Thailand Open: PV Sindhu, Sameer Verma out; Satwik Rankireddy scripts twin wins in doubles
January 22, 2021 20:43 ISTWith the defeat of Sindhu and Sameer, Indian challenge in singles competition ended in the tournament.
With the defeat of Sindhu and Sameer, Indian challenge in singles competition ended in the tournament.
The unseeded pair of Satwik and Ashwini stunned fifth seeds and world no 6 Peng Soon Chan and Liu Ying Goh of Malaysia 18-21 24-22 22-20 after toiling hard for one hour and 15 minutes in a nail-bitting quarterfinal duel.
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The unseeded Indian pair toiled hard for one hour and 15 minutes to beat their world no. 6 Malaysian opponents 18-21 24-22 22-20 in a nail-bitting quarterfinal duel.
Deepika (40th minute) and Gagandeep Kaur (55th) led India's fight back after Chile had taken the lead twice.
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Sindhu expectedly outclassed Malaysia's world no. 92 Kisona Selvaduray 21-10 21-12 in a lop-sided second-round contest that lasted just 35 minutes.
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The world number 31 Indian needed just 39 minutes to see off Gemke 21-12, 21-9; Satwik and Ponnappa had a hard fought 22-20, 14-21, 21-16 win over the German duo of Mark Lamsfuss and Isabel Herttrich.
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Praneeth and Srikanth were among the frontrunners for the Thailand Open Super 1000 title.
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World champion Sindhu showed great discipline and focus to see off world no.12 Busanan 21-17 21-13 in the women's singles opener.
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The Indian players seemed to struggle with their fitness as none of them could cross the second round at the Yonex Thailand Open, the first event of the Asia leg here.
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