New Delhi, March 29
PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth stayed on course to reclaim titles while a vintage Parupalli Kashyap too regained some form, sealing his place in the men’s singles semifinals of the India Open.
Sindhu edged past Denmark’s eighth seed Mia Blichfeldt 21-19 22-20 in a closely-fought contest to set up a clash with China’s He Bingjiao on Saturday. Srikanth finally snapped his series of quarterfinal finishes, outwitting compatriot B Sai Praneeth 21-23 21-11 21-19 in a 62-minute contest, while Kashyap entered his first semifinals of a top-tier event in almost four years, beating Chinese Taipei’s Wang Tzu Wei 21-16 21-11.
Kashyap vs Axelsen
Srikanth will face China’s Huang Yuxiang, while Kashyap takes on former world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen. HS Prannoy couldn’t match up with Axelsen, going down 10-21 16-21 in a match in which the second game was closely contested. The men’s doubles pair of Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy won an all-Indian quarterfinal clash with Pranaav Jerry Chopra and Shivam Sharma 21-10 21-12. They are the last Indian pair standing at this prestigious tournament after the 10-21 18-21 defeat of Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy to top seeds Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu. Aparna Balan and Sruthi KP lost 8-21 11-21 to second seeds Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai of Thailand. — PTI
Important results
Men’s singles: H Yuxiang bt Khosit Phetpradab 21-16 21-15, P Kashyap bt W Tzu Wei 21-16 21-11, K Srikanth bt B Sai Praneeth 21-23 21-11 21-19;
Women’s singles: H Yue bt C Ngan Yi 22-20 21-14, R Intanon bt Ongbamrungphan Busanan 21-18 21-19;
Men’s doubles: Attri/Reddy bt Chopra/Sharma 21-10 21-12;
Women’s doubles: Polii/Rahayu bt Ponnappa/Reddy 21-10 21-18, Kititharakul/Prajongjai bt Balan/Sruthi KP 21-8 21-11;
Mixed doubles: Wang/Huang bt Phuangphuapet/Amitrapai 21-18 21-7
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