Badminton
Indonesia Open 2021, Quarter-finals LIVE - Sai Praneeth locks horns with Viktor Axelsen - Scores, Updates, Results, Blog
Catch all the badminton action LIVE from the Indonesia Open 2021 as PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth and Satwik-Chirag eye semis.
B Sai Praneeth is a former BWF World Championships medallist. (Photo credit: BWF)
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge for the Indonesia Open 2021 BWF Super 1000 tournament!
Packing in a lot of hearty performances in Bali, Indian badminton players are very much in the mix to contend for the Super 1000 title at the ongoing Indonesia Open 2021. All eyes will be on World Champion and double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu to advance to the semi-finals, for the third tournament in a row. Meanwhile, the dynamic men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will look to sharpen their form and keep their focus on the big prize, as will Sai Praneeth hope for a miraculous outing going in his favour against Viktor Axelsen.
Lots of exciting badminton action today, stay tuned!
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Live Updates
- 26 Nov 2021 1:29 PM GMT
A body smash from Axelsen to take the first game!
It's all business for Viktor Axelsen here as he needs 19 minutes to wrap up the first game with a classic body smash to win, 21-12!
Sai Praneeth needs to push back in the second game now.
- 26 Nov 2021 1:25 PM GMT
Axelsen is using his deceptive skills too!
Sai Praneeth needs to step in and level up as Axelsen is blitzing fast here to take a 17-9 lead! Superb stuff from Axelsen!
- 26 Nov 2021 1:23 PM GMT
Axelsen has his game face on and the smashes come in full-power!
Axelsen gets 6 points on the trot here and leads at 14-7!
- 26 Nov 2021 1:21 PM GMT
However, it is Axelsen who is still holding the reins of the match!
Axelsen takes the lead at 11-7 in the mid-game interval now!
- 26 Nov 2021 1:19 PM GMT
What a rally that was - phew!
A 32-shot rally where Praneeth comes out on top and Axelsen nods in approval to his opponent stepping up the game - Axelsen still leads at 9-7!
- 26 Nov 2021 1:16 PM GMT
Praneeth tries to match Axelsen but the Dane is at his attacking best!
Axelsen charges early and his attacking side is invincible and he moves so well that Sai Praneeth struggles a bit to keep up. Axelsen with the lead at 7-4!
- 26 Nov 2021 1:11 PM GMT
Viktor Axelsen's strategy is clear here - he is making Praneeth work!
Sai Praneeth's Achilles heel is his movement and Axelsen is making him run to every corner, early into this match.
It is 2 ALL now.
