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Indonesia Masters 2021 LIVE - Sai Praneeth in action - Scores, Results, Updates, Live Blog
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Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge as we take you through some exciting badminton action from the 2021 Indonesia Masters Super 750 tournament!
Indian shuttlers started off on the right foot on Day 1 of the main draw with PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and the pair of Ashwini Ponnappa/N Sikki Reddy registering victories while only Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty suffered a shocking loss.
It's another packed-up day at the Indonesia Masters for Indian badminton players with Kidambi Srikanth and B. Sai Praneeth, among others, opening their campaign today.
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- 17 Nov 2021 5:50 AM GMT
Srikanth gets back on serve and is coming back strong!
Kidambi Srikanth gets back-to-back points on the board and lags behind at 10-14 in this second game!
- 17 Nov 2021 5:40 AM GMT
Meanwhile, Dhruv Kapila and Sikki Reddy causes a major upset and wins the match!!
Onwards and upwards for Dhruv Kapila and Sikki Reddy as the pair knock out the second-seeded duo!
- 17 Nov 2021 5:39 AM GMT
Phew, Srikanth on the comeback trail again - the service is with him!
Kidambi Srikanth rises back again into the game and is covering up!
Popov still leads at 6-4 now.
- 17 Nov 2021 5:37 AM GMT
Into Game 2, Popov is trying to gain back momentum here and attacks!
Early into this second game again, Popov attacks with his smashes and Srikanth is again on the backfoot for a while. The Frenchman leads 5-2!
- 17 Nov 2021 5:33 AM GMT
And Kidambi Srikanth pockets the first game!
Kidambi Srikanth manages to step up at the right juncture and takes the opening game after a 22-minute tussle, 21-18! Let's go!
- 17 Nov 2021 5:26 AM GMT
Back to the Kidambi Srikanth match and as predicted, the fight is intense!
The Frenchman is not willing to let Srikanth have it easy here as the two are engaging in a tussle. Popov snatches back the lead at 15-14 here!
- 17 Nov 2021 5:24 AM GMT
In a parallel match, Dhruv Kapila/Sikki Reddy have really shaken things up!
Great stuff from the mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and N Sikki Reddy as they are up against the second-seeded pair of Praveen Jordan and Melati Oktavianti.
The Indian duo have already clinched the opening game in 10 minutes, 21-11 and into the second game, they are at 4-5 with the Indonesian duo in the lead.
