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BWF World Championships Final LIVE - Srikanth wins Silver -Updates, Results, Scores, Blog, Medal
Srikanth goes down fighting in the men's singles final match and settles for the Silver medal
Kidambi Srikanth will take on Singapore's Loh Kean Yew in the finals of the Badminton World Championships (Source: BWF)
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE Blog from the Final of BWF World Championships 2021.
For the first time in history, an Indian male shuttler will compete in the finals of the Singles event and fight it out for Gold. Kidambi Srikanth is set to face Loh Kean Yew in the match scheduled to take place at 6:30 pm IST today.
Stay tuned for all the latest updates!
Live Updates
- 19 Dec 2021 2:26 PM GMT
Kidambi-9 Loh Kean Yew-11
The Singaporean takes the lead with a sensational smash.
- 19 Dec 2021 2:25 PM GMT
Kidambi- 9 Loh Kean Yew-9
Its all square now! Loh Kean Yew is repeating what he did in the previous set as the brings the game on level terms.
- 19 Dec 2021 2:23 PM GMT
Kidambi-9 Loh Kean Yew-6
Another smash, another point for the Indian. His strategy is clear now. He is rooted to one area of the court and is playing a short, sweet game with his opponent. This can hopefully be enough for this game.
- 19 Dec 2021 2:20 PM GMT
Kidambi-7 Loh Kean Yew-5
Great shot selection by Kidambi as he makes his opponent run across the court unsuccessfully.
- 19 Dec 2021 2:18 PM GMT
Kidambi-3 Loh Kean Yew-4
Still neck to neck between the two shuttles. Kidambi needs to break into a lead as soon as possible.
- 19 Dec 2021 2:14 PM GMT
Game 2 begins!
It is all on the line for Kidambi now as a failure to take a lead in this Game might prove disastrous.
