Singapore Open 2022 Quarterfinals LIVE: Sindhu advances; Prannoy, Saina crash out — Scores, Updates, Results
Indian shuttlers will feature in four quarterfinal matches throughout the day at the Singapore Open 2022 where Sindhu, Saina, Prannoy and Arjun/Dhruv will vie for semi spots. Follow LIVE.
PV Sindhu (Source: AFP)
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge from the quarterfinals of the Singapore Open 2022.
Gear up for an exciting day of badminton action as PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, HS Prannoy and the men's doubles duo of MR Arjun/Dhruv Kapila are all going to vie for semi-final spots at the BWF Super 500 tournament.
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That's all we have from the quarterfinals of the Singapore Open 2022. A total of three Indian singles star and a doubles pair were in action in the final 8, but only one of them - PV Sindhu in women's singles could advance further.
The double Olympic medallist will now take on Saena Kawakami of Japan in the semifinals tomorrow. See you then. Have a good day.
It is a heartbreak for Saina, heartbreak for India. Ohori wins three in a row to go from 19-20 to 22-20 in the decider and advances to the semifinals of women's singles.
Saina Nehwal goes down 13-21, 21-15, 20-22 after a hard fought encounter which lasted 1 hour and 3 minutes.
Saina had a match point at 20-19, but Ohori has rendered it useless and levelled up at 20-20. Saina under tremendous pressure.
Saina's lead has been reduced to 1-point at 19-18. Ohori is breathing down her neck. Can the Olympic bronze medallist hold her own under pressure?
Saina Nehwal is clinging on the lead by her life against Aya Ohori. The Japanese is fighting back hard, but the Indian has her nose ahead at 17-15.
ICYMI, the Indian men's doubles pair of Arjun MR and Dhruv Kapila have lost to Indonesia's Ahsan Mohammed and Hendra Setiawan. The Indians almost pull off an upset but go down 21-10, 18-21, 17-21 in 49 minutes.
This is amazing from Saina Nehwal. She leads 11-7 at the change of courts in the decider. Can she close this off?
No, he can not.
HS Prannoy fought back like crazy, but it was too little too late. An inch perfect smash from Naraoka to finish take the third game 21-18. HS Prannoy goes down 21-12, 14-21, 18-21 in 1
hour and 3 minutes.
No, this is not over. In fact, it is far from over. HS Prannoy stitches together 7 points in a row to reduce his deficit to 15-18. Naraoka is stunned. Prannoy is on the charge.
Can he pull out the impossible?
Prannoy has failed to turn up for the decider and trails 8-18. This is over for the Indian.