Friday, March 08, 2019

Badminton News

At $1M YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships 2019, Birmingham, England (HSBC BWF World Tour Super 1000)

[QF] (7) Kidambi Srikanth (IND,8) l (1) Kento Momota (JPN,1) 12-21 16-21

[QF] (8) Saina Nehwal (IND,9) l (1) Tai Tzu-ying (TPE,1) 15-21 19-21

Saina lost in straight games against Tai Tzu-ying ... After losing the first game Saina tried fightback in the second ... Saina was 8-2 up but from 13-10 down Tai took control she won next 4 points to lead, 13-14 ... From 16-19 Saina made 19-all but Tai won next 2 points and completed the win.

Kento Momotaonce again proved too strong to Srikanth in his straight games win ... In the second game, Srikanth saved 4 match points from 12-20 but it was too late ... With his loss, the Indian challenge got over in the England Open.

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