Kidambi Srikanth defeated Chinese shuttler Lu Guangzu on Thursday to move to the quarter-final of the BWF World Championships 2021 in Huelva, Spain
The former world number one won the match in straight games (21-10, 21-15), in a match that was largely one-sided, and not a first time for the him even at the BWF World Championships.
Srikanth grabbed a commanding lead in the first game, which saw the Indian score seven points in a row. Guangzu fought back in the second game, which was a close call between the two, with Srikanth claiming a late lead after the midway point. Srikanth had previously defeated Spain’s Pablo Abian and China’s LI Shi Feng. This was his third win in a row.
HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen will also be competing for a quarter-final berth. Sen will compete against Guatemalan shuttler Kevin Cordón, while Prannoy will face Denamrk’s Rasmus Gemke.
Day 5 Results And Score Of TotalEnergies BWF World Championships Men’s Singles 2021 Round Of 16
L Sen beat K Cordon 21-13, 21-8
Zhao JP beat N Nguyen 21-19, 21-10, 21-18
S Kidambi beat Lu GZ 21-10, 21-15
M Caljouw beat B Yang 22-20, 21-10
Lee Z J beat H-K Vittinghus 21-15, 21-13, 21-10
A Antonsen beat Lee C Y 21-9, 21-11
Prannoy H. S beat R Gemke 21-16, 21-8, 22-20
Loh K Y vs K Wangcharoen 21-4, 21-7
BWF World Championships Men’s Singles 2021 Quarter Final Schedule, Date, Time, Draw, Fixtures
December 17, 2021 Starting 1:30pm IST
L Sen vs Zhao JP
S Kidambi vs M Caljouw
Lee Z J vs A Antonsen
Prannoy H. S vs Loh K Y
When And Where To Watch BWF World Championships 2021 Quarter-Finals: Live Stream And Telecast
The matches would be streamed live on BWF’s YouTube Channel. The matches will start from 9AM Madrid Time, which is 1:30 PM IST.
Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD, and Star Sports 3 TV stations in India, as well as Disney+Hotstar, will broadcast the BWF World Championships 2021 live.
| Thailand | True Visions (3 pm) |
| Malaysia | Astro (4 pm) |
| Singapore | Star Hub (4 pm) |
| France | Le Equipe (9 am) |
| Germany | Sportdeutschland tv (9 am) |
| Indonesia | TVRI, Vidio (3 am) |
| Spain | TV e (9 am) |
| United Kingdom, Ireland | BT Sport (8 am) |
| Africa | Star Times (10 am) |
| Brunei | Krystal, Astro (4 pm) |
| China | Zhibo TV (4 pm) |
| Chinese Taipei | ELTA HD (4 pm) |
| Honk Kong | Now TV (4 pm) |
| India | Star Sports (1:30 pm) |
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