Last Updated: February 19, 2023, 00:07 IST
Indian badminton gamers (Source: BAI Media)
Despite a spirited comeback Indian shuttlers misplaced to China within the semis but claimed a primary medal at Badminton Asia Mixed Team C’ship
India’s marketing campaign within the Badminton Asian Mixed Team Championship ended with a 2-3 loss to China within the semi-finals, but not earlier than the doubles groups — males’s and blended — got here up with impressed performances to give their opponents a tricky time right here on Saturday.
Though India misplaced the keenly contested rubber, they’ll return house with a first-ever medal — a bronze — from the continental match, as each shedding semi-finalists are awarded medals.
Down 0-2 after HS Prannoy had misplaced the opening semi-final match to Lei Lan Xi13-21, 15-21 and two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu had suffered a 9-21 21-16 18-21 defeat by the hands of Gao Fang Jie, the doubles groups gave a much better efficiency to carry India again on stage phrases (2-2).
Prannoy was no match for the 2016 world junior champion in blended crew occasion, shedding in simply 45 minutes, whereas Sindhu, who’s step by step getting again to full health after a heel harm that saved her out for 5 months, gave a tricky battle to her 24-year-old opponent earlier than bowing out in a single hour and 10 minutes.
The males’s doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Chirag Shetty then overcame Ji Ting and Zhou Hao Dong 21-19,21-19 and the ladies’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand defeated Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning 21-18 13-21 21-19 to stage the scores at 2-2.
All eyes have been on the blended doubles pair of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto to information India into the ultimate but Jiang Zhen Bang and Wei Ya Xin proved too robust within the decider, profitable 21-17 21-13 in simply 34 minutes.
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Earlier on Friday, India had staged a outstanding comeback to down Hong Kong 3-2 and qualify for the semi-finals and guarantee a first-ever medal within the continental match.
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