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Korea Open 2022 Day 4: PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth move into the semi-finals

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 The Indian shuttlers continue to shine on the big stage as PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth moved into the semi-finals of the Super 500 Korea Open played at Palma Indoor Stadium, Suncheon on Friday. PV Sindhu looked in complete control right from the word go and did not allow her Thailand opponent a sniff. The Indian showed domination over Busnan winning the match in two straight games by 21-10, 21-16 to move into the semi-finals. It was a superb performance by the Indian keeping pressure on the opposition. She will now face An Seyoung of South Korea. Kidambi Srikanth showed great fight and courage to defeat Son-W-Ho of South Korea in three thrilling games. The Indian dominated the first game not allowing the South Korean opponent a chance to win it easily by 21-12. The second game saw both players fighting for each point before the South Korean player held his nerves to win it by 21-18 forcing the match into the decider. Kidambi Srikanth showed domination in the decider and k...

Korea Open 2022 Day 3: Sindhu, Srikanth and doubles pair qualify for quarterfinals

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 The Indian shuttlers had a good outing as three top players made it into the quarterfinals of the Super 500 Korea Open 2022 played at Suechon on Thursday. PV Sindhu looked in great touch right from the word go putting the opposition under immense pressure. The Indian showed intent on keeping pressure on Aya Ohori of Japan and won the first game easily by 21-15. The second game started off positively with both players taking points before Sindhu took an 11-9 lead at the interval. After the break, it was one-way traffic as the Indian won it by 21-10 to move into the quarterfinals. She will face Busnan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand. It was curtains for Malvika Bansod as she lost to Chochowong in two straight games. The Thai player looked in great shape right from the word winning it by 21-8, 21-14. Bansod defeated a higher-ranked Chinese player during the first round. Sindhu is the only female shuttler left in the fray. All Indian badminton fans would be hoping to see the Indian per...

Korea Open 2022 Day 2: Top Indian shuttlers qualify for the 2nd round

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 The Indian shuttlers had a decent day as most of them qualified for the 2 nd round of the Super 500 Korea Open played at Palma Indoor Stadium, Sucnehon on Wednesday.   Winner of the Swiss Open, PV Sindhu had no problems defeating Lauren Lam in straight games. It was a dominating performance by the Indian who looked in complete control winning the match by 21-15, 21-14 to move into the second round. She will face Aya Ohori of Japan. Kidambi Srikanth defeated Darren Liew of Malaysia in two straight games. The first game was a closely fought one with both players fighting for each point before the Indian won it by 22-20. Srikanth dominated his opposition in the second game-winning 21-11 to move into the second round. He will face Misha Zilberman of Israel. The men’s doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj RankiReddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Pre-qualifier Shin T-y and Wang C of South Korea in two straight games. It was a superb performance by the Indian pair dominating the oppos...