India to Linger in Asian Junior Badminton Championships
India remains persistent with top seeds Prajakta Sawant and Pranav Chopra leading the squad towards the semi-finals match in the mixed doubles event of the Asian Junior Badminton Championships.
Last Friday, the two Indian bets entered the arena bringing hope to their avid followers. Sawant and Chopra delivered a powerful team work against the Malaysian favourites, Ng Hui Ern and Tan Wee Tat. The game ended in a 21-17 and 21-12 finish, an uplifting score that brought the needed pride to the Indian spectators with the other Indian contenders losing in their own categories.
Sawant and Chopra went to the next round to battle with Lu Kai and Bao Yi xin of China. The duo took a walkover during their quarter finals game.
India’s representatives in the men’s singles division however didn’t look too good. Prannov was not able to win over Malaysia’s prided Zulfadli Zulkiflu duign the pre quarter final match. The two reached an 18-21 and 14-21 tally in favour of the Malaysian. Prannov was far behind the game that it became too difficult for him to catch up with Zulfadli’s agile moves. Malaysia has definitely taken this advantage to step up in the game, with their roster being the best trained in the country’s badminton history. Other representatives, for example, Mak Hee Chun and Teo Kok Siang made sure to deliver a redo of their victory in last year’s championship wherein they brought home the sole gold medal for Malaysia.
On the other hand, Sumeeth Reddy lost to Pisit Poodchalat of Thailand. Poodchalat, who is the seventh ranking player, won in a close call in the first match that yielded 22-20. Sumeeth Reddy’s promise for victory easily wavered in the second and third rounds that ended in 12-21 and 16-21 respectively, giving the win to Poodchat.
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