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Recap the live action on the opening day of the BWF World Championships 2021.

The BWF badminton world championships 2021 starts on Sunday, December 12. Get updates, live scores and match results from the players in action on the opening day.

BWF World Championships 2021: Get badminton updates, live scores and results - day 1

It is the opening day of the BWF World Championships 2021 and the action will span over a week.

One of the most keenly anticipated tournaments on the calendar, this is the first time that the Olympics and world championships are happening in the same year.

Well, that only means more top class action for us fans!

This year, the event has have lost some of its sheen as former world champs Carolina Marin, Nozomi Okuhara and Kento Momota have all pulled out due to different injuries.

The Indonesian contingent is not here due to COVID fears.

There are still a lot of top matches to look forward to, so please follow the action with our live blog!

As it happened - BWF World Championships 2021, Day 1: Chou Tien Chen, Kidambi Srikanth advance; Vitidsarn out

Chou Tien Chen - Badmintonphoto.

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