Indonesia Masters LIVE – HS Prannoy stuns Viktor Axelsen: HS Prannoy pulled off a shocking victory against former World No 1 and current World No 2 Viktor Axelsen in a round of 16 match in the Indonesia Masters on Thursday. Meanwhile, PV Sindhu had to sweat it out but eventually clinched a thrilling win over her little-known Spanish opponent Clara Azurmendi to seal a place in the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Masters. Kidambi Srikanth also sealed last 8 spot. Follow InsideSport.in for all Indonesia Masters LIVE updates.
HS Prannoy in quarters: HS Prannoy came back from a 14-21 result in the first game. Despite struggling in the 2nd game, Prannoy managed to hold on to his nerves and take the game 21-19. In the decider, Prannoy didn’t leave anything to chance and clinched the game 21-16.
GIANT SLAYER AT IT AGAIN👹 ⚔️ @PRANNOYHSPRI puts up a gutsy performance to sink 2020 Tokyo olympics champion and WR- 2- Viktor Axelsen of 🇩🇰 14-21, 21-19, 21-16 in the last 16 and sailed into the QF of #IndonesiaMasters2021 👊
Well done champ! 💪#IndiaontheRise#Badminton pic.twitter.com/bWOtub65rd
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) November 18, 2021
The performance of the day from India came in from Kidambi Srikanth who defeated Jonathan Christie of Indonesia to enter quarterfinals. Meanwhile Indian youngster Lakshya Sen went down fighting to World No. 1 Kento Momota.
Indonesia Masters LIVE: Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy advance to pre quarters,…
HS Prannoy stuns Viktor Axelsen: HS Prannoy made the day eventful with a win over World No. 2 Viktor Axelsen in the Round of 16 Clash. Prannoy made a comeback after being 0-1 down and won consecutive games to seal the match. He defeated Axelsen, 14-21, 21-19, 21-16.
Sindhu Enter Quarterfinals: Sindhu who has got great draw at Indonesian masters will now take on Turkey’s Neslihan YIGIT for a place in Last 4. Shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy will soon be in action as they will take on Jonathan Christie (INA) & Viktor Axelsen (DEN) later in the day.
Kidambi Srikanth stuns Jonathan Christie 13-21, 21-18, 21-15: Continuing from his good show in Germany, Srikanth stunned 6th seed Jonathan Christie to enter quarterfinals in Indonesia. Srikanth lost the 1st game 13-21 but came back to strongly to surprise Asian Champion from Indonesia. Srikanth will now play the winner of HS Prannoy vs Viktor Axelsen for place in the Semis.
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT 💥
After being down in 1st game 13-21 @srikidambi made a solid comeback to win next 2 games 21-18, 21-15 and clinched victory against WR-8 Jonatan Christie of 🇮🇩 in R16 to secure the QF spot at #IndonesiaMasters2021 💪#IndiaontheRise#badminton pic.twitter.com/SBOqBV7AVO
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) November 18, 2021
Lakshya lose to Momota 12-21, 19-21: It was 1st time that 20 year old Lakshya Sen was playing World No. 1 Kento Momota of Japan. In the 1st game, Lakshya could not match the pace and accuracy of Japanese but 2nd game turned out to be humdinger. Lakshya at one point of time was leading 16-10 but Momota overcame the deficit to beat the Indian 21-19.
India in action in Pre-Quarterfinals at Indonesia Masters LIVE
- Supak JOMKOH/Supissara PAEWSAMPRAN beat DHRUV KAPILA/REDDY N. Sikki 21-15, 21-23, 21-18
- KIDAMBI Srikanth beat Jonatan CHRISTIE 13-21, 21-18, 21-15
- PRANNOY H. S. beat Viktor AXELSEN 14-21, 21-19, 21-16
- Jongkolphan KITITHARAKUL/Rawinda PRAJONGJAI vs Ashwini PONNAPPA/REDDY N. Sikki
- PV Sindhu beat Clara Azurmendi 17-21, 21-7, 21-12
- Kento MOMOTA beat Lakshya SEN 21-12, 21-19
Indonesia Masters LIVE: PV Sindhu bags comeback win to enter last 8, Lakshya Sen faces top seed Momota in pre-quarters: Follow LIVE Updates
PV Sindhu BEAT Clara Azurmendi – 17-21,21-7,21-12
- PV Sindhu sealed a come from behind win in a three-set thriller against Clara Azurmendi.
- This will be the first meeting between the two shuttles in their careers.
- Sindhu is seeded 6th for the tournament and is India’s biggest hope in Indonesia.
- Azurmendi meanwhile is placed 47th in the world rankings and will have an uphill battle to defeat the Tokyo Olympics medallist.
Kidambi Srikanth vs Jonatan Christie
- Kidambi Srikanth will be up against Jonatan Christie in the pre-quarter-finals
- The duo have faced six times in their career, with three wins for each.
- Their last meeting was the All England Open in 2019, with Srikanth clinching a win.
- Christie is ranked 6th in the world, while Srikanth is 9 places below at 15th.
Lakshya Sen vs Kento Momota
- India’s young sensation Lakshya Sen will be up against the odds when he faces Kento Momota.
- The duo have never met before in their careers, with Sen recently making his foray into the senior level.
- Momota is ranked No.1 in the world and will be the favourite to clinic what should be an easy win.
- However, Lakshya Sen has previously portrayed that he has an eye for upsets as witnessed by his run to the semi-finals of the Hylo Open.
HS Prannoy vs Viktor Axelsen
- HS Prannoy will be up against the odds as he faces off against second seed Vikto Axelsen.
- The duo have faced five times previously, with the Denmark star winning all five of those meetings.
- Their last meeting was at the Indian Open in 2019, with Axelsen clinching a straight-sets win.
Indonesia Masters LIVE streaming: The tournament will be live telecasted on the Star Sports channels – Star Sports 2 HD and Star Sports 3. Day’s matches start at 9:30 AM. The Indonesia Masters live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar. All the matches will be played at Bali International Convention Center in Nusa Dua.
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