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Demark Open LIVE - Day 3 - Sameer Verma beats Anders Antonsen - Updates, Results, Scores, Blog
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Sameer Verma beat Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in the Round of 16 of the Australian Open Super 500 in Sydney on June 13. (Photo credit: Badminton Photo/BWF)
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog from Day 3 of the Denmark Open 2021
The first round is of the Demark Open 2021 is done and dusted and we move into the pre-quarterfinals or the Round of 16 today. Quite a few of the Indians including the husband-wife duo of Parupalli Kashyap-Saina Nehwal and the veteran doubles specialist Ashwini Ponnappa have already been knocked out of contention.
Can the remaining Indians, which includes double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, former world number 1 Kidambi Srikanth, the rising men's doubles pair of Satwik-Chirag and others keep the Indian flag flying in Denmark?
Stay tuned for all the latest updates.
Live Updates
- 21 Oct 2021 8:58 AM GMT
Tight start for Kapila-Reddy
Yet another close start for Dhruv Kapila and Sikki Reddy. They trail 2-3 in the decider.
- 21 Oct 2021 8:58 AM GMT
This is some come back!
Busanan is slowly crawling up. The deficit is now just four. Sindhu leads 14-10.
- 21 Oct 2021 8:56 AM GMT
Busanan fights back
Busanan stitches together a few points post the break. She still trails 7-13 though. Nothing to worry about for Sindhu.
- 21 Oct 2021 8:55 AM GMT
Kapila-Reddy take the second game!
Dhruv Kapila and Sikki Reddy win the second game 21-19. They have pushed this into a DECIDER!
That was close.
- 21 Oct 2021 8:54 AM GMT
Tang-Tse equalise!
Tang and Tse have equalised at 19-19. Pressure building on Dhruv Kapila and Sikki Reddy.
- 21 Oct 2021 8:52 AM GMT
Sindu LEADS 11-2
PV Sindhu goes into the break with a massive 11-2 lead. She is just too strong for Busanan.
- 21 Oct 2021 8:51 AM GMT
Kapila-Reddy edging ahead
Dhruv Kapila and Sikki Reddy are slowly edging ahead. They lead 17-14.
- 21 Oct 2021 8:49 AM GMT
Kapila-Reddy maintain their lead
Kapila and Reddy have somehow maintained their lead. 14-12 in their favour. Can they push this into a decider?
- 21 Oct 2021 8:49 AM GMT
Sindhu wins a challenge
Busanan's shot called in, Sindhu challenges and wins it. 7-0 lead for the Indian.
- 21 Oct 2021 8:48 AM GMT
Easy for Sindhu!
PV Sindhu continues to cruise. 6-straight points and she leads 6-0. Busanan is of no match to the double Olympic medallist.
