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Tommy Sugiarto defeated Sameer 21-17 in the first game of the quarterfinal match here at Court 2. In the second game, the Indian shuttler retired midway to end his campaign.
Sameer Verma in Quarterfinals: Meanwhile the other Indian hopes in Men’s Singles in Denmark Lakshya Sen & Kidambi Srikanth lost out their Quarterfinals. Lakshya was beaten by Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in straight games & Srikanth lost to Kento Momota.
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Srikanth no match for Momota: Kento Momota beat Kidambi Srikanth: Like Lakshya Sen, Srikanth Kidambi run at the Denmark Open also ended on Thursday. Former World No. 1 was easily defeated by current No. 1 player in world Kento Momota of Japan. Momota defeated Srikanth Kidambi 23-21, 21-9.
Srikant had defeated out of form B Sai Praneeth 21-14, 21-11 in straight sets on Tuesday but was no match for Momota in the Pre-Quarters. In the first game Srikanth put up good fight but once that was lost 21-23, it was a one way traffic for the Japanese. In the end Momota won 23-21, 21-9.
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Game 2
21-9 to Momota
Momota completely outclassed Srikanth Kidambi in the second game. He won it by a margin of 21-9 by channelling his top-ranked shuttler. Momota held on to the game points while the Indian counterpart completely blanked.
Game1
Denmark Open LIVE: Kidambi Srikanth put an impressive show against Kento Momota but lost his edge towards the final few minutes that cost him Game 1. He looked rock solid for a majority but Momota passed an uphill task to match the former World No.1. At one point, he was leading 20-14 but couldn’t hold on to it.
23-21 to Momota
- It is notable that Kento Momota is No.1 for the last 116 weeks.
- The two players are undergoing short practice.
- Kento Momota makes his grand entry into the badminton court with a rousing reception from the crowd. Srikanth Kidambi also joins him in the middle.
- We are just a few minutes away from witnessing Former World No.1 Srikanth Kidambi in action against currently No.1 Kento Momota.
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