All England Badminton LIVE: Ginting beat Srikanth Former World No.1 Kidambi Srikanth has lost his second-round clash to Indonesia’s Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the All England Open on Thursday. He started off brilliantly in the opener but lost the second game which led to an evenly poised third set where Srikanth went down fighting it out for Quarterfinals. Follow All England Open on InsideSport.IN
The Indian defeated Thailand’s Kantaph on Wangcharoen in the opening game on Wednesday.
All England Badminton Highlights: Kidambi Srikanth loses to World No.5 Ginting by narrowest margins in 3-set thriller
Game 3:
- 21-19 to Ginting, enters Quarterfinals
- 18-17 to Srikanth, deciding moments of the game. Who will win? Find out within 5 mins
- 16-15 to Ginting, the game is far from over for Ginting, can he escape a loss?
- 12-15 to Srikanth, he is going good but needs to continue on to seal this set, still plenty to do for Former World No.1
- 14-9 to Ginting, could be a point of no return for Srikanth. Can he still launch a fightback? All to witness in these next few minutes. Stay tuned for all updates…
- 11-9 to Ginting, a rally o points for World No.5, Srikanth on backfoot
- 9-8 to Ginting, Srikanth drops the lead, Indonesian reacts as per situation’s demand
- 8-6 to Srikanth, crucial advantage to Kidambi, can he take charge of the situation?
- 5-5 to Srikanth, the duo are right on the money in game decider.
Game 2: Can Ginting fightback in the second set? We’ll let you know in a while.
- 21-18 to Ginting, takes it to the third set
- 19-18 to Ginting, it’s all going down the wire in the second set, everything to play for Indonesian
- 14-14 to Ginting, the cat & mice race is far from over. Srikanth wouldn’t want to lose this one.
- 12-10 to Srikanth, a rally of points for Kidambi Srikanth in a game-deciding set
- 10-9 to Srikanth, evenly poised in the second round, could be anyone’s game.
- 4-5 to Srikanth, he is back at it just when Ginting was racing through
- 4-2 to Ginting, Does he have a Gameplan? Srikanth needs to keep his focus on the all-important set.
- 1-1, top start to the second set, Ginting needs to win to stay in the game
Game 1: Srikanth holds the service in the opening set. Can he overcome World No.5?
- 21-9 to Srikanth, goes 1-0 in the second round and that too in style.
- 17-7 to Srikanth, some exceptional display of A-game from Indian shuttler. Don’t miss this wherever you are! Follow us for live updates.
- 15-6 to Srikanth, cruising through for a Quarterfinals spot, too good for Indonesian
- 12-5 to Srikanth, Former World No.1 continues to give a chill to 5th seed Ginting.
- 10-4 to Srikanth, brilliant from Kidambi Srikanth in the opening set.
- 7-3 to Srikanth, a rally of points against Ginting. Is he on course to emulate Lakshya Sen?
- 5-2 to Srikanth, he is racing through for a place in Quarterfinals.
- 3-1 to Srikanth, starts on a positive note
- Kidambi Srikanth is currently ranked 12th and is now the second-ranked Indian male after Lakshya Sen surpassed him in the BWF Rankings. Meanwhile, Ginting is ranked much higher as he is World No.5 at the moment.
- In his previous game, Srikanth dominated Wangchaoren throughout the game and won the match without much fuss.
- The 29-year-old Srikanth who won the World Championship silver medal in 2021, had last won a BWF title in 2017. He is looking to win his maiden title this year.
- Meanwhile, Ginting faced Parupalli Kashyap in the first round and defeated him 21-11, 21-18.
- Ginting started the year in the German Open where he made a second-round exit after losing to Lakshya Sen in straight sets.
- His best performance so far in the All England Open is the first-round appearance and he has already bettered it by reaching the second round. He will however look to live up to his billing as the World No.5 and make a strong finish in the tournament.
- Srikanth and Ginting are placed in the same quarter as World No.1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark. If Axelsen wins the second round. The winner of this contest will face him in the third round.
How to watch All England LIVE Streaming?
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What is the Prize Money of the All England Open?
The Prize money of the All England Open is USD 1,000,000.
All England Badminton Highlights: Kidambi Srikanth loses to World No.5 Ginting by narrowest margins in 3-set thriller
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