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Patna : Kidambi Srikanth, 28, India, the 12th seed, entered the 2nd round of The TotalEnergies BWF World Championships at Huelva, Spain, on December 12, 2021, defeating Pablo Abian, 36, Spain, in Round 1.
World No 15 Srikanth defeated Pablo Abian in straight games 21-12, 21-16 in 36 minutes. Srikanth now leads Abian 2-0 Head to Head. Srikanth won 42 rallies during the match to 28 by Abian. Srikanth won 8 consecutive points during the match to 3 by the Spaniard.
But, 14th seed B Sai Praneeth, 29, India, lost to Mark Caljouw, 26, Netherlands, in three-games in first round. Caljouw beat World No 16 Praneeth 17-21, 21-7, 21-18 in 68 minutes rallying back from one game down. Caljouw now leads Praneeth 2-0 Head to Head. The Duth won 59 rallies in the match to 46 by the Indian. Caljouw won 7 consecutive points during the match to 4 by Praneeth.