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At $120K SCG Thailand Open 2012, Bangkok
[R3] (12) Sourabh Varma (IND,42) bt (7) Alamsyah Yunus (INA,29) 18-21 21-13 22-20
[R3] Sai Praneeth B. (IND,71) bt Choong Hann Wong (MAS,131) 13-21 21-18 22-20
[R3] Sameer Verma (IND,128) bt Teck Zhi Soo (MAS,241) 21-18 21-18
[R2] (1) Saina Nehwal (IND,5) bt Li Han (CHN,39) 21-17 21-13
[R2] (4) Sindhu P. V. (IND,25) l Lin Wang (CHN,106) 12-21 23-25
[R1] Tarun Kona (IND)/ Arun Vishnu (IND) l (6) Ricky Karanda Suwardi (INA)/ Muhammad Ulinnuha (INA) 22-24 13-21
[R1] Sanjeeth S. (IND)/ Jagadish Yadav (IND) l (Q) Calvin Jia Hong Ong (MAS)/ Wee Gleen Tan (MAS) 12-21 6-21
[R1] Aparna Balan (IND)/ Siki Reddy N. (IND) l (1) Xia Huan (CHN)/ Jinhua Tang (CHN) 10-21 13-21
[R1] Pradnya Gadre (IND)/ Prajakta Sawant (IND) l Amelia Alicia Anscelly (MAS)/ Fie Cho Soong (MAS) 19-21 12-21
[QF] (12) Sourabh Varma (IND,42) vs Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA,65)
[QF] Sai Praneeth B. (IND,71) vs Chen Yuekun (CHN,158)
[QF] Sameer Verma (IND,128) vs (Q) Huan Gao (CHN,UNR)
[QF] (1) Saina Nehwal (IND,5) vs (8) Sapsiree Taerattanachai (THA,36)
Saina scored good win against Chinese Li Han in straight games ... Li Han take early couple of points lead but Saina managed to make it 12-all and from 17-all she won next 4 points to won this game ... In the second game Saina controlled from the start and won it comfortably.
Former WR #1 opened early 3 points lead which Sindhu managed to reduce at 10-11 but from here Lin Wang dominated and won the first game ... In the second game Lin Wang take 5-0 lead but Sindhu caught with her at 7-all and opened 16-12 lead ... Lin Wang caught with her 16-all, still Sindhu had 2 game points at 20-18 but Lin Wang saved total 5 game points before converting first match point.
Sameer Verma take full advantage of weak draw and move into the quarters ... In the first game he take 12-6 lead but Malaysian Soo caught with him at 13-all ... Sameer opened couple of points lead and maintained to won this game ... In the second game Sameer take lead from the start and increased to 16-9 but Malaysian fought back and made it 18-all ... Sameer won last 3 points to won this match.
Wong take early lead against Sai and kept increasing to won the first game ... In the second game Sai open 3 points lead from 7-all and kept that lead to won it ... In the final game Wong take big lead from the start 9-14 but Sai managed to reduce it, 14-16 ... From 14-18 Sai won next 6 points to lead 20-18 but failed to convert 2 match points, 20-all ... But Sai kept his cool and won next 2 points to complete excellent comeback victory in 55 minutes.
Yunus take early lead but Sourabh Varma made it 9-all and then take lead but from 18-15 down Yunus won next 6 points to won the first game ... In the second game Sourabh take early lead and kept increasing to won it comfortably ... In the decider from 6-all Yunus take 4 points lead which he managed to keep until 16-19 ... Sourabh made it 19-all and then saved a match point at 19-20 ... Sourabh converted first match point to complete superb comeback victory against top-30 Indonesian player in 68 minutes.
Next is real test for Sai and Sameer against Chinese players, though they r lower ranked ... Sourabh is facing another Indonesian player, this time former top-10 player Sony Dwi Kuncoro ... Saina is facing another Thai player for place in the semis.
Our all doubles pairs lost in the first round.
At $120K SCG Thailand Open 2012, Bangkok
[R3] (12) Sourabh Varma (IND,42) bt (7) Alamsyah Yunus (INA,29) 18-21 21-13 22-20
[R3] Sai Praneeth B. (IND,71) bt Choong Hann Wong (MAS,131) 13-21 21-18 22-20
[R3] Sameer Verma (IND,128) bt Teck Zhi Soo (MAS,241) 21-18 21-18
[R2] (1) Saina Nehwal (IND,5) bt Li Han (CHN,39) 21-17 21-13
[R2] (4) Sindhu P. V. (IND,25) l Lin Wang (CHN,106) 12-21 23-25
[R1] Tarun Kona (IND)/ Arun Vishnu (IND) l (6) Ricky Karanda Suwardi (INA)/ Muhammad Ulinnuha (INA) 22-24 13-21
[R1] Sanjeeth S. (IND)/ Jagadish Yadav (IND) l (Q) Calvin Jia Hong Ong (MAS)/ Wee Gleen Tan (MAS) 12-21 6-21
[R1] Aparna Balan (IND)/ Siki Reddy N. (IND) l (1) Xia Huan (CHN)/ Jinhua Tang (CHN) 10-21 13-21
[R1] Pradnya Gadre (IND)/ Prajakta Sawant (IND) l Amelia Alicia Anscelly (MAS)/ Fie Cho Soong (MAS) 19-21 12-21
[QF] (12) Sourabh Varma (IND,42) vs Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA,65)
[QF] Sai Praneeth B. (IND,71) vs Chen Yuekun (CHN,158)
[QF] Sameer Verma (IND,128) vs (Q) Huan Gao (CHN,UNR)
[QF] (1) Saina Nehwal (IND,5) vs (8) Sapsiree Taerattanachai (THA,36)
Saina scored good win against Chinese Li Han in straight games ... Li Han take early couple of points lead but Saina managed to make it 12-all and from 17-all she won next 4 points to won this game ... In the second game Saina controlled from the start and won it comfortably.
Former WR #1 opened early 3 points lead which Sindhu managed to reduce at 10-11 but from here Lin Wang dominated and won the first game ... In the second game Lin Wang take 5-0 lead but Sindhu caught with her at 7-all and opened 16-12 lead ... Lin Wang caught with her 16-all, still Sindhu had 2 game points at 20-18 but Lin Wang saved total 5 game points before converting first match point.
Sameer Verma take full advantage of weak draw and move into the quarters ... In the first game he take 12-6 lead but Malaysian Soo caught with him at 13-all ... Sameer opened couple of points lead and maintained to won this game ... In the second game Sameer take lead from the start and increased to 16-9 but Malaysian fought back and made it 18-all ... Sameer won last 3 points to won this match.
Wong take early lead against Sai and kept increasing to won the first game ... In the second game Sai open 3 points lead from 7-all and kept that lead to won it ... In the final game Wong take big lead from the start 9-14 but Sai managed to reduce it, 14-16 ... From 14-18 Sai won next 6 points to lead 20-18 but failed to convert 2 match points, 20-all ... But Sai kept his cool and won next 2 points to complete excellent comeback victory in 55 minutes.
Yunus take early lead but Sourabh Varma made it 9-all and then take lead but from 18-15 down Yunus won next 6 points to won the first game ... In the second game Sourabh take early lead and kept increasing to won it comfortably ... In the decider from 6-all Yunus take 4 points lead which he managed to keep until 16-19 ... Sourabh made it 19-all and then saved a match point at 19-20 ... Sourabh converted first match point to complete superb comeback victory against top-30 Indonesian player in 68 minutes.
Next is real test for Sai and Sameer against Chinese players, though they r lower ranked ... Sourabh is facing another Indonesian player, this time former top-10 player Sony Dwi Kuncoro ... Saina is facing another Thai player for place in the semis.
Our all doubles pairs lost in the first round.
