Indonesia Open 2022 LIVE: Srikanth loses to Leverdez: World No.9 Lakshya Sen bowed out from the first round of the Indonesian Open as he faced straight set defeat against fellow compatriot HS Prannoy on Wednesday. Kidambi Srikanth’s Indonesia Open campaign too came to an end as he faced 21-23, 10-21 defeat against France’s Brice Leverdez. Follow Indonesia Open 2022 LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
Men’s Singles matches on Day 2
- Lakshya Sen lost to HS Prannoy – 21-10, 21-9
- Kidmbi Srikanth lost to Brice Leverdez – 21-23, 10-21
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Lakshya Sen vs HS Prannoy
World No 8 Lakshya Sen crashed out of the Indonesia Open after losing to compatriot HS Prannoy. Sen was comprehensively beaten 10-21, 9-21 by Prannoy in a men’s singles match that lasted a little more than half an hour. Interestingly, this was Prannoy’s first-ever win against Sen out of their three head-to-head meetings so far.
In the Sen versus Prannoy game, the former was in no match in front of uber-aggressive Prannoy, who despite trailing 3-6 at one point, made a strong comeback, courtesy some good shots.
The 29-year-old eventually extended his lead to 21-10 and pocketed the first game.
In the second game, Prannoy continued from where he left off and took a massive 11-3 lead. Trailing, Sen was expected to make a comeback, but Prannoy’s unplayable cross-court smashes made it a difficult affair for the former.
Kidambi Srikanth vs Brice Leverdez
World No.11 Kidambi Srikanth has crashed out of the Indonesia Open 2022 after losing 23-21, 21-10 to 41st-ranked French player Brice Leverdez. It was Leverdez’s first victory over the Indian shuttler in as many as 6 attempts.
Doubles
In the doubles action, the duo of M.R. Arjun and Dhruv Kapila opened their account with a win as they got the better of higher ranked Japanese pair of Kelichiro Matsui and Yoshinori Takeuchi 27-25, 18-25, 21-19.
However, it was curtains for the women’s pairing of Ashwini Bhat and Shikha Gautam as it lost 9-21, 10-21 to its Chinese counterpart Zhang Shu Xian and Zheng Yu in just 28 minutes.
The campaign also ended for another women’s pairing of Haritha M Harinarayan and Ashna Noy as the duo also faced straight games defeat against their strong South Korean opponents Jeong Na Eun and Kim Hye Jeong.
Where to watch Indonesia Open Badminton 2022 LIVE Streaming?
Fans in India can watch the Indonesia Open 2022 first round LIVE on BWF’s official Youtube channel BWF TV. LIVE streaming will also be available on Voot Select app from the quarterfinal stage.
Indonesia Open 2022 LIVE: HS Prannoy defeats Lakshya Sen in straight sets, Srikanth faces first round exit- Follow Indonesian Open LIVE updates
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