Sindhu enters final of Syed Modi International badminton
Lucknow Jan 22 PTI Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu reached the womens singles final of the Syed Modi International badminton tournament after her fifth seeded Russian opponent Evgeniya Kosetskaya retired hurt midway into their semifinal here on Saturday Sindhu the top seed easily pocketed the first game 21-11 before Kosetskaya conceded the second womens singles semifinal match Former world champion Sindhu will face compatriot Malvika Bansod in the summit clash on Sunday Malvika defeated another Indian Anupama Upadhyaya 19-21 21-19 21-7 in a tough three-game contest It was expected to be an easy outing for Sindhu going by form world ranking as well as head-to-head record Ranked seventh in the BWF rankings Sindhu had defeated world number 28 Kosetskaya twice before Saturdays tie and the Indian ace once again came out on top to extend her dominant record against the Russian However it was curtains for India in men singles as Mithun Manjunath fought his heart out before bowing out 19-21 21-17 9-21 against Arnaud Merkle of France in the semifinals In the womens doubles the seventh seeded Indian pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand entered the final with a come-from-behind 17-21 21-8 21-16 win over Malaysian duo of Low Yeen Yuan and Valeree Siow The Indian pair will be up against eight seeded Malaysian combination of Anna Ching Yik Cheong and Teoh Mei Xing in the final It will be an all-Indian contest in the mixed doubles final with the pairs of seventh seed Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto squaring off against T Hema Nagendra Babu and Srivedya Gurazada In the mens doubles sixth seed Krishna Prasad Garaga and Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala will be up against Malaysias eighth seeds Wei Chong Kai Wun Tee in the summit clash PTI SSC SSC AH AH
Lucknow Jan 22 PTI Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu reached the womens singles final of the Syed Modi International badminton tournament after her fifth seeded Russian opponent Evgeniya Kosetskaya retired hurt midway into their semifinal here on Saturday Sindhu the top seed easily pocketed the first game 21-11 before Kosetskaya conceded the second womens singles semifinal match Former world champion Sindhu will face compatriot Malvika Bansod in the summit clash on Sunday Malvika defeated another Indian Anupama Upadhyaya 19-21 21-19 21-7 in a tough three-game contest It was expected to be an easy outing for Sindhu going by form world ranking as well as head-to-head record Ranked seventh in the BWF rankings Sindhu had defeated world number 28 Kosetskaya twice before Saturdays tie and the Indian ace once again came out on top to extend her dominant record against the Russian However it was curtains for India in men singles as Mithun Manjunath fought his heart out before bowing out 19-21 21-17 9-21 against Arnaud Merkle of France in the semifinals In the womens doubles the seventh seeded Indian pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand entered the final with a come-from-behind 17-21 21-8 21-16 win over Malaysian duo of Low Yeen Yuan and Valeree Siow The Indian pair will be up against eight seeded Malaysian combination of Anna Ching Yik Cheong and Teoh Mei Xing in the final It will be an all-Indian contest in the mixed doubles final with the pairs of seventh seed Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto squaring off against T Hema Nagendra Babu and Srivedya Gurazada In the mens doubles sixth seed Krishna Prasad Garaga and Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala will be up against Malaysias eighth seeds Wei Chong Kai Wun Tee in the summit clash PTI SSC SSC AH AH
