Asian Games
Asian Games: Indian men's badminton team in final, edges South Korea 3-2 in semis - Highlights
Catch the highlights of the Indian men's badminton team's 3-2 win over South Korea in the semifinal at the Asian Games on Saturday. India confirms at least a silver medal with this win.
HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen moved to Round of 32 of the BWF World Championships with contrasting straight games win in Copenhagen on August 21, 2023.
The Indian men's badminton team registered a 3-2 win over South Korea in the semifinal of the 19th Asian Games at the BJ Gymnasium on Saturday. India will play China in the final on Sunday. With its qualification to the final, India confirms a silver medal, a first for Indian men's badminton team at the Asian Games.
Catch the Highlights:
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- 30 Sep 2023 11:40 AM GMT
Game 1: Lakshya takes the lead
Lakshya wins a net dribble against Lee and draws level at 5-5 before taking a 6-5 and then 7-5 lead.
- 30 Sep 2023 11:39 AM GMT
Game 1: Clean winner from Lakshya
Lakshya plays a crosscourt smash and wins a point. He trails 4-5.
- 30 Sep 2023 11:38 AM GMT
Game 1: Two straight points for Lakshya
Lakshya wins two straight points now as Lee finds the net. It is 3-4.
Lee extends his lead to 5-4 as Lakshya goes wide next.
- 30 Sep 2023 11:37 AM GMT
Game 1: Smash from Lakshya
Lakshya wins his second point in the match with a body smash. Lee has no answer to it. Lakshya trails 2-4.
- 30 Sep 2023 11:36 AM GMT
Game 1: Lakshya Sen trails
Lakshya Sen makes two errors and trails 1-3 now against Lee.
- 30 Sep 2023 11:34 AM GMT
Game 1: Lakshya vs Lee
Lakshya starts off with a 1-0 lead over Lee in the opening game.
- 30 Sep 2023 11:29 AM GMT
Lakshya Sen in action
Lakshya Sen takes on Lee Yungyu in the third match of the tie.
- 30 Sep 2023 11:27 AM GMT
Seo-Kang defeats Satwik-Chirag in straight games
Seo and Kang fight till the end and foil Satwik-Chirag's attempt to take the match to the decider. Satwik-Chirag fails despite leading for most part of te game. South Korea draws level. It is 1-1 in the semifinal.
Final result:
Seo Seungjae-Kang Minhyuk beats Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty 21-13, 26-24 in 63 minutes.
