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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 8:46 AM GMT
Early lead for PV Sindhu!
A 3-0 lead in no time for PV Sindhu. Good start for India.
- 21 Oct 2021 8:45 AM GMT
Kapila-Reddy LEADS
Dhruv Kapila and Sikki Reddy once again open up a lead ahead of the break. The lead 11-8 now. But, the question is can they maintain it this time or will they botch it up like the first game?
- 21 Oct 2021 8:42 AM GMT
Close start for Kapila-Reddy
Yet again a close start for Dhruv Kapila and Sikki Reddy. 4-4 is the scoreline in the second game. Can the Indians push this into a decider?
- 21 Oct 2021 8:41 AM GMT
PV SINDHU up next!
PV SINDHU will take to the court next for India. She will play Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand on court number 1 - the exact place where Srikanth lost just now.
This should be easy for Sindhu, who holds a massive 12-1 record against the Thai.
- 21 Oct 2021 8:39 AM GMT
Kapila-Reddy lose first game!
After a great start to the match, the mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Sikki Reddy has surrendered the first game 21-17 in 15 minutes.
They were in control a few minutes ago, but Tang-Tse upped their game and Kapila-Reddy suddenly seemed to be like a fish out of water. Much to improve for the Indians in the second game.
- 21 Oct 2021 8:37 AM GMT
Kidambi Srikanth KNOCKED OUT!
Kidambi Srikanth has been knocked out of the Denmark Open 2021 by the World Number 1 Kento Momota. The Indian lost 21-23, 9-21.
Srikanth played extremely well in the first game, but once Momota pocketed that he gave no chance to the Indian and wrapped up the second game in 18 minutes!
- 21 Oct 2021 8:34 AM GMT
Kapila-Reddy on backfoot
Having led 11-7 at the mid-game break, Dhruv Kapila and Sikki Reddy now trail 14-15. This is going downhill very quickly for India.
- 21 Oct 2021 8:32 AM GMT
Exchange of points!
Nothing but some exchange of points between Srikanth and Momota. This is not something the Japanese would mid. 17-6 lead for the World Number 1.
- 21 Oct 2021 8:32 AM GMT
Tang-Tse fight back!
The pair from Hong Kong has fought back well post the break and have brought down the deficit to just 1-point. Kapila-Reddy lead 13-12.
- 21 Oct 2021 8:29 AM GMT
Srikanth WINS a challenge!
Momota hits one wide which the referee calls in. Srikanth challenges and wins it.
Momota leads 13-3.
