Indonesia Open 2023: 3 Indians progress into the quarterfinals

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It was a good day for the Indian shuttlers as 3 out of 5 progressed into the quarterfinals of Super 1000 Indonesia Open 2023 played in Jakarta, Indonesia on 15 June.

Kidambi Srikanth started the day with a straight game win over his compatriot Lakshya Sen. It was a closely fought affair right from word go as there were long rallies. Srikanth fought back strongly to take slender 11-10 lead at the break. After the interval, both players took alternate points till 17-17 before Srikanth took 4 points in succession to win the first game 21-17.

The second was another closely fought affair as both players fought for each point. After the break, both players continued making aggressive moves before Srikanth held onto his nerves to win second game 22-20 to move into the quarterfinals. He will now face Li S F of China.

HS Prannoy cruised past into the quarterfinals with straight game win over Na Ka Long Anus of Hong Kong, China. It was a dominating performance by the Indian who looked in complete control right from the word go winning it by 21-18, 21-16. He will face Kodai Naroka of Japan.

Pranshu Rajawat went down fighting to Anthony Gingting of Indonesia in three games. The first game was a closely fought affair as neither player did not allow to get a big lead. Rajawat held onto his nerves to win it by 22-20. Gingting showed his experience winning the next two games by 21-15, 21-15 to move into the next round.

PV Sindhu lost to her nemesis Tai Tzu Ying in two straight games. Sindhu was not able to keep pace with the variations that her opponent produced. At the mid-game interval, Tai had an 11-5 lead. After the break, Sindhu tried to make a comeback with good points, but her opponent won the first game by 21-18.

The second game saw Tai making another good start, but this time Sindhu showed some fight with brilliant shots. At the mid-game break, Tai led 11-8. After the interval, the Indian kept pressure on her opponent and took lead for the first time. Tai played with aggression and showed her class to win the match 21-16 to move into quarterfinals.

Satwik/Chirag Shetty moved into the quarterfinals with straight game win over He JT and Zhou HD of China. It was a dominating performance by the Indian pair winning it by 21-17, 21-15 to move into the quarterfinals. They will now face top seeded F Alfian and M R Aridanto of Indonesia.



 





HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth progress into the quarterfinals of Indonesia Open 2023 

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