Badminton
Badminton Asia Jnr C'ships: India lose 1-3 to Indonesia — Highlights
The junior Indian badminton team were knocked out in the quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Junior Mixed Team Championships.
Samarveer and Radhika start off proceedings for India
India lost 1-3 to Indonesia in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Badminton Asia Junior mixed team Championships on Monday.
Samarveer and Radhika lost the mixed doubles match 16-21, 15-21 to give Indonesia a 1-0 lead. Ayush Shetty lost his boys singles tie in three games, but Rakshitha kept India in the hunt by winning her girls singles tie in three games. However, this turned out to be the only win for India on the day as Mayank and Divyam also lost in three games.
Highlights:
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- 10 July 2023 6:03 AM GMT
India lose 1-3, knocked out
A 12-21 defeat for the boys doubles pair in the third game. And that is the end of India's campaign here. Rakshitha is the only one who won today in a 1-3 defeat. India have been knocked out in the quarterfinals here once more.
- 10 July 2023 5:41 AM GMT
Divyam/Mayank's match goes into 3rd game
Divyam and Mayank lose the first game 10-21, but they have come back in the second game to win it 21-15.
- 10 July 2023 5:14 AM GMT
Maximum of 2 matches left
Divyam and Mayank with the task of taking us to a fifth match to decide the tie.
- 10 July 2023 5:09 AM GMT
Rakshitha keeps India alive
We are going the full distance in this girls singles match. Rakshitha concedes a big lead but then fights back. We reach 20-20 in the third game. And finally, it's Rakshitha who prevails. She wins 21-18, 10-21, 23-21.
India stay alive. Now on to the boys doubles, where Divyam and Mayank will need to win to take us to a fifth match.
- 10 July 2023 4:32 AM GMT
Rakshitha's match heads to deciding third game
Rakshitha takes the first game 21-18. But just like Ayush had lost ground starting from the second game, Rakshitha falls behind too. India need her to win for this tie to stay alive.
- 10 July 2023 4:02 AM GMT
Girls' Singles: Rakshitha vs Ruzana
India need to win a match from here on to stay alive. And Rakshitha makes a great start, racing to a 8-5 lead.
- 10 July 2023 3:50 AM GMT
Indonesia go 2-0 up as Ayush Shetty loses in 3 games
It was a vliant effort by Ayush Shetty in the deciding game, but he loses it 19-21.
- 10 July 2023 3:44 AM GMT
Ayush trails 15-16 in deciding game
An injury timeout derailed Ayush's charge. The second game went to the Indonesian 21-15. The deciding third game is being intensely fought, even as the crowd rallies behind Alwi.
- 10 July 2023 3:07 AM GMT
Ayush Shetty wins 1st game 21-18
Ayush Shetty concedes an early lead but comes back to lead 11-9 at the break. He goes behind and again comes back to bring up 3 game points. And he wins the first game, India's first joy of the day.
- 10 July 2023 2:49 AM GMT
Boys' Singles: Ayush Shetty vs Alwi Farhan
Can Ayush Shetty keep India in the hunt? A line misjudgement by him hands his opponent an early 2-1 lead.
