Monday, May 23, 2011

Badminton News
At 2011 Double Star BWF Sudirman Cup, Qingdao, China

Level 1 - Group C
(10) India bt (7) Thailand 3-2

Sanave Thomas (IND)/ Rupesh Kumar (IND) bt Issara Bodin (THA)/ Jongjit Maneepong (THA) 21-17 21-13
Saina Nehwal (IND) l Inthanon Ratchanok (THA,18) 14-21 20-22
P. Kashyap (IND,28) bt Boonsak Ponsana (THA,6) 12-21 21-18 21-16
Jwala Gutta (IND)/ Ashwini Ponnappa (IND) bt Aroonkesorn Duanganong (THA)/ Voravichitchaikul Kunchala (THA) 21-18 15-21 21-19
Prajakta Sawant (IND)/ Pravan Chopra (IND) l Sudket Prapakamol (THA)/ Saralee Thoungthongkam (THA) 18-21 7-21

India scored upset win over higher ranked Thai team despite Saina had shocking defeat ... On first men doubles match Rupesh and Thomas scored comfortable win over Thai team to gave 1-0 lead ... In second match Indians were expecting win for Saina but Thai Inthanon Ratchanok had different plan ... She take advantage of Saina's mistake to won first game ... In second game Saina tried to keep pace with Inthanon Ratchanok, she saved 2 match point but Inthanon Ratchanok converted 3rd to gave first point to Thailand ... In third match Kashyap face Thai top 10 player Boonsak Ponsana ... Boonsak started well winning first game comfortably but from second game Kashyap take control from 6-all ... He take 2/3 points lead and kept it until end ... Same repeated in third game when Kashyap take control from 4-all and kept lead to complete upset victory to gave India 2-1 lead ... In 4th match Jwala and Ashwini defeated Thai pair in 3 games ... They won first game before losing second ... In third game they take early lead of 12-7 but Thai pair caught them at 12-all ... Then both pairs exchanged lead before our pair take final 2 points from 19-all to complete memorable victory for India ... With this win I think Indian team secured place in the quarter-final.

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