Published 15:01 IST, January 28th 2021
Kidambi Srikanth vs Wang Tzu Wei live score: Indian star's semi-final hopes nearly crash
Kidambi Srikanth vs Wang Tzu Wei live score: Indian ace's semi-final hopes took a massive hit after a second consecutive defeat in Bangkok on Thursday.
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Kidambi Srikanth's road to semi-final just got tougher after Indian ace went down in a thrilling contest against Wang Tzu Wei. 27-year-old needed a win to boost his chances of his semi-final qualification, but defeat on Thursday puts his position in jeopardy. This was Wang Tzu Wei's first win over Srikanth in four appearances.
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Kidambi Srikanth vs Wang Tzu Wei live score: Indian star's semi-final hopes suffer blow with ar defeat
Kidambi Srikanth faced a second consecutive loss in BWF World Tour Finals and has a very narrow chance of making it to semi-final after a loss to World .12 Wang Tzu Wei. 27-year-old started off well with a neck-to-neck battle in first game as neir of m gave away anything. Even though Wang made a comeback of sorts, Srikanth kept his cool and sealed game 21-19. However, Wang Tzu Wei mounted a bigger fight and led in mid-game interval 11-5 in second game, before brushing off any attempt of Indian ace's comeback, and took set 21-9.
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third game saw Wang Tzu Wei take early control, but Srikanth in his typical style, took consecutive points under pressure to reduce deficit to 11-10 at mid-game interval. to and fro action continued bu Wei did t let his lead slip, winning game 21-19. result meant that Chinese Taipei star registered his first win in Kidambi Srikanth vs Wang Tzu Wei H2H matchup, having lost ir three previous meetings between two.
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This was Kidambi Srikanth's second consecutive defeat in BWF World Tour Finals and 10th overall since 2014 edition tournament. 27-year-old lost to Anders Antonsen 21-15, 16-21, 18-21 in his first Group B clash. With two defeats in two, Srikanth's hopes of making it to semi-finals look bleak, and will need to win his final game against NG Ka Long Angus. Indian ace will also need results to go or way if he has to make it to kckout sts of tournament.
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BWF World Tour Finals India TV channel: How to watch BWF World Tour Finals Live?
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.
(Im Courtesy: Kidambi Srikanth Twitter)
15:00 IST, January 28th 2021