Badminton
French Open 2021 LIVE, Day 3: PV Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag and others eye quarters - Scores, Updates, Results, Live Blog
Catch all the badminton action from Day 3 of the French Open as Indian shuttlers vie for quarter-final spots.
PV Sindhu in action at the Tokyo Olympics (Source: Getty)
Welcome to live blog of The Bridge from Day 3 of the French Open 2021!
Indian badminton players got off to a bittersweet start with several veteran players like Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, Parupalli Kashyap, HS Prannoy failing to progress beyond the first round. Staying on track and eyeing the quarter-finals, there will be 6 matches today featuring - PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, Sameer Verma, Sourabh Verma, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, Dhruv Kapila-MR Arjun and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Ashwini Ponnappa.
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Live Updates
- 28 Oct 2021 3:06 PM GMT
What a start!
A wonderful start for Lakshya Sen as he races to a 7-2 lead just 3 minutes into the contest. Can he maintain this?
- 28 Oct 2021 3:00 PM GMT
Lakshya Sen is here!
Lakshya Sen is out on court number 3 now. He is up against Loh Kean Yew. The duo has faced off twice in their career so far with both winning one match each. The rankings, however, favours the Indian who is ranked 22nd in the world compared to Singaporean's 40.
- 28 Oct 2021 2:52 PM GMT
It is SAMEER VERMA
Sameer Verma has retired, AGAIN! It is his second time in two tournaments. He had pulled out of a match in the Denmark Open as well.
Yet again a sad end to Sameer Verma's campaign, who is otherwise playing beautifully.
- 28 Oct 2021 2:50 PM GMT
No, the DECIDER is NOT ON!
Someone has retired here. Not sure who has. Hang on!
- 28 Oct 2021 2:46 PM GMT
The Decider is ON!
That was some comeback from Shesar. He gave Sameer Verma no chance post the break and pockets the second game 21-12. We are heading towards a decider, folks!
- 28 Oct 2021 2:43 PM GMT
Shesar is running away!
The Indonesian is running away with this. He has almost doubled his lead post-break and leads 16-11. Can Verma prevent a decider?
- 28 Oct 2021 2:40 PM GMT
11-8
It is Shesar once again who leads at the mid-game break - a better margin than in the first game. Can Sameer Verma once again make a comeback to win this match, or will the Indonesian push this into a decider?
- 28 Oct 2021 2:35 PM GMT
Another close start!
It is yet another close start in the match. This time the scores are level at 5 all. Who will break free?
- 28 Oct 2021 2:29 PM GMT
Sameer takes the first game!
Wonderful play from Sameer Verma to take the first game. It was all square until moments ago, but the Indian suddenly raises the bar and Shesar has no answers.
Verma takes the first game 21-16.
