Indonesia Masters Semifinals LIVE - PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth in action - Updates, Results, Scores, Blog

Srikanth stranded by coach

Some troubling news for Srikanth coming in with minutes left before his semi. Agus Dwi Santoso has quit from his role as Indian men's singles coach, according to ESPN. Srikanth had to fall back on fellow Indian players to fill his coach's corner through the Hylo Open in Germany two weeks ago. At this week's Indonesia Masters he had PV Sindhu's coach Park Tae Sang assisting him.

Match points in the third game in the Women's doubles encounter, meanwhile...

WD semi turns into marathon match, Srikanth waits in the wings

The women's doubles semi - the match after which Srikanth will take to the court - is turning out to be a marathon affair. A tie-break to decide the first game and 11-10 at the break in the second game. What a close match! Srikanth and Antonsen will now be going through their final motions before stepping out in front of the cameras and the expectations.

Up Next: Srikanth's semifinal

Top seed Kento Momota wins the first semifinal 21-19, 21-11. The women's doubles semifinal is now being played on Court 1. Next up is the second men's semifinal, the last match of the day. For Indian fans, what a huge result the day could end with! Momota awaits in the final.

Momota running away with 1st semifinal

Kento Momota is meanwhile playing some vintage badminton in the first semi. The first game was a close one, but the Japanese is running away with the match in the second game. Leading 21-19, 11-4 at the moment.

The winner of Srikanth vs Antonsen will be up against Momota then it would seem.

Srikanth vs Antonsen: Head to Head

The last time Srikanth beat Antonsen was in 2017. Since then, the Dane has beaten him twice. The Dane has also consistently held on to the world number 3 rank, while it has been blowing a little hot and cold for Srikanth.

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Srikanth vs Antonsen: What to expect

In the quarterfinal, Srikanth was at his vintage best against HS Prannoy. Prannoy, who claimed an upset win over Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Victor Axelsen earlier, made a strong recovery in the second game but eventually lost out. He will meet Denmark's Anders Antonsen, who is seeded third, in the semifinals. Srikanth will be the clear underdog at the outset but he is known to ramp up his game on big days.

Big match up next: Srikanth vs Antonsen

We will have Srikanth vs Antonsen in the men’s singles semifinal in an hour or so. The first semifinal - Kento Momota vs Chou Tien Chen - will be taking place before that.

Meanwhile, Sindhu's campaign came to an end earlier today.

Sindhu keeps coming close yet staying so far - spot of worry for her

PV Sindhu fails to breach into the Finals for the second straight tournament in a row, third in fact, if we are to consider her Tokyo outing as well where she lost to Tai Tzu-ying in the semi-finals too.

Come back stronger, Sindhu, atta girl!

And Akane Yamaguchi delivers a masterclass here in 32 minutes to WIN!

And that is a curtain call for PV Sindhu at the Indonesia Masters 2021 as Akane Yamaguchi dominates this encounter and wins it, 21-13, 21-9. 

Not the best day for Sindhu, at all.

Sindhu's back is up against the wall here