BWF World Championships 2021 Semi-Final Highlights: Kidambi Srikanth Reaches Final, Lakshya Sen Takes Home Bronze
Badminton World Championships highlights: Kidambi Srikanth beat Lakshya Sen 17-21, 21-14, 21-17 in an all-Indian semi-final clash to reach the final of the ongoing 2021 BWF World Championships in Huelva, Spain on Saturday.
2021 BWF World Championships semi-final highlights: Kidambi Srikanth beat Lakshya Sen 17-21, 21-14, 21-17 in an all-Indian semi-final clash to reach the final of the ongoing 2021 BWF World Championships in Huelva, Spain on Saturday. In a thrilling clash, Sen won the opening game 21-17 before Srikanth pulled level by winning the second game 21-14. Srikanth then pulled ahead in the final stretch of the deciding game to win the match and become the first Indian man to reach the final of the BWF World Championships. Sen is the fourth Indian overall to win a medal at the showpiece event. Lakshya Sen had earlier overcome China's Zhao Jun Peng, 21-15, 15-21, 22-20 in a hard-fought quarter-final match while Kidambi Srikanth cruised past Mark Caljouw, defeating the Dutchman 21-8, 21-7 in 26 minutes in the last eight. India are assured of at least a silver, as well as a bronze medal, regardless of today's result.
BWF World Championships 2021 Semi-Final: Lakshya Sen vs Kidambi Srikanth, Highlights From Huelva, Spain
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That's it from us today. Join us again for the final on Sunday when Kidambi Srikanth will fight for the gold medal.
Both Srikanth and Sen will have to wait for a while. A women's doubles semi-final is underway, following which there will be a men's doubles match in the same court. Srikanth and Sen will take the court after that.
Regardless of what happens in today's match, India will take home two medals from the BWF World Championships. The winner of this match will move into the gold medal match while the one who loses this will bag the bronze medal.
