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Patna : World No 9 Kidambi Srikanth, 26, India, lost to World No 4 Anders Antonsen, 22, Denmark, in the first round of Danisa Denmark Open at Odense, Denmark, on October 16, 2019. Fourth seed Antonsen beat Srikath in straight games 21-14, 21-18 in 42 minutes. Antonsen won 42 rallies in the match to 32 by the Indian. Both the players won 4 consecutive points each in the match. The two players are now locked 1-1 Head to Head.
World No 7 Viktor Axelsen, the 7th seed, beat World No 14 Kenta Nishimoto, Japan, 21-19, 21-19 in 49 minutes to enter the second round. Axelsen won 42 rallies in the match to 38 by Nishimoto. Axelsen now leads Nishimoto 4-1 Head to Head.