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 10:57 AM GMT
Incredible pace on the rallies here!
Satwik-Chirag are pushing here and attacking back with their solid returns. But the Malaysians are well in the groove, they lead 13-9!
- 26 Nov 2021 10:54 AM GMT
Phew, energetic smashes from Chirag now!!
The Indian pair are moving in now and reaching out to land some killer smashes - they lag behind at 11-6 in the mid-game interval!!
- 26 Nov 2021 10:52 AM GMT
Timely overhead smashes from Satwik as they are trying to cover-up!
Fast exchange of services and equally fast rallies here.
The Malaysians have the lead at 8-3!
- 26 Nov 2021 10:51 AM GMT
Thunderous start to the match with the Malaysians drawing first blood!
The Malaysians are moving well and making strong attacks, they command the early lead in this opener, 7-2!
- 26 Nov 2021 10:47 AM GMT
Satwik-Chirag have a head-to-head lead against the Malaysian duo!
Satwik-Chirag will meet familiar foes in Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin in this quarter-final clash!
- 26 Nov 2021 10:21 AM GMT
We hope you are settled in because there is some exciting action right around the corner!
After PV Sindhu's ceremonious victory in the quarter-finals, it is almost time for Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty to take stage now against their Malaysian opponents in the Men's Doubles quarter-finals at the ongoing Indonesia Open 2021.
Let's go!!
- 26 Nov 2021 6:42 AM GMT
With that start to the day - we cannot be in a better mood!
With PV Sindhu through to the semis, our mood is set!
A little later in the day, we have two more quarter-finals featuring Indians coming up!
Sai Praneeth has a meaty challenge on his hands as he will have to go up against Viktor Axelsen of Denmark
Meanwhile, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty will be squaring off against Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin of Malaysia
- 26 Nov 2021 6:34 AM GMT
This is Sindhu's third semi-final in a row!
After semi-final finishes at the Hylo Open 2021, the Indonesia Masters 2021, Sindhu is through to the semis here at the Indonesia Open 2021!
Such a perfect start to this morning!! Let's go, champ!
- 26 Nov 2021 6:31 AM GMT
And the loudest of screams come from Sindhu as she moves into the semi-finals!!!
Phew, what a scare that was! PV Sindhu makes adjustments and comes back strong to win this gruelling match against Sim Yujin, 21-14, 19-21, 14-21 in 1 hour and 6 minutes!
