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Korea Open 2022 Semifinals LIVE: Sindhu, Srikanth crash out— Scores, Updates, Blog
Tricky contests await Indian badminton stars PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth as they vie for the finals at the Korea Open 2022. Follow LIVE.
PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth (Source: Getty)
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge from the semi-finals of the Korea Open 2022!
After a decent week of badminton action at the Palma Stadium in Suncheon, we are down to only two Indian badminton stars - PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth remaining in the fray.
Sindhu takes on rising Korean sensation and 2021 World Tour Finals champ An Seyoung while Kidambi Srikanth takes on Indonesian veteran Jonatan Christie for a place in the finals.
Follow all updates live here:
Live Updates
- 9 April 2022 3:58 AM GMT
PV Sindhu LOSES!
There's that. Sindhu's fourth loss against An Se Young in as many matches and it has come in a 48-minute long battle. The second-seeded Young, on the other hand, makes it to her first ever Korea Open final and will be in action in front of her home crowd tomorrow for the Super 500 title.
Final Scoreline - 21-14, 21-17 in favour of An Se Young.
- 9 April 2022 3:50 AM GMT
Getting more and more difficult for Sindhu
An Se Young is finding gaps with ease and has left no room for error. Sindhu trails 14-17 in the second game and this might be over soon.
- 9 April 2022 3:43 AM GMT
11-9
Much better from PV Sindhu this time around, but she still trails by two points at the mid-game break. A long conversation ongoing between Sindhu and coach Park on the sidelines - will this help the Indian turn things around?
- 9 April 2022 3:34 AM GMT
5-straight points
Multiple errors from PV Sindhu hands five-straight points to An Se Young and the Korean from being 0-3 down has a 5-3 lead.
- 9 April 2022 3:32 AM GMT
Early lead for Sindhu
Good start for Sindhu in the second game as she goes 3-1 up. Can she maintain it?
- 9 April 2022 3:29 AM GMT
Young takes first game 21-14
Easy peasy for An Se Young as she takes the first game 21-14 in 21 minutes without breaking a sweat. Sindhu did look good in patches, but she has an uphill task in front of her if she is to register her first-ever win over the Korean.
- 9 April 2022 3:26 AM GMT
An Se Young looking very comfortable
PV Sindhu is throwing everything she has at An Se Young, but the Korean youngster looks unperturbed. Sindhu trails 12-17.
- 9 April 2022 3:17 AM GMT
11-6
A healthy 5-point lead for An Se Young at the mid-game break has left Sindhu with a lot of catching up to do. The two-time Olympic medallist did stitch together a few consecutive points, but the Korean has looked much superior until now.
- 9 April 2022 3:14 AM GMT
3 points in a row
3 points in a row for PV Sindhu and the crowd comes alive. The Indian trails 4-7.
- 9 April 2022 3:10 AM GMT
Sindhu struggling
Sindhu has quite some Indian support in the crowd, but she is struggling on court at the moment. An Se Young leads 6-1, thanks to some deft play.
