Report: India’s Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, B Sai Praneeth and the mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa advanced to the quarter-finals, while Kidambi Srikanth suffered an upset in the pre-quarterfinals of the Badminton World Championships on Thursday. Saina defeated Thai fourth-seeded Ratchanok Intanon 21-16, 21-19 in 47 minutes to enter the women’s singles quarter-finals for a championship record eighth consecutive time. Saina took her time to settle down and Intanon gave her a tough time in the early stages of the opening game. Intanon was leading 8-5 at one point, but Saina took six consecutive points to take the lead. [caption id=“attachment_4883161” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu Ashwini Ponnappa, Sai Praneeth. Agencies[/caption] The Indian, a two-time World Championships medallist, continued to dominate after the break to take the first game by a comfortable margin. The second game was a tighter affair with both players fighting neck and neck till the very end. But with the scores tied at 19-19, Saina took two back to back points to clinch the issue. “Everywhere she was playing all those difficult shots that I have seen Ratchanok playing. I would say after 19 all, those two points I think Gopi Sir really played a big role there,” she said. “With those two points the strategy really mattered, the way he told me what to do and I just followed that I think the game really turned into my favour, but I would say the last two points were all about strategy.” Third-seeded Sindhu followed Saina’s path to the last eight round after moving past South Korean ninth seed Sung Ji Hyun 21-10, 21-18 in 42 minutes. Sindhu caught a brilliant start, going 9-1 up in no time. Even though Sung improved her game after the mid-game interval, Sindhu held an 18-8 lead before pocketing the game 21-10. In the second game, Sung looked determined, opening up a 9-2 lead. But Sindhu slowly picked momentum and equalised at the 13-point mark before leading 18-15. Sung continued to slide as she lost the second game 18-21. “Overall it was a good match and there were a lot of rallies so I had to be consistent and very patient,” the Indian, three-time medallist at the World Championships, said. In the quarter-finals on Friday, Saina and Sindhu will meet Spanish seventh seed Carolina Marin and defending champion Nozomi Okuhara respectively. While two-time world champion Carolina defeated 15th seed Sayaka Sato of Japan 21-7, 21-13 in the third round, Okhuhara got past Goh Jin Wei 21-18, 22-20. Chinese Taipei top seed Tai Tzu Ying will meet Chinese sixth seed He Bingjiao for a place in the semi-finals. In the men’s singles, World No 39 Daren Liew of Malaysian upset fifth-seeded Srikanth 18-21, 18-21 in 41 minutes. Liew upped the ante just after the mid-game interval in the first game, taking a 17-11 lead which proved vital as he won 21-18. The second game witnessed a see-saw battle but Liew orchestrated a superb finish by winning three consecutive games when they were tied 18-18. However, World No 26 B Sai Praneeth brought cheers to the Indian camp by defeating No 23 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus of Denmark 21-13, 21-11 in 39 minutes. In the quarter-finals on Friday, Praneeth will take on Japanese rising star Kento Momota, who defeated Denmark’s 16th seed Anders Antonsen 13-21, 21-17, 21-8. Chinese legend Lin Dan suffered a 15-21, 9-21 defeat to compatriot third seed Shi Yuqi, who will meet Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen on Friday. Defending champion and top seed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark, two-time champion Chen Long will face-off in the Round-of-eight. In the mixed doubles, unseeded mixed doubles pair of Satwik and Ashwini upset Malaysian seventh seeds Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Jemie Lai 20-22, 21-14, 21-6 in 59 minutes. In the quarter-finals, Satwik-Ashwini will run into Chinese top seeds Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong, who overcame Indonesian 12th seeds Hafiz Faizal and Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja 21-15, 21-13. With inputs from IANS
World Badminton Championships 2018 quarter-finals: PV Sindhu through to semi-finals; Saina Nehwal, B Sai Praneeth bow out
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PV Sindhu beats Nozomi Okuhara
Sindhu avenges her 2017 World Championship final loss to Nozomi Okuhara by beating her Japanese rival in straight games! Sindhu wins 21-17, 21-19 and will face another Japanese star in Akane Yamaguchi.
Scores level in cagey second game
It has been a cagey affair so far with neither players looking to be the aggressor. 16-16 in the second game
Okuhara takes narrow lead in second game
Sindhu manages to stage a comeback after being 5-0 down but Okuhara takes a 11-8 lead in the mid-game break.
Okuhara off to a good start in second game
Okuhara has started the second game strongly and races to a 5-0 lead.
PV Sindhu wins first game against Nozomi Okuhara
Sindhu never looked like losing the first game there. Okuhara tried to fight back but Sindhu was always in control and in the end, she seals the first game 21-17 with a crosscourt forehand.
Sindhu maintains lead in first game
Sindhu maintains her intensity and is dictating the terms here. Okuhara is being made to run around the court as Sindhu leads 17-13.
Okuhara leads close first game at mid-game break
Sindhu manages to turn the game around after a slow start but Okuhara wins two points on the trot to get to 10-10 but Sindhu wins a point to lead 11-10 at the mid-game break.
Sindhu comes into the match
After a relatively slow start, Sindhu has found her rhythm. She wins two points off accurate flicks to Okuhara’s backhand corner and has been able to force the Japanese shuttler into hitting wide a couple of times. Sindhu leads 9-8.
Okuhara quick off the block
As has been the case when these two players meet, we have had long rallies but Okuhara has emerged triumphant in most. Okuhara leads 6-3.
Time for PV Sindhu vs Nozomi Okuhara!
In a rematch of last year’s final, Sindhu will look to avenge her loss against Okuhara
Momota leads at mid-game break
After an assured start, Praneeth has slowed down and Momota takes full advantage of it to take a 11-7 lead at the mid-game break. The match is slipping away from the Indian.
Scores level in second game
Neither player has managed a sustained spell of dominance in the second game. Sai Praneeth has been much better in this game and is dealing with Momota’s smashes and drops much better. 6-6 with Momota to serve.
Sai Praneeth looks to get back into the match in second game
A brilliant behind the back shot from Sai Praneeth! Lightning-fast reflexes from the Indian as he leads Momota 3-2 in the second game.
Kento Momota wins first game against B Sai Praneeth
Brilliant jump smash from Momota and even though Sai Pranneth scampered to get to it, he could not get the shuttle over the net and Momota wins the first game 21-12!
Praneeth stares at first-game loss
Momota is motoring along comfortably and Praneeth hasn’t been able to keep up. Momota races on to a 19-6 lead but Praneeth wins six points on the bounce to make it 19-11.
Sai Praneeth trailing to Momota
Praneeth has been incapable of dealing with Momota’s jump smashes so far and trails 5-11 at the mid-game break.
B Sai Praneeth takes on Kento Momta
India’s last standing player in the men’s singles draw, B Sai Praneeth is in action against sixth seed Kento Momota and the Japanese shuttler has raced to a 6-2 lead!
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AXELSEN AXED!
Defending champion Viktor Axelsen was beaten to the dust by two-time former champion Chen Long 19-21, 11-21 in the quarter-finals.
Chen will face compatriot Shi Yuqi in the semi-finals tomorrow.
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Carolina Marin enters last four
To call Marin’s performance just dominating would be an understatement. The former champion did not allow her opponent to control the pace of the game.
Nehwal looked off-colour. A really bad show from the three-time World Championships medallist.
Marin enters the mid-game interval with an 11-8 lead over Nehwal in the second game
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Carolina Marin wins first game: 21-6
That was brutal, to be very honest. The way Marin has played in the first game indicates that she has put her indifferent form and injury woes to bed. Saina, on the other hand, was stretched at the backcourt on multiple occasions.
BIG NEWS!
And it’s an upset! China’s He Bingjiao beats World No 1 Tai Tzu Ying 21-18, 7-21, 21-13 to enter the semi-finals of the women’s singles. Tai Tzu was the favourite to win the gold in Nanjing but He sent the Taiwanese packing in three games.
Zheng and Huang enter semis
The top-seeded Chinese pair beats Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa 21-17, 21-10 to assure hosts China of a medal in the mixed doubles department. The Indian duo fought hard in the opening game but couldn’t match up to the level of their opponents.
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