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India’s top shuttler PV Sindhu bowed out of the ongoing 2021 Denmark Open after suffering a loss to South Korea’s An Se-Young, in straight sets 21-11, 21-12, in their quarter-final clash, on Friday. On the other hand, Sameer Verma was forced to pull out of his quarter-final match owing to an injury.

India's Sameer Verma staged an unexpected win over world no. 3 Anders Antonsen in straight sets to qualify for the quarter-final, with scores of 21-14 21-18, in a match that lasted 50 minutes. On the other hand, PV Sindhu had already made it to the last eight, with a win over Busanan Ongbamrungphan.

India’s upcoming badminton star Lakshya Sen was defeated in the final of the men’s singles event at the 2021 Dutch Open, on Sunday. The 20-year old was the defending champion in the meet and was also handed a top-seed this year, with the competition returning after a one-year gap.

The feeling to be a part of the Olympics is indescribable as per Chirag Shetty, who along with men’s doubles partner Satwiksairaj Rankireddy narrowly missed out on a quarter-final qualification in Tokyo, earlier this year. In spite of winning two matches, the duo failed to qualify for the knockouts.