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 11:12 AM GMT
Game 3: Srikanth hits the net
Srikanth is frustrated with himself for hitting the net. He concedes a soft point to Hong Yang. The Chinese player leads 9-6.
- 17 Oct 2023 11:11 AM GMT
Game 3: Hong Yang takes a medical break
A long pause in the third game as Hong Yang takes a medical break.
- 17 Oct 2023 11:09 AM GMT
Game 3: Relentless smashing by Srikanth
Hong Yang defends well initially, but Srikanth wins the rally with relentless smashing. The Indian shuttler trails 6-8.
- 17 Oct 2023 11:08 AM GMT
Game 3: Srikanth's toss goes long
Hong Yang takes 7-5 lead over Srikanth in the third game.
- 17 Oct 2023 11:07 AM GMT
Game 3: Srikanth trails 4-6
Hong Yang shows brilliant judgement by letting Srikanth's toss go wide. He leads 6-4.
- 17 Oct 2023 11:06 AM GMT
Game 3: Backhand shot by Hong Yang
Hong Yang's backhand return lands in. He takes 5-4 lead over Srikanth.
- 17 Oct 2023 11:03 AM GMT
Game 3: Srikanth takes the lead
Srikanth's smash lands in as he takes a 3-2 lead in the decider.
- 17 Oct 2023 11:02 AM GMT
Game 3: Srikanth draws level
A killing smash from the net by Srikanth. It lands in the midcourt. Srikanth draws 2-2 level.
- 17 Oct 2023 11:01 AM GMT
Game 3: Crosscourt smash by Srikanth
Srikanth wins his first point with a crosscourt smash. He trails 1-2.
