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 11:38 AM GMT
Game 1: Gilmour trails 13-18
Sindhu enjoys a five-point lead over Gilmour, who has just won two successive points.
- 17 Oct 2023 11:37 AM GMT
Game 1: Sindhu's smash ruffles the net
Gilmour wins a point to trail 12-16 against Sindhu.
- 17 Oct 2023 11:35 AM GMT
Game 1: Sindhu leads 16-10
Gilmour's toss goes long again as Sindhu takes a 16-10 in this R32 match.
- 17 Oct 2023 11:34 AM GMT
Game 1: Sindhu leads 15-9
Gilmour goes long as Sindhu takes a 15-9 lead in the first game.
- 17 Oct 2023 11:33 AM GMT
Game 1: Gilmour hits the net
Sindhu extends her lead to 13-9 as Gilmour's return goes into the net.
- 17 Oct 2023 11:33 AM GMT
Game 1: Sindhu goes wide
Sindhu's return from the net goes wide. Gilmour wins two points after the break and trails 8-12.
- 17 Oct 2023 11:30 AM GMT
Game 1: Gilmour hits the net
Sindhu takes an 11-6 lead at the interval in the first game against Gilmour.
- 17 Oct 2023 11:29 AM GMT
Game 1: Gilmour goes long
Sindhu extends her lead to 9-5 as Gilmour goes long.
- 17 Oct 2023 11:28 AM GMT
Game 1: Sindhu vs Gilmour
PV Sindhu takes a 7-5 lead over Kirsty Gilmour in the first game.
- 17 Oct 2023 11:26 AM GMT
Srikanth knocked out
Srikanth wins six points in a row but Hong Yang wins the game 21-16 as Srikanth's return goes into the net. Hong Yang wins the match 2-1 and advances to the R16.
Final result: Wang Hong Yang beats Kidambi Srikanth 19-21, 21-10, 21-16
