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Swiss Open 2022 LIVE - Day 3 - Srikanth wins a thriller - Updates, Results, Scores, Blog
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Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu
It is the pre-quarters of Swiss Open Badminton 2022 and we will have Indian representation in 11 matches today. Right from the likes of PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth to the young Asmita Chaliha and others will try to keep the Indian flag flying at the St. Jakobshalle arena today.
Stay tuned for all the latest updates!
Live Updates
- 24 March 2022 2:25 PM GMT
Srikanth WINSSS!
He has done it. Srikanth manages to pull a win from the jaws of a defeat. He lost the first game 13-21 without a fight. He saved a couple of match points in the second to take force the game into the decider before absolutely demolishing the Popov in that final game.
Srikanth wins 13-21, 25-23, 21-11 in a contest that lasted 1 hour and 13 minutes.
- 24 March 2022 2:19 PM GMT
Srikanth looking good now
Srikanth is slowly starting to assert his domination in this match, which has now spanned over an hour. He leads 11-8 at the change of sides in the decider. This is a massive advantage to have.
Can he convert it though?
- 24 March 2022 2:03 PM GMT
Srikanth wins Game 2
Srikanth wins a very hard-fought second game to push this match into a decider. He saved a couple of match points before pocketing it at 25-23.
- 24 March 2022 1:44 PM GMT
Srikanth with a slender lead
Kidambi Srikanth goes into the second midgame break with a slender 11-10 lead. Can he push this into a decider?
- 24 March 2022 1:30 PM GMT
Srikanth loses Game 1
Srikanth surrenders the first game 13-21 in 17 minutes. A lot to ponder about for the Indian in the short break. He was completely outplayed here by the Frenchman.
- 24 March 2022 1:18 PM GMT
Kidambi Srikanth off to a terrible start
Kidambi Srikanth is off to a terrible start in his match against Christo Popov of France. The Indian trails 9-4.
- 24 March 2022 11:46 AM GMT
SATWIK-CHIRAG LOSE!
Big, big upset at the St.Jaokbshalle arena as the World number 23 pair from Indonesia defeat the World Number 7 duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty 21-19, 22-20 in just 40 minutes.
- 24 March 2022 11:34 AM GMT
11-10
Satwik-Chirag go into the midgame break with a slender 11-10 lead after a brilliant fightback from the Indonesians.
- 24 March 2022 11:28 AM GMT
Lead for Satwik-Chirag
An early lead for Satwik-Chirag in the second game. They are 6-2 ahead.
- 24 March 2022 11:23 AM GMT
Satwik-Chirag surrender game 1
That was brilliant fightback from the Indians but they eventually fall short and surrender the first game 19-21 in 17 minutes. They need to play out of their skins now.
