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Orleans Masters 2022 Semifinals LIVE: Mithun Manjunath enters finals, Ashwini-Shikha lose thriller — Scores, Results, Updates, Blog
Producing quality performances so far, India's Mithun Manjunath and women's doubles duo of Ashwini Bhat and Shikha Gautam will be vying for the finals at the Orleans Masters 2022. Follow LIVE.
Ashwini Bhat and Sikha Gautam (left) and Mithun Manjunath will be vying for a spot in the finals of the Orleans Masters 2022 (Source: Twitter/BAI_Media, Instagram/Mithun Manjunath)
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge from the semi-finals of the Orleans Masters 2022!
The Orleans Masters 2022 has medal hopes alive for Indian shuttlers with Mithun Manjunath and the women's doubles pair of Ashwini Bhat and Shikha Gautam making it to the last four stages of the Super 100 tournament.
In the men's singles, Mithun Manjunath will take on Indonesia's Christian Adinata while in the women's doubles, the pair of Ashwini and Shikha will square off against the German duo Stine Kuespert and Emma Moszczynski for a place in the finals.
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Live Updates
- 2 April 2022 6:25 PM GMT
With that, we have only Mithun Manjunath who is into the finals!
What a close finish for Ashwini-Shikha but it wasn't meant to be their day. Showed so much promise for the future though after such an impressive run at Orleans.
Mithun Manjunath stays alive at the Super 100 tournament and he will take on Frenchman Toma Junior Popov in the finals tomorrow.
- 2 April 2022 6:22 PM GMT
This was such a heartbreaking finish but what a fight, Ashwini-Shikha!
Ashwini-Shikha lose the match very narrowly after the German pair builds up the pressure in the crunch moments of the decider. What a thriller this was. Absolutely insane stuff from Ashwini-Shikha, shows so much promise.
- 2 April 2022 6:09 PM GMT
Great, great stuff from Ashwini-Shikha now!
Powerful smashes are kept into play with solid returns from Shikha!
Good going, guys!
- 2 April 2022 6:05 PM GMT
Ashwini-Shikha lead 14-9
Ashwini-Shikha maintain a healthy lead in this decider and are being dominant in the rallies
- 2 April 2022 5:59 PM GMT
Ashwini-Shikha look confident here!
Into the decider, Ashwini-Shikha are attacking more and lead 8-4.
