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 6:07 AM GMT
Phew, save! PV Sindhu wins the second game!
All is well now as PV Sindhu has taken this match into a juicy decider!
She wins Game 2 with nerves of steel at 21-19!
Let's go, full power!!!
- 26 Nov 2021 6:06 AM GMT
This game isn't over - yet!
Sim Yujin breathes heavily on Sindhu's neck at 19-20. Tread carefully, Sindhu!
- 26 Nov 2021 6:02 AM GMT
Sindhu maintains her nerves of steel here!
Channeling in a lot of aggression in her returns now, Sindhu is on the hunt now as she inches closer to taking this game and pulling this quarter-final to a decider!
Sindhu leads 19-13, let's go, queen!!
- 26 Nov 2021 5:57 AM GMT
And a resounding scream from Sindhu as she leads with 7 points!
Sindhu arches back and goes for a cross-court smash and it lands perfectly - Sindhu lets out a triumphant scream as she is gaining back momentum now!
She leads 14-7 in Game 2!
- 26 Nov 2021 5:54 AM GMT
Sindhu finds the edge, phew!
Sindhu goes up 11-7 in the mid-game interval now! Come on, girl!
- 26 Nov 2021 5:51 AM GMT
Sim Yujin is making PV Sindhu work hard here!
Yujin once again takes the lead at 7-6 here in Game 2 as she makes Sindhu run around the court with her well-angled shots!
- 26 Nov 2021 5:49 AM GMT
Into Game 2, Sindhu attempts to swing back into momentum!
PV Sindhu takes an early 5-4 lead in the second game, her grunts coming louder after every smash!
- 26 Nov 2021 5:42 AM GMT
And bam, Sim Yujin pockets the opening game!
We didn't see this coming from the opening of the match - a huge shift of momentum has taken place as the unseeded Korean takes the first game, 21-14 in 17 minutes!
