Kidambi Srikanth beat Mark Caljouw – Former World No.1 Srikanth seals Semi-final berth in BWF World Championships – Indian ace Kidambi Srikanth continued his dream run at the BWF World Championships. The former World No.1 qualified for the semi-finals on Friday, with a dominant straight-sets win over Mark Caljouw in Madrid. Srikanth sealed 21-8, 21-7 win, and could face fellow compatriot Lakshya Sen in the semi-finals. Follow Insidesport.in for all Kidambi Srikanth vs Mark Caljouw LIVE updates.
Kidambi Srikanth beat Mark Caljouw: Former World No.1 Srikanth seals semi-final berth with dominant straight sets win in BWF World Championships
Game 2
- Srikanth makes a good start, leads 3-1 after early exchanges in Game 2.
- The Indian ace maintains his two-point lead, is now 5-3 ahead.
- Srikanth takes four straight points, leads 9-3.
- The former world No.1 goes into the break with an eight-point lead, is 11-3 ahead.
- Srikanth stays in the lead, goes 13-5 ahead.
- The former World No.1 is on a run, seals match point, leads 20-7.
- Game. Set. Match Srikanth moves into the semi-finals with a dominating performance.
Game 1
- Kidambi Srikanth takes the lead in early exchanges goes 3-1 ahead.
- Srikanth makes a fast start, goes 6-3 ahead in Game 1.
- The former World No.1 continues to dominate, leads 9-4
- Srikanth heads into the break with a convincing 11-5 win.
- The Indian ace looks unstoppable, leads 17-8 in Game 1.
- A run of seven consecutive points sees Srikanth takes Game 1 21-8.
Kidambi Srikanth will take on Netherlands Mark Caljouw with a place in the semi-finals up for grabs. The duo have never met in their careers so far, and the BWF World Championship quarter-final match will be their first-ever clash.
Srikanth has been in nonstop action this year, featuring in the Hylo Open, the Indonesian Open, the Indonesian masters, the French Open and the BWF World Tour Finals. The former World No.1 had a disappointing outing at the World Tour finals, losing his final two group stage games to crash out, but will fancy his chances at the BWF World Championships, with a host of contenders either knocked out pulling out of the tournament.
Kidambi Srikanth beat Mark Caljouw: Former World No.1 Srikanth seals semi-final berth with dominant straight sets win in BWF World Championships
Caljouw has never met Srikanth, but played against Sai Praneeth and HS Prannoy earlier this year, winning on both occasions and will be hoping that the former world No.1 is the next ace that falls to his serve. Caljouw is unseeded for the Championships and is ranked 28th in the BWF rankings and Srikanth will ideally fancy his chances, coming in as the 12th seed in Madrid.
- Kidambi Srikanth and Mark Caljouw have never met before in their careers.
- Srikanth is seeded 12th for the competition but has emerged as a dark horse due to a favourable draw.
- Caljouw is unseeded but has defeated HS Prannoy and Sai Praneeth in 2021.
- Srikanth eyes his maiden BWF World Championship medal, with only Sai Praneeth and Prakash Padukone having won for India in men’s singles.
- Srikanth missed out on the Tokyo Olympics but has bounced back since, with 3rd place finishes at the Hylo Open and the Indonesia Masters last month.
What to expect from the match? Srikanth has been dominant so far, and expect him to continue his run against a lower-ranked opponent in Caljouw. The Indian ace looks to be back at his very best and is moving swiftly which aided him well in his pre-quarters win over Lu Guang Zu. Srikanth will hope for a quick start as he has done in games so far, and not give away any easy points for Caljouw to grow into confidence.
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How to watch Kidambi Srikanth vs Mark Caljouw LIVE?
Star Sports are the official broadcasters of the BWF World Championships in India. The Kidambi Srikanth vs Mark Caljouw match will be live telecasted on the Star Sports Network, while live streaming of the same will be available on the Disney + Hotstar app. The timings of the same shall be announced once the draws are complete, but the quarter-final action begins t 1:30 PM on Friday, December 17.
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