Indonesia Open 2021 LIVE- Sindhu, Srikanth, Praneeth Enter Last 16: It was a great day for the Indian contingent as PV Sindhu, B Sai Praneeth, and Kidmabi Srikanth made it to the Last 16 of the Indonesia Open 2021. While Sindhu clinched an epic comeback win over Aya Ohori to seal progress into the pre-quarterfinals, Praneeth got the better of French man Toma Junior Popov. Kidambi Srikanth also entered last 16 by beating compatriot HS Prannoy for 2nd straight week: Follow all Indonesia Open 2021 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Last 16 Match-ups for Thursday
- Sai Praneeth (IND) vs Christo Popov (PFR)
- PV Sindhu (IND) vs Yvonne LI (GER)
- Kidambi Srikanth (IND) vs Viktor Axelsen (DEN)
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Indonesia Open 2021 LIVE: PV Sindhu, Praneeth enter last 16, Srikanth vs Prannoy Coming UP: Follow LIVE Updates
Indonesia Open 2021 LIVE – Sindhu beats Ohori LIVE: India’s double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu showed great determination to outwit a tenacious Aya Ohori in the opening round of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 event here on Wednesday.
After a slow start, Sindhu, the reigning world champion, engineered a turnaround to register a hard-fought 17-21 21-17 21-17 win over Japan’s Ohori in one hour 10 minutes to advance to the pre-quarterfinals.
GREAT START 💪
Reigning world champion @Pvsindhu1 moved into the pre quarters after an roaring victory over 🇯🇵’s Aya Ohori 17-21, 21-17, 21-17 in the R32 at #IndonesiaOpen2021 💥
📸: Badminton Photo#IndiaontheRise#Badminton pic.twitter.com/ERpfqret7Y
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) November 24, 2021
With the win, Sindhu improved her impressive record against the Japanese shuttler to 11-0. World number seven Sindhu, who made a semifinal exit after suffering a straight game defeat to Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi here last week, will meet 23-year-old German shuttler Yvonne Li in the second round.
It will be the first meeting between the third seed Indian and world number 26 Li.
The mixed doubles pairing of N Sikki Reddy and Dhruv Kapila made a first round exit, falling to the Japanese duo of Kyohei Yamashita and Naru Shinoya, 7-21 12-21.
Sai Praneeth beat Toma Junior Popov
𝐖𝐎𝐎𝐇𝐎𝐎 🥳
MS shuttler @saiprneeth92 sailed through to the pre quarters at #IndonesiaOpen2021 after defeating 🇫🇷’s Toma Junior Popov 21-19, 21-18 in the last 32 👊#IndiaontheRise#Badminton pic.twitter.com/tPchuBjgT6
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) November 24, 2021
Kidmabi Srikanth beats HS Prannoy to enter last 16
Indonesia Open 2021 LIVE: Srikanth plays Prannoy; Sai Praneeth beats Popov, PV Sindhu seals epic comeback win: Follow LIVE Updates
- B. Sai Praneeth beats Toma Junior Popov 21-9, 21-18
- Kidambi Srikanth vs HS Prannoy
- PV Sindhu bt Aya Ohori 17-21, 21-17, 21-17
- Ashwini Ponappa/Reddy N Sikki vs Gabriela Stoeva/Stefani Stoeva
- Dhruv Kapila/Reddy N Sikki lost to Kyohei Yamashita/Naru Shinoya 7-21, 12-21
- Reddy B Sumeeth/Ashwini Ponappa vs Takuro Hoki/Nami Matsuyama
Game 3: Sindhu seals stunning comeback, seals 21-17 win to seal progress.
Game 2: PV Sindhu fights back to claim 21-17 win, forces decider against Aya Ohori.
Game 1: PV Sindhu has a mountain to climb, loses first game 21-17 to Aya Ohori
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