US Open Badminton: Attri-Reddy in men's doubles finals; Jwala-Ashwini and Praneeth lose

New York: Indian men’s doubles pair of Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy reached the finals but it was curtains for B Sai Praneeth and women’s doubles combo of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa at the US Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament. [caption id=“attachment_1419945” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File Photo of Jwala-Ashwini. AFP[/caption] The world number 26 Indian pair defeated fourth seeds Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda of Japan 21-17 21-17 in a 34-minute match to set up a summit clash with Chinese combo of Junhui Li and Yuchen Liu. India’s men’s singles shuttler B Sai Praneeth, however, lost to former World No. 1 and two-time Olympic silver medallist Lee Chong Wei of Malaysian in the semifinals. The 22-year-old from Andhra Pradesh lost 9-21 17-21 to Chong Wei in a 34-minute clash. Commonwealth Games silver medallists Jwala and Ashwini, seeded fourth, also suffered a defeat at the hands of Japanese pair of Ayane Kurihara and Naru Shinoya 17-21 11-21 to bow out of the tournament. PTI