The valiant fight of the Olympic PV Sindhu medalist ended with disappointment, but Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty noted the minds of the Indian camp with a dominant performance while they entered the semi-finals of the India Open Super 750 Badminton tournament on Friday. Satwik and Chirag, the 2022 champions, pulverized the Korean pair of Jin Yong and Kang Min Hyuk with a barrier of attacks, winning 21-10, 21-17 in just 41 minutes.
The victory marked its third consecutive appearance in the semi-finals on the tour, after ending in the last four stages in China Masters and Malaysia Super 1000 last year.
The Indian sevenths to seed will face the third Malaysian seeds Sze Fei Goh and Nur Izzuddin in the semi-finals.
“From the word, we were all firearms. I think that is what we wanted to do because once they were able to defend, if we are a little slow, they are able to capitalize on the slightly slow opponent and try to maneuver the shuttle,” said Chirag.
“We were quite comfortable even if it was close. It was our mistakes that we made in the last three points, so there was no tension. We are under control, we say nothing to worry, just one point at a time. So we continued to believe this and we are very positive from the start,” added Satwik.
Earlier, Sindhu, a former champion, underwent a defeat of 9-21, 21-19, 17-21 against the bronze matches of Paris, Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, 62-minute medalist in single, in single of 62 minutes.
“It is sad that I lost in the third set after having fought so hard, but I think that the game is such. I must obviously come back stronger. At that time, I would say that anyone would have lost this point,” Sindhu told journalists.
“There have been long gatherings. I need to be more consistent and keep the shuttle in the field. In the second and third sets, I did not leave the drops or half-smashes or the cut drops. But, in the first match, I was not comfortable and I made easy mistakes.” The only hope in India in simple male, Kiran George, then underwent a defeat of 13-21, 19-21 against Hong Yang Weng in China. Nevertheless, his first quarter -final super 750 will give him confidence before the next tournaments.
In the other games, the seeded and the South Korea’s Young beat Yeo Jia Min 21-11, 21-12 of Singapore and Pornpawee Chochuwong from Thailand amazed the third head of Chinese series Han Yue 21-17, 21-16 in simple female.
In the quarterfinals in the simple male final, the champion of the Paris Olympic Games, Viktor Axelsen, was designed to work hard for a victory of 21-19, 13-21, 21-8 against the former world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore.
Satwik-Chirag Roll on
The match started with a fierce rally, but thereafter, it was a complete domination of Satwik and Chirag. The Indians kept short rallies, launching implacable attacks and engaging in a stimulating net to lead 11-3 to the break.
Jin and Kang tried to mix the rallies with drops and deep throws, but the Indians were relentless, zooming around 18-8. Satwik and Chirag quickly won 11 match points with two other Smashs, before another Satwik Thunderbolt stated the first match.
In the second match, Jin and Kang initially held a thin advance of 4-3, but he was short-lived. A dam of the Indian attacks helped them to do 9-4 while they entered the interval with a five-point cushion after the Satwik Smash at the bottom of the line.
The Koreans fell to do it 13-15 and won a 37-stroke rally to level the scoring at 16-16.
However, Chirag sparked an Smash to turn off any hope from a revival, and with a final error in Koreans, Satwik and Chirag caught three match points before sealing the match on the first occasion.
Sindhu vs tunjung
Tunjungi dominated early with his delicious drops, heading for an 11-4 advance at the break. Sindhu fought with his blows, and the match quickly moved away.
In the second match, the Indonesian took an advance of 6-2 after the change of games, but Sindhu retreded, moving to 9-9 with Tunjung on several occasions. A large shot from Tunjung gave Sindhu an advantage from a point to the break.
Sindhu’s attack game, with powerful smashs, helped her reach 14-10, but Tunjung ripposted, equaling the score at 14-14.
A Sindhu Pompeé regained his composure, winning two match points before Tunjung touches in the net, allowing India to take the first match 21-19.
In the decision maker, Tunjung has run in an advance of 10-8, the two players exchanging intense rallies. Sindhu quickly erased the deficit after the break and maintained the pressure on his opponent.
Tunjung has moved to 17-14, but Sindhu responded, pulling parity with a drop and a winner of Net-Shot.
However, Tunjung has obtained three match points and, despite Sindhu’s best efforts, claimed the match with a winner on the ground.
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