PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth sailed into the semifinals of the Swiss Open BWF Tremendous-300 event in Basel. Whereas Sindhu downed Busanan Ongamrungphan of Thailand 21-16, 23-21, Srikanth registered a straight-game victory in opposition to Kantaphon Wangcharoen of Thailand 21-19, 21-15.
Within the semifinals, Srikanth will face high seed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark. Axelsen had it straightforward in opposition to seventh seed Shesar Hiren Rhustavito of Indonesia 21-17, 21-12. Axelsen defeated Srikanth 5 instances in eight matches
Earlier on Friday, Sai Praneeth, Ajay Jayaram and the combined doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy- Ashwini Ponnappa had been knocked out.
Within the quarterfinals, fifth seed Sai misplaced to second seed Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia 14-21, 17-21, Jayaram stumbled in opposition to eighth seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand 9-21, 6-21. Satwik-Ashwini labored laborious earlier than dropping to fifth seeds Tan Kian Meng and Lai Pei Jing of Malaysia 17-21, 21-16, 18-21.
The Indian combined pair ran out of fuel within the third. From 11-11, the Malaysians widened the margin to 16-11. Although the Indians diminished the hole to 16-17, Kian-Pei scored three extra factors to maneuver to the match level.
Sindhu didn’t look comfy in opposition to Busanan because the Thai stretched the Indian within the second sport.
Within the semifinals on Saturday, the world champion will face fourth seed Mia Blichfeldt. The Dane stopped the good run of Phittayaporn Chaiwan of Thailand 21-10, 21-7.
Although Sindhu enjoys a 3-1 win-loss report in opposition to world No.12 Mia, the Dane had shocked the Indian within the first spherical of the Thailand Open in January. Within the different half of the draw, high seed Carolina Marin of Spain reached the final 4. Marin downed Beiwen Zhang of USA 21-13, 21-13.
Indian outcomes (QFs):
Males’s singles: 4-Kidambi Srikanth bt Kantaphon Wangcharoen (Tha) 21-19, 21-15; 2-Lee Zii Jia (Mas) bt 5-Sai Praneeth 21-14, 21-17; 8-Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Tha) bt Ajay Jayaram 21-9, 21-6.
Ladies’s singles: 2-PV Sindhu bt 5-Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Tha) 21-15, 23-21.
Blended doubles: Tan Kian Meng/Lai Pei Jing (Mas) bt Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Ashwini Ponnappa 21-17, 16-21, 21-18.
Within the semifinals, Srikanth will face high seed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark. Axelsen had it straightforward in opposition to seventh seed Shesar Hiren Rhustavito of Indonesia 21-17, 21-12. Axelsen defeated Srikanth 5 instances in eight matches
Earlier on Friday, Sai Praneeth, Ajay Jayaram and the combined doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy- Ashwini Ponnappa had been knocked out.
Within the quarterfinals, fifth seed Sai misplaced to second seed Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia 14-21, 17-21, Jayaram stumbled in opposition to eighth seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand 9-21, 6-21. Satwik-Ashwini labored laborious earlier than dropping to fifth seeds Tan Kian Meng and Lai Pei Jing of Malaysia 17-21, 21-16, 18-21.
The Indian combined pair ran out of fuel within the third. From 11-11, the Malaysians widened the margin to 16-11. Although the Indians diminished the hole to 16-17, Kian-Pei scored three extra factors to maneuver to the match level.
Sindhu didn’t look comfy in opposition to Busanan because the Thai stretched the Indian within the second sport.
Within the semifinals on Saturday, the world champion will face fourth seed Mia Blichfeldt. The Dane stopped the good run of Phittayaporn Chaiwan of Thailand 21-10, 21-7.
Although Sindhu enjoys a 3-1 win-loss report in opposition to world No.12 Mia, the Dane had shocked the Indian within the first spherical of the Thailand Open in January. Within the different half of the draw, high seed Carolina Marin of Spain reached the final 4. Marin downed Beiwen Zhang of USA 21-13, 21-13.
Indian outcomes (QFs):
Males’s singles: 4-Kidambi Srikanth bt Kantaphon Wangcharoen (Tha) 21-19, 21-15; 2-Lee Zii Jia (Mas) bt 5-Sai Praneeth 21-14, 21-17; 8-Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Tha) bt Ajay Jayaram 21-9, 21-6.
Ladies’s singles: 2-PV Sindhu bt 5-Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Tha) 21-15, 23-21.
Blended doubles: Tan Kian Meng/Lai Pei Jing (Mas) bt Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Ashwini Ponnappa 21-17, 16-21, 21-18.
