Denmark Open: Kidambi Srikanth crashes out after losing to Anders Antonsen

In the 42-minute long encounter, Srikanth did not look promising as he lost the match in two straight games.

Odense [Denmark], Oct 16 (ANI): Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth crashed out of the Denmark Open after facing a first-round defeat against Anders Antonsen 14-21, 18-21 here on Wednesday.

• In the 42-minute long encounter, Srikanth did not look promising as he lost the match in two straight games. Antonsen outclassed Srikanth to proceed in the second round of the tournament.
• Earlier in the day, Saina Nehwal was knocked out after facing a defeat against Japan's Sayaka Takahashi 15-21, 21-23 in her first-round match.

Nehwal after failing to secure the first game gave a tough competition in the next game. She lost the match in two-straight games that lasted for 37 minutes.

Pranav Chopra and N Sikki Reddy defeated their German opponents to advance to the next round in the mixed doubles' category of the ongoing tournament.

Sameer Verma won the men's singles game 21-11, 21-11 against Japan's Kanta Tsuneyama to proceed to the next round of the tournament.