Top shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth would be aiming for a great finale to what has been a good year for Indian badminton when they take the court at the USD one million Dubai Superseries Finals starting on Wednesday. Only the very best participate in this prestigious tournament with only the top eight in the respective men’s and women’s singles rankings earning the right to compete. World No.3 Sindhu and World No.4 Srikanth can’t afford to lower their guard when they begin their campaign against China’s world No.9 Hi Bingjiao and World No.1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark respectively at the Sheikh Hamdan Indoor Stadium here. Both Sindhu and Srikanth are coming into the tournament after a highly successful year. Sindhu clinched the India Open and Korea Open, besides bagging a silver at Glasgow World Championship and finishing runners-up at Hong Kong Open last month. Srikanth, on the other hand, became the only Indian, and the fourth player ever, to win four Super Series titles in a calendar.
Highlights, Dubai World Superseries Finals 2017: PV Sindhu wins 1st match, Kidambi Srikanth loses to Viktor Axelsen
Catch all the live scores and updates from Day 1 of the Dubai World Superseries Finals as Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu will be in action in the first round.
 "Highlights, Dubai World Superseries Finals 2017: PV Sindhu wins 1st match, Kidambi Srikanth loses to Viktor Axelsen")
With that, we come to the end ofDay 1 of the Dubai World Superseries Finals. It was a mixed day for Indian fans as Sindhu’s victory over He Bingjiao was immediately followed by Kidambi Srikanth’s loss to World No 1 Viktor Axelsen in straight games.
Thank you for joining us for today’s action and we will be back tomorrow for the second day’s action where Sindhu will take on Sayaka Sato while Srikanth would like to change his fortunes in his match against Chou Tien Chen
Chen Yufei wins the opening game 21-15!
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It is defending champion @ViktorAxelsen who wins that match 21-13, 21-17 defeating #KidambiSrikanth in 38 minutes
— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) December 13, 2017
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It is India's @Pvsindhu1 who wins that intense 63-minute encounter 21-11, 16-21, 21-18 against He Bingjiao. pic.twitter.com/emprvVQou6
— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) December 13, 2017
17-16! Bingjiao is adding pressure on #PVSindhu with the Indian shuttler holding a solitary point advantage
— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) December 13, 2017
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15-12! Sindhu still in the lead but Bingjiao has rallied her way back into the match. It is the unforced errors that looks to be Bingjiao's undoing
— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) December 13, 2017
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8-6! Bingjiao couldn't return that slice shot from #pvsindhu and has allowed the Indian ace to take the lead in the decider
— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) December 13, 2017
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8-6! Bingjiao couldn't return that slice shot from #pvsindhu and has allowed the Indian ace to take the lead in the decider
— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) December 13, 2017
LIVE: https://t.co/6r2pyAWzmx#DubaiSSF
5-4! What an attacking smash from #PVSindhu and following it with a well-placed drop shot to go one point closer to Bingjiao
— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) December 13, 2017
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