Indonesia Open 2021: Good Day for Indian shuttlers

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 It was another good day for the Indian shuttlers as 3 out of 4 qualified for the quarterfinals stage of Super 1000 Indonesia Open 2021 played at Bali on Thursday.

PV Sindhu had no problems defeating Germany Y Li in two straight games. It was a dominating display by the Indian who showed aggressive play right from word go and made life tough for the opponent. Sindhu won the first game easily at 21-12. The second game was a much closer fight but the Indian closed the game out by 21-18 to move into the quarterfinals. She will face Sim Y J of South Korea.

Sai Praneeth survived a scare beating Pre qualifier Christo Popov of France in three games. The Indian started the first game on a positive note putting pressure on the qualifier with an 11-7 lead at the interval. Popov made a strong comeback into the match taking points in succession to level scores and then take lead. Praneeth experience came to the fore as he held his nerves winning the first game at 21-17.

The second game saw both players taking alternate points. It was a great performance by Popov after the break to take points in succession and win it by 21-14 to force the match into the decider.

Praneeth began the final game on a positive note before Popov put Indian under pressure. The Indian held his nerves after trailing for quite some time winning it by 21-19 to move into the quarterfinals. He will face Victor Axselen of Denmark.

Kidambi Srikanth had a disappointing outing losing to Olympic Champion Victor Axselen in two straight games. The Indian committed unforced errors at the start as Axselen took advantage of it taking a decent lead at the interval. After the break, the Indian tried his best but lost the first game by 14-21.

The second game was a much closer effort as Srikanth played with aggression but committed unforced errors to lose it by 18-21 to be knocked out of the tournament.

Men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj RankiReddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Korean pair of Kang M-h and Seo S J in three games. The Indian pair started the first game on an aggressive note putting the Korean pair under pressure winning it by 21-15.

The second game saw the match ebbed and flow right from the word go. Despite being in the lead, the Indian pair was not able to take chances losing it by 19-21.

It was an amazing third game as both pairs fought for each point. The Indian pair kept Kang and Seo under pressure despite trailing. Satwik and Chirag held their nerves to win the decider by 23-21 moving into the quarterfinals. They will face Goh S F and Izzudin of Malaysia.



 




PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth, and doubles pair qualify for the quarterfinals 

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