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Indonesia Open 2021 LIVE - Satwik-Chirag exit - Updates, Results, Scores, Blog
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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty ( Source: BWF)
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog from the semifinal of the Indonesia Open 2021
The Indonesia Open 2021 has reached its closing stages and India has PV Sindhu and Satwik-Chirag still in contention for a podium finish. While the former, despite boasting of an Olympic medal, has not made it to a final since the Swiss Open in March earlier this year, the latter has their World Tour Finals (WTF) slot hanging in balance.
A lot at stake for the Indian trio today. Can they come up with the goods?
Stay tuned for all the latest updates!
Live Updates
- 27 Nov 2021 6:47 AM GMT
Beautiful!
Beautiful net play from Sindhu, before she lands one perfectly on the backline. 10-6 lead
- 27 Nov 2021 6:46 AM GMT
Intanon hitting back
Three straight points for the Thai and she has managed to reduce the deficit to two points at 6-8.
- 27 Nov 2021 6:44 AM GMT
Sindhu in control
PV Sindhu is moving well on court. Some wonderful shots as she opens up a healthy 7-3 lead.
- 27 Nov 2021 6:42 AM GMT
Decent start
Intanon wins the first point, but Sindhu hits back with three. 3-1 lead for the Indian.
- 27 Nov 2021 6:37 AM GMT
There she is!
PV Sindhu has arrived on court number 1 of the Bali International Convention centre. So has Intanon.
Sindhu has won the toss and chooses the side. The usual warmup routine now.
- 27 Nov 2021 6:27 AM GMT
Sindhu v Intanon Head to Head
Sindhu and Intanon have faced off ten times in their career. So, a familiar matchup for both with Intanon having a 6-4 edge. The World Rankings are pretty similar as well, with Sindhu ranked 7th and Intanon 8th.
- 27 Nov 2021 6:11 AM GMT
PV Sindhu in action soon!
PV Sindhu should stride out in about 20 minutes from now. There's an intense mixed doubles semifinals going on at the moment, following which we will have the reigning World Champion in action!
- 27 Nov 2021 6:07 AM GMT
Tricky Opponents
While PV Sindhu will be up against Intanon, Satwik-Chirag will have to go past the Minions. Tokyo Olympics flashback, anyone?
- 27 Nov 2021 6:01 AM GMT
Goood Morninggg!
It is a lazy Saturday morning and we have PV Sindhu and the men's doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankidreddy and Chirag Shetty in the semifinal of the Indonesia Open 2021.
While Satwik-Chirag have a World Tour Finals (WTF) spot at stake, Sindhu has not reached the final of any event since March earlier this year. There is a lot to play for all of them.
How will they fare?
