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 Sept 2023 2:37 PM IST
Game 1: A crosscourt smash from Prannoy
Prannoy earns a point with a crosscourt smash and earns a 7-3 lead over Jeon in the first game.
- 30 Sept 2023 2:37 PM IST
Game 1: Jeon wins a point
Jeon wins his third point as Prannoy goes wide. The Indian leads 6-3 in the first game.
- 30 Sept 2023 2:36 PM IST
Game 1: Prannoy wins a rally
Prannoy controls a rally and wins a point from a brilliant front shot. Prannoy takes a 5-2 lead over Jeon in the first game. He gets another to make it 6-2.
- 30 Sept 2023 2:35 PM IST
Game 1: Prannoy goes wide
It is 3-2 in the first game. Jeo wins a point as Prannoy's shot goes out.
- 30 Sept 2023 2:34 PM IST
Game 1: Prannoy takes the lead
HS Prannoy takes the lead in the opening game against Jeon. Jeon finds the net. Prannoy leads 3-1.
- 30 Sept 2023 2:32 PM IST
Game 1: Prannoy takes on Jeon
The action begins in the first game. Prannoy takes on Jeon.
- 30 Sept 2023 1:50 PM IST
HS Prannoy first to go up
HS Prannoy, who did not feature in the quarterfinal tie against Nepal, will play the first match of the semifinal against Korea's Jeon Hyeok Jin.
The two players met twice in the past. Their last meeting came in 2017 when Prannoy won in straight games. Jeon emerged victorious in the first match.
- 30 Sept 2023 1:46 PM IST
South Korean men's badminton team at Asian Games 2023
South Korea kicked off its campaign with a 3-1 win over Malaysia in the first round. In the quarterfinal, the Korean side registered another identical win over top seed Indonesia and set up the semifinal clash against India.
- 30 Sept 2023 1:44 PM IST
Indian men's badminton team at Asian Games 2023
India got a bye in the first round and defeated Nepal 3-0 in the quarterfinal on Friday to confirm its place in the semifinal. In the process, the Indian team confirmed a historic medal after 37 years. The last time India won a men's team medal was in the 1986 Asian Games.
