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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 8:16 AM GMT
20-20
WHAT A COMEBACK FROM KENTO MOMOTA! He has saved 3 GAME POINTS. Srikanth falters big time under pressure.
- 21 Oct 2021 8:15 AM GMT
Momota saves 2!
Srikanth smashes one wide before Momota comes up with a delicate shot to save 2 match points/. 20-19 for Srikanth. Can he convert?
- 21 Oct 2021 8:13 AM GMT
Lovely!
An aggressive rally and Kidambi Srikanth shows some wonderful netplay to pocket that. 19-16.
- 21 Oct 2021 8:12 AM GMT
18-16
Kento Momota is fight his way back into this contest as Srikanth errs multiple times. The difference is just 2 now. The Indian leads 18-16.
- 21 Oct 2021 8:10 AM GMT
Another Challenge from Momota
It was called wide, and this time Momota is wrong. The Japanese star loses a challenge. 18-13 lead for Srikanth.
- 21 Oct 2021 8:09 AM GMT
17-11
Consecutive points for Momota and Srikanth comes up with a terrific smash to get the serve. He leads 17-12.
- 21 Oct 2021 8:07 AM GMT
Momota challenges, again!
And wins again. Srikanth's shot called IN, but it was out by a long way. 16-10 in favour of the Indian.
- 21 Oct 2021 8:07 AM GMT
23 shot rally!
The longest rally of the match and Momota sends one wide. 16-9 lead for the Indian.
- 21 Oct 2021 8:05 AM GMT
Wonderful from Srikanth!
Srikanth continues his smooth run. He is made to run all across the court by Momota, but still manages to win the point with a wonderful follow up at the net. He leads 15-8.
