BWF World Tour Finals 2021: PV Sindhu Defeats Line Christophersen To Begin Campaign in Style
Sindhu defeated Denmark's Line Christophersen 21-14, 21-16 in a match that lasted for 38 minutes. Earlier in the day, India shuttler Kidambi Srikanth defeated France's Toma Junior Popov 21-14, 21-16 in his opening Group B game.
Bali [Indonesia], December 1 (ANI): Two-time Olympic medallist and star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu won her opening Group A fixture in the women's singles event of the ongoing BWF World Tour Finals. Sindhu defeated Denmark's Line Christophersen 21-14, 21-16 in a match that lasted for 38 minutes. BWF World Tour Finals 2021 Preview: Timings in IST, Date, Groups, Live Streaming, Indian Participants & Other Details You Need to Know About the Five Day Badminton Event in Bali
Earlier in the day, India shuttler Kidambi Srikanth defeated France's Toma Junior Popov 21-14, 21-16 in his opening Group B game. The Indian duo of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy ended up losing their first game in women's doubles Group B against Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida of Japan 21-14, 21-18.
Later in the day, Lakshya Sen will square off with Japan's Kento Momota in his opening Group A fixture while Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be up against Denmark's Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen.