Badminton
Japan Open 2023 HIGHLIGHTS: Prannoy and Satwik-Chirag knocked out in quarters; Lakshya reaches semis
Catch all the highlights of the Japan Open 2023 quarterfinals.
HS Prannoy, ranked tenth, is India's top-ranked men's singles player. (Photo credit: Badminton Photo/BAI)
HS Prannoy - the world no. 10 and India's highest-ranked men's singles player - conceded his lead to lose his quarterfinal match against world no. 1 Viktor Axelsen 21-19, 18-21, 8-21. The match lasted for an hour and 16 minutes. Axelsen will face Kodai Naraoka of Japan in the semifinals.
Earlier today, world no. 2 men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who were chasing their third consecutive BWF World Tour title at the Japan Open Super 750, lost a gruelling three-setter against Olympic champions Lee Yang and Wang Chin-Lin of Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals. The final result was 21-15, 23-25, 21-16 in Lee and Wang's favour.
Lakshya Sen, however, has had an easy outing against Koki Watanabe of Japan as he won his quarterfinal match in straight games (21-15, 21-19).
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- 28 July 2023 5:07 AM GMT
2nd match point chance for Lee and Wang
Wangs sends a smash, Chirag sends it out. It is 22-21. Match point chance for Lee and Wang.
Match is not over yet. Wang's high toss goes out of play. The game is levelled at 22-22.
Indians now have a chance to win the game. It is 23-22. But no, Lee and Wang again make a point by gaining another match point opportunity.
Chirag's control at the net foils that too.
Three match points have been saved by the Indians so far.
- 28 July 2023 5:07 AM GMT
2nd match point chance for Lee and Wang
Wangs sends a smash, Chirag sends it out. It is 22-21. Match point chance for Lee and Wang.
Match is not over yet. Wang's high toss goes out of play. The game is levelled at 22-22.
Indians now have a chance to win the game. It is 23-22. But now, Lee and Wang again make a point by gaining another match point match.
Chirag's control at net foil that too.
- 28 July 2023 5:04 AM GMT
Game 2: Match point chance for Lee Yang and Chin-Lin
Lee Yang and Chin-Lin are dominant today. They have a match point chance but Chirag foils it. It is 21-21 in the second game.
- 28 July 2023 5:03 AM GMT
Game 2: Chin-Lin hits the net; it is 20-20 now
Wang Chin-Lin fails to return Chirag's smash. Indians level the game 19-19.
Wang makes an amend to his mistake by fetching a match point chance for them. It 20-19 in their favour.
But not, Chin-Lin hits the net. It is 20-20 now.
- 28 July 2023 5:00 AM GMT
Game 2: Lee Yang and Wang Chin-Lin two points away from winning the match
A couple of high tosses from Satwik, Chin-Lin makes no mistake to send down a powerful smash. Chirag has no answer to it.
The Chinese Taipei shuttlers now glean 19-17 lead. They need two more points to win the match.
- 28 July 2023 4:58 AM GMT
Lee Yang and Wang Chin-Lin levels game 2
Chirag hits the net, Lee Yang and Wang Chin-Lin levels the game 16-16.
- 28 July 2023 4:57 AM GMT
Game 2: Service error from Chirag
Lee Yang and Wang Chin-Lin take two brisk points. A service error from Chirag enables the Chinese Taipei shuttlers makes a comeback. Chirag falls on the court, Yang smashes it hard to fetch another point. They now trail 14-16
- 28 July 2023 4:54 AM GMT
Game 2: Powerful smash from Satwik, point for the Indian duo
Slow drift, but Satwik hits it hard in the face of Lee Yang. Indians now have five points lead over Lee Yang and Wang Chin-Lin in the second game.
- 28 July 2023 4:53 AM GMT
Game 2: Two quick points for Satwik-Chirag
Misjudgment from Wang Chin-Lin. A high toss from Satwik lands in the backcourt, Chin-Lin let it drop. Indians extend the lead to 14-10.
- 28 July 2023 4:51 AM GMT
Lakshya wins Game 1
Lakshya Sen wins the opening game 21-15 in the other match.
