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Sudirman Cup LIVE: India v/s Finland - Updates, Result, Score Blog
Follow us for all the LIVE updates from India's clash against Finland in the 2021 Sudirman Cup.
Kidambi Srikanth (Source: BWF)
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog of India's Sudirman Cup clash against Finland.
After falling to successive defeats in their first two ties against Thailand and China, India are virtually out of the race to reach the quarterfinals. Pride is all that's left to play for.
Can India end their 2021 Sudirman Cup campaign on a high with a win over hosts Finland?
Stay tuned for all the latest updates!
Live Updates
- 29 Sep 2021 2:00 PM GMT
Srikanth loses a challenge
That's called in, and it is definitely in and Srikanth loses a challenge. He trails 12-16.
- 29 Sep 2021 1:58 PM GMT
Koljonen continues to dominate
Koljonen continues to dominate the proceedings and races to a 14-10 lead. He has taken 7-straight points and has completely tied down the Indian.
- 29 Sep 2021 1:56 PM GMT
Kalle leads 11-10
Great turnaround for Kalle Koljonen as he goes from 2-6 down to leading 11-10 at the first mid-game break. Worrying signs for India as Srikanth's struggle continues.
- 29 Sep 2021 1:55 PM GMT
Srikanth not looking at his best
Srikanth is surely far from his best here, and Kalle Koljonen knows it. The Finnish star equalises at 10-10.
- 29 Sep 2021 1:51 PM GMT
Kalle hitting back
Kalle is making Srikanth work hard, pockets two wonderful rallies and reduces the deficit to 5-7.
- 29 Sep 2021 1:50 PM GMT
6-2
A very comfortable start for Kidambi Srikanth as he cruises along with some decent play.
- 29 Sep 2021 1:47 PM GMT
Early lead for Srikanth
Srikanth pockets the first four points of the match, thanks to a couple of errors from Kalle.
- 29 Sep 2021 1:42 PM GMT
Kidambi Srikanth up next!
Srikanth fell to thumping defeats in both the first two ties. Can he turn things around when he returns to his preferred singles section against Kalle Koljonen?
- 29 Sep 2021 1:38 PM GMT
India leads the tie 1-0
A wonderful performance from Ashwini Ponnappa and MR Arjun take India to a 1-0 lead in this tie. Great start for India.
But the question remains, "Why did Ponnappa and Arjun not play together earlier?"
- 29 Sep 2021 1:36 PM GMT
India Wins 21-9, 21-14
Ashwini Ponnappa converts the very first match point opportunity with a wonderfully placed smash and helps India to a 21-9, 21-14 win!
