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 11:54 AM GMT
Game 2: Sindhu trails 11-16
Gilmour continues to dominate the second game as she takes a 16-11 lead.
- 17 Oct 2023 11:50 AM GMT
Game 2: Sindhu trails at the interval
Sindhu trails 6-11 at the interval as her return goes flat into the net.
- 17 Oct 2023 11:48 AM GMT
Game 2: Gilmour leads 10-5
Gilmour extends her lead in the second game to 10-5.
- 17 Oct 2023 11:47 AM GMT
Game 2: Gilmour extends her lead
Gilmour is brilliant at the net. She smashes and Sindhu defends it. In the follow-up, Gilmour finishes it off with a net kill to extend her lead to 8-4.
- 17 Oct 2023 11:46 AM GMT
Game 2: Gilmour takes the lead
Gilmour takes a 5-4 lead over Sindhu in the second game.
- 17 Oct 2023 11:45 AM GMT
Game 2: Gilmour smashes
Gilmour's down-the-line smash lands in. She wins a point to draw level at 4-4.
- 17 Oct 2023 11:40 AM GMT
Sindhu wins the first game
Sindhu wins the first game 21-14 comfortably against Gilmour.
- 17 Oct 2023 11:39 AM GMT
Sindhu on game point
Sindhu leads 20-14 and has four game points in the first game.
