Bangkok, Jan 29 (Ians) Reigning badminton world champion P.V. Sindhu ended her campaign at the Bwf World Tour Finals with a consolation win on Friday, but Kidambi Srikanth, the only other Indian to have qualified for the competition, ended at the bottom of his group with a third consecutive defeat and crashed out.
Sindhu, after losing her first two Group B matches, scored a 21-18, 21-15 win over Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong, when she was already out of running for a spot in the semi-finals having lost her both matches.
Srikanth, a former world number one, lost to Hong Kong's Angus Ng Ka Long 21-12, 18-21, 19-21.
Sindhu's match was a dead rubber as Chochuwong had already booked a place in the semi-finals. With one point in three games, Sindhu finished last in her group behind Chochuwong, Thai Ratchanok Intanon and Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying.
In a match that lasted 42 minutes,...
Sindhu, after losing her first two Group B matches, scored a 21-18, 21-15 win over Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong, when she was already out of running for a spot in the semi-finals having lost her both matches.
Srikanth, a former world number one, lost to Hong Kong's Angus Ng Ka Long 21-12, 18-21, 19-21.
Sindhu's match was a dead rubber as Chochuwong had already booked a place in the semi-finals. With one point in three games, Sindhu finished last in her group behind Chochuwong, Thai Ratchanok Intanon and Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying.
In a match that lasted 42 minutes,...
- 1/29/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Bangkok, Jan 16 (Ians) Danish fourth seed Viktor Axelsen will face Hong Kong's seventh seed Angus Ng Ka Long in the men's singles final of the Thailand Open badminton on Sunday. In the women's final, world No.1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei will face Spanish Olympic champion and fifth seed Carolina Marin.
Axelsen beat Indonesia's Anthony Ginting in the semi-final on Saturday while Angus Ng beat Chinese Taipei second seed Chou Tien Chen. While Axelsen won his match 21-19, 13-21, 21-13 in one hour and three minutes, Angus Ng won 17-21, 21-18, 21-15 in an hour and six minutes.
Tai beat Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt, who started the tournament by beating reigning world champion Pv Sindhu, 21-8, 23-21. Marin, on the other hand, beat South Korean seventh seed An Se Young 21-18, 21-16.
In men's doubles finals, Malaysia's Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong face Chinese Taipei's Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin.
Axelsen beat Indonesia's Anthony Ginting in the semi-final on Saturday while Angus Ng beat Chinese Taipei second seed Chou Tien Chen. While Axelsen won his match 21-19, 13-21, 21-13 in one hour and three minutes, Angus Ng won 17-21, 21-18, 21-15 in an hour and six minutes.
Tai beat Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt, who started the tournament by beating reigning world champion Pv Sindhu, 21-8, 23-21. Marin, on the other hand, beat South Korean seventh seed An Se Young 21-18, 21-16.
In men's doubles finals, Malaysia's Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong face Chinese Taipei's Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin.
- 1/16/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
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