Kidambi Srikanth vs Antonsen live score: Indian ace loses thriller after injury setback

Kidambi Srikanth's wait for a win at BWF World Tour Finals continued as he suffered a 21-15, 16-21, 18-21 loss to 2 seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark. 27-year-old started game in imperious fashion but was bogged down by fatigue and injury trouble in latter sts of game. Srikanth had made semi-finals in 2014 edition of tournament but has yet to taste victory in his last nine games in competition. 

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Kidambi Srikanth vs Anders Antonsen live score: Indian ace suffers defeat after injury

Kidambi Srikanth showed signs of struggle despite his lack of action as he started off blazingly in first game. Indian ace was accurate with most of his cross-court play, with Antonsen struggling to get a grip in opening exchanges. However, he stepped up on gas and game was tied 13-13 before Srikanth went on a roll to seal game. However, Srikanth's late surge did t continue in second game as Antonsen raced to a 16-9 lead, before 27-year-old came close, with reducing deficit to 16-15. However, Danish international kept his cool to take game 21-16, to force a decider. 

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Kidambi Srikanth showed signs of tiredness and needed a doctor to treat his ankle, but started off relatively well in a close-fought start. Both players took time with ir shuttle dispenses but were quick to latch onto each or's mistakes in what was a pulsating encounter. Srikanth had an opportunity to extend his lead to five points but missed both his attempts to reduce his advant to 12-11. 27-year-old's chances looked bleak considering his injury and fatigue after he conceded yet ar rally to go behind 16-15, before quickly regaining his lead at 17-16 with some intelligent play. However, Antonsen won four straight points to go 20-17 ahead, before sealing game after conceding first match point. 

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BWF World Tour Finals schedule: Kidambi Srikanth's matches

• Kidambi Srikanth vs Anders Antonsen: Wednesday, January 27
• Kidambi Srikanth vs Wang Tzu Wei: Thursday, January 28
• Kidambi Srikanth vs NG Ka Long Angus: TBA

How to watch BWF World Tour Finals live stream? 

live telecast of BWF World Tour Finals will be available on  Star Sports Network in India. live cover of games will begin from 9:30 AM IST onwards. BWF World Tour Finals live stream will also be available on  Disney+ Hotstar OTT platform.  For more updates and information, one can follow BWF’s and BAI's social media handles.

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