Badminton News
At $650KK Indonesia Open 2012, Jakarta
(Super Series Premier)
[QF] Kashyap Parupalli (IND,23) bt Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (DEN,16) 21-15 21-14
[QF] (5) Saina Nehwal (IND,5) bt (3) Shixian Wang (CHN,4) 21-17 21-23 21-19
[SF] Kashyap Parupalli (IND,23) vs (7) (7) Simon Santoso (INA,9)
[SF] (5) Saina Nehwal (IND,5) vs Ji Hyun Sung (KOR,10)
Kashyap showed his yesterday's win over WR #3 Long Chen wasn't fluke ... Today he defeated Danish Hans-Kristian Vittinghus comfortably in 39 minutes ... In the first game he take lead early lead, 6-3 ... He kept that lead afterwards and won last 4 points to win this game ... In the second game Kashyap opened couple of points lead from 9-all but won 6 points from last 7 points to win it comfortably ... In the semis he is facing Indonesian top player, WR #9 Simon Santoso.
Shixian Wang take early couple of points lead but Saina caught with her at 8-all ... After that both players were traded single point lead until 14-all ... Then Saina take 2 points lead, 16-14, but Shixian Wang won next 2 points to make it 16-all ... Saina won next 4 points to make it 20-16 and converted 2nd game point and win this game ... In the second game Saina opened early 6-1 lead and she managed to keep that lead through out the game ... Shixian Wang managed to come close 16-18 and 17-19 ... But from 20-17 down Shixian Wang saved 3 match points to make it 20-all ... Saina needed to save a game point but Shixian Wang converted 2nd game point and take match into the decider ... In the third game Saina take early 3-0 lead but Shixian Wang caught with her at 6-all ... Again Saina take lead after winning next 4 point but this time also Shixian Wang won next 5 points to lead 10-11 ... From 13-all Saina again opened couple of points lead, which she kept and increased to 19-15 ... This time also Shixian Wang made it 19-all but this time Saina won next 2 points and won this match converting 4th match point ... Huge confidence boosting victory for Saina.
Though Saina wasted 3 match points in the second game still impressed with Saina and her team ... This was one of longest match from women side ... Match was going for more than one and half hours, exactly 95 minutes ... Definitely improved fitness level for Saina, who matches her game with Shixian Wang in the third game also.
Next in the semis Saina is facing WR #10 Korean Ji Hyun Sung ... Saina is having perfect 3-0 win-loss record against her.
At $650KK Indonesia Open 2012, Jakarta
(Super Series Premier)
[QF] Kashyap Parupalli (IND,23) bt Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (DEN,16) 21-15 21-14
[QF] (5) Saina Nehwal (IND,5) bt (3) Shixian Wang (CHN,4) 21-17 21-23 21-19
[SF] Kashyap Parupalli (IND,23) vs (7) (7) Simon Santoso (INA,9)
[SF] (5) Saina Nehwal (IND,5) vs Ji Hyun Sung (KOR,10)
Kashyap showed his yesterday's win over WR #3 Long Chen wasn't fluke ... Today he defeated Danish Hans-Kristian Vittinghus comfortably in 39 minutes ... In the first game he take lead early lead, 6-3 ... He kept that lead afterwards and won last 4 points to win this game ... In the second game Kashyap opened couple of points lead from 9-all but won 6 points from last 7 points to win it comfortably ... In the semis he is facing Indonesian top player, WR #9 Simon Santoso.
Shixian Wang take early couple of points lead but Saina caught with her at 8-all ... After that both players were traded single point lead until 14-all ... Then Saina take 2 points lead, 16-14, but Shixian Wang won next 2 points to make it 16-all ... Saina won next 4 points to make it 20-16 and converted 2nd game point and win this game ... In the second game Saina opened early 6-1 lead and she managed to keep that lead through out the game ... Shixian Wang managed to come close 16-18 and 17-19 ... But from 20-17 down Shixian Wang saved 3 match points to make it 20-all ... Saina needed to save a game point but Shixian Wang converted 2nd game point and take match into the decider ... In the third game Saina take early 3-0 lead but Shixian Wang caught with her at 6-all ... Again Saina take lead after winning next 4 point but this time also Shixian Wang won next 5 points to lead 10-11 ... From 13-all Saina again opened couple of points lead, which she kept and increased to 19-15 ... This time also Shixian Wang made it 19-all but this time Saina won next 2 points and won this match converting 4th match point ... Huge confidence boosting victory for Saina.
Though Saina wasted 3 match points in the second game still impressed with Saina and her team ... This was one of longest match from women side ... Match was going for more than one and half hours, exactly 95 minutes ... Definitely improved fitness level for Saina, who matches her game with Shixian Wang in the third game also.
Next in the semis Saina is facing WR #10 Korean Ji Hyun Sung ... Saina is having perfect 3-0 win-loss record against her.
