10:18 AM GMT
Game 1: Srikanth goes wide
Hong Yang collects two straight points as Srikanth goes wide. The Chinese player trails 5-9.
- 17 Oct 2023 10:16 AM GMT
Game 1: Srikanth leads 9-2
Hong Yang is struggling here and Srikanth has no trouble taking a 9-2 lead.
- 17 Oct 2023 10:15 AM GMT
Game 1: Brilliant net control by Srikanth
Srikanth is controlling the game. He draws Hong Yang closer to the net and then finishes it off with a simple flick to backcourt. Srikanth lads 8-2.
- 17 Oct 2023 10:14 AM GMT
Game 1: Srikanth takes the lead
Srikanth is cruising in the first game as he leads 6-2.
- 17 Oct 2023 10:13 AM GMT
Game 1: Srikanth vs Hong Yang
Srikanth and Hong Yang start aggressively. The opening game is tied at 2-2.
