Saina Nehwal too lost her round of 32 match against Japan’s Aya Ohori 16-21, 14-21. However, Lakshya Sen progressed to next round with an emphatic victory over cmapatriot Saurabh Verma by 21-9, 21-7.
Meanwhile, Indian Women doubles teams started Day 2 of the Denmark Open on a bad note – both pairs have lost their opening round fixtures. The disappointment continued for India as their mixed doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy lost in the first round.
India women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy were defeated by South Korea’s Lee Sohee and Shin Seung-chan 17-21, 13-21. The other women’s doubles pair of Jakkampudi Meghana and S Ram Poorvisha lost against Indonesia’s Nita Violina Marwah and Putri Syaikah by 8-21, 7-21, at court 2.
- HS Prannoy lost to Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie defeated by 21-18, 21-19 while P Kashyap retired after being 0-3 down against Taiwan’s Chou Tien-Chen.
- Saina Nehwal loses to Japan’s Aya Ohori in straight sets of 21-16, 21-14
- Mix doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy lost to China’s Feng Yanzhe and DU Yue by 17-21, 21-14, 11-21 in the first round
- Jakkampudi Meghana/S Ram Poorvisha (India) lost to Nita Violina/Putri Syaikah (Indonesia) 8-21, 7-21
- Ashwini Ponnappa/N Sikki Reddy (India) lost to Lee Sohee/Shin Seung-chan (South Korea) – 17-21, 13-21
- Lakshya Sen (India) beat Saurabh Verma (India) 21-9, 21-7
- Prannoy HS (India) lost to Jonatan Christie (Indonesia) 17-21, 19-21
- Parupalli Kashyap (India) retired against Chou Tien Chen (Taiwan) 0-3 Retired
- Saina Nehwal (India) loses to Aya Ohori (Japan) 21-16, 21-14
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- Ashwini Ponnappa/N Sikki Reddy (India) vs Lee Sohee/Shin Seung-chan (South Korea)
- Jakkampudi Meghana/S Ram Poorvisha (India) lost to Nita Violina/Putri Syaikah (Indonesia) 8-21, 7-21
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (India) vs Feng Yan Zhe/Du Yue
- Saurabh Verma (India) vs Lakshya Sen (India)
- Prannoy HS (India) vs Jonatan Christie (Indonesia)
- Parupalli Kashyap (India) vs Chou Tien Chen (Taiwan)
- Saina Nehwal (India) vs Aya Ohori (Japan)
Denmark Open Live streaming: How to watch Denmark Open Live in India?
The Denmark Open 2021 will be live telecasted on the Star Sports 3 TV channel in India. The live streaming of the games will also be available on the Disney + Hotstar app.