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 12:17 PM GMT
Game 3: Sindhu smashes, Gilmour goes wide
Sindhu extends his lead to 18-6 in the deciding game.
- 17 Oct 2023 12:16 PM GMT
Game 3: Gilmour loses challenge
Gilmour's toss goes long. She challenges it and loses a point to Sindhu. The Indian shuttler takes a 17-6 lead.
- 17 Oct 2023 12:15 PM GMT
Game 3: Gilmour goes wide, Sindhu extends her lead
Gilmour's toss goes long and Sindhu extends her lead to 15-6.
- 17 Oct 2023 12:13 PM GMT
Game 3: Gilmour wins three points on the trot
Gilmour wins three points on the trot after the break to reduce Sindhu's lead to 12-5.
- 17 Oct 2023 12:11 PM GMT
Game 3: Sindhu retains the lead at the interval
Sindhu takes an 11-2 lead at the interval in the deciding third game.
- 17 Oct 2023 12:10 PM GMT
Game 3: Sindhu leads 10-2
Sindhu leads 9-2 as Gilmour's shot goes wide. Sindhu extends her lead to 10-2.
- 17 Oct 2023 12:09 PM GMT
Game 3: Sindhu smashes, Gilmour finds the net
Sindhu extends her lead to 7-2 as Gilmour's return runs into the net.
- 17 Oct 2023 12:08 PM GMT
Game 3: Sindhu leads 5-2
Gilmour wins a point as Sindhu finds the net. Sindhu leads 5-2.
