IBL 2013: Kashyap, Marin star as Banga Beats defeat Awadhe Warriors 4-1

The second day of the Lucknow leg in the Indian Badminton League saw Banga Beats clinch victory over Awadhe Warriors 4-1 on their home ground at Babu Banarasi Das UP Badminton Academy. In the women’s singles category, Carolina Marin won her match in straight sets beating recent World Championship bronze medal winner P. V Sindhu. Both the matches of men’s singles were won by Banga Beats — P Kashyap beating K Srikanth 20-21, 21-11, 11-9 and Hu Yun beating Wei Fei Chong 21-11, 21-20. Awadhe could manage only one win — Mathias Boe and Kido Markis beating Carston Mogensen and Akshay Dewalkar 21-14, 21-19. Banga Beats also took the mixed doubles tie, with Carston Mogensen and Carolina Marin beating Kido Markis and K. Maneesha 20-21, 21-16, 11-8. [caption id=“attachment_1044113” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  P Kashyap beat K Srikanth 20-21, 21-11, 11-9. AFP[/caption] Kashyap said after his win, “I injured my ankle in the second set but the crowd cheer pulled me along. There was no way I could have let down a crowd so supportive. Lucknow has always been very dear to my heart because I won my career’s first tournament here during the Syed Modi Badminton Tournament. Srikanth gave his 100 percent but was not at all under pressure for playing against a senior. Let this be the beginning off my winning streak in the league. “I played under lot of pressure after my earlier loss in Delhi. I had to prove myself and make the team win. Every win is important because each loss pushes us down the points table and puts pressure on the entire team," he added. Carolina Marin, the Player of the Tie said, “I had heard about the fiery game moves of Sindhu post her win at the recently concluded World Championship. I had to make an all together different game plan to beat her. I was initially nervous but gained confidence by the end of first set.” Post their win Mathias Boe said, “I was looking forward to get a chance to play in the IBL and winning has only been a crowning glory for me. The crowd here is fantastic. I have never seen such an encouraging crowd anywhere in the world wherever I have played. I hope to win all the matches.”