Parupalli Kashyap Stuns World No. 1 Chen Long to Reach Indonesia Open Badminton Semis

[#GreenRoars]

Parupalli Kashyap beat Chen Long 14-21, 21-17, 21-14.
India's 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning shuttler Parupalli Kashyap stunned China's world No.1 and top seed Chen Long 14-21, 21-17, 21-14 to reach the semi-finals of the $800,000 Indonesia Open Superseries Premier here on Friday.

Reigning world champion Chen began on a positive note against world No.12 Kashyap, winning seven consecutive points to clinch the first game 21-14 at ease at the Istora Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.

But the Indian came back strongly to win three consecutive points to level up things by taking the set 21-17, in what can be called a close encounter.

The deciding set saw Kashyap in full flow right from the word go. Winning five consecutive points to take a healthy lead which made life difficult for the top seed to come back into the match.

By winning 21 points out of 35 played, Kashyap sealed the game 21-14 and the match, thus booking his place in the semi-finals.

With this win, Kashyap also improved his head-to-head record against the Chinese to 2-7.

Later in the day, world No.3 Saina Nehwal faces world No.7 Wang Shixian in quarter-finals.

Source: http://sports.ndtv.com/badminton/ne...-long-to-reach-indonesia-open-badminton-semis

 

[JaDed]

Another upset of world #1 by another Indian at the same open.

Kidambi Srikanth stuns world no 1 Son Wan-Ho to enter Indonesia Open final

JAKARTA: Kidambi Srikanth was at his grittiest best as he shocked world No.1 Son Wan Ho for a place in the final but giant-killer H S Prannoy's battle ended in agony at the $1,000,000 Indonesia Super Series Premier, here on Saturday.
Srikanth fought like a man possessed to outclass Son Wan Ho 21-15, 18-21, 24-22 in an energy-sapping men's singles match that lasted an hour and 12 minutes here.
Srikanth had a 2-4 head-to-head record against Son, having lost to the Korean four times in the last four meetings but all that didn't matter on Saturday as he survived a battle of attrition at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC).
World No. 22 Srikanth will next face World No. 47 Sakai in the final on Sunday.

This is the fourth Super Series final for Srikanth, who had reached the summit clash in Singapore in April and won the 2014 China Open and the 2015 India Open.
Precision was the key as Srikanth and Son battled on, playing some excruciating rallies during the three-game thriller.
Srikanth produced a compact net game and used his smashes to good effect against Son, who looked equally menacing with his never-say-die-attitude.
The duo were locked 3-3 initially but Srikanth slowly moved away to make it 11-6 with a backhand tap at the net which Son couldn't negotiate.

Srikanth, however, succumbed to a series of unforced errors to allow Son claw back to 10-12. But a couple of smashes helped the Indian to extend his lead to 18-13.
After that, Srikanth's smash touched the net cord and went over as he moved to 19-13. Son netted one to give the Indian a game point and he sealed it after conceding a point.
In the second game, Srikanth opened up a 4-2 lead before moving to 8-5 but Son managed to come back at 9-9 but he grabbed a slender 11-10 lead at interval.
Srikanth moved to 13-10 but Son changed the course after the break as he slowly drew parity at 13-13 and then opened up an 18-14 lead. In the end, Son roared back into contest when Srikanth hit the net.
The decider turned out to be an edge-of-the-seat thriller as the duo battled tooth and nail right from the start, moving from 6-6 to 10-10. With Srikanth hitting out, Son grabbed a 11-10 lead at the break.
Son moved to a 13-10 lead after the interval but Srikanth slowly levelled par at 14-14 with a clever shot on Son's forehand. The duo moved neck-and-neck till 19-19.
Son then earned the match point when Srikanth's back hand return got buried at the net. But the Korean failed to make it count and ended up hitting long.
Srikanth's return also went haywire but Son too hit long as it became 22-21 in favour of the Indian. However, his smash found the net next as the score read 22-22.
Srikanth then produced a precise crosscourt smash and then returned an onrushing shot from Son to raise his arms in celebration.
After his stunning wins over Olympic silver-medallist Lee Chong Wei and Rio gold-medallist Chen Long, expectations were high from Prannoy but the Indian suffered a heart-breaking 21 -17, 26-28, 18-21 defeat to Japanese Kazumasa Sakai in a 77- minute men's singles match.
Sakai registered his second win over the Indian, following up after the victory at the 2013 edition.
In the first game, Prannoy and Sakai were locked 2-2 early on but the Indian soon moved ahead to first make it 4-2 before entering the break with a healthy 11-6 lead.
He moved to a 19-15 lead and soon grabbed the game point.
The second game was a roller-coaster ride as Sakai opened up a 5-1 lead and moved to 11-5 at the interval when Prannoy's return went to the nets.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/kidambi-srikanth-stuns-world-no-1-son-wan-ho-to-enter-indonesia-open-final/articleshow/59193062.cms

 

[JaDed]

We won Thomas cup against Indonesia 3-0 , this is hugeeeeeeee!

https://www.espn.in/badminton/story/_/id/33919545/india-win-thomas-cup-final-how-india-beat-indonesia-3-0-win-their-first-ever-badminton-world-champions

 

[OldWarHorse]

Yes massive massive result from the boys. This is historic

 

[JaDed]

Yes massive massive result from the boys. This is historic

Whole of South East and East Asia is stunned it’s insane watching comments, I remember checking comments when we reached the finals and everyone was suggesting India would be wiped, Malaysians were so angry at their federation because Malaysians lost to India but lol so happy.

Hopefully Uber cup next time.

 

[MP2011]

What a great achievement!

Not only was Indonesia defending champ, but also 14-times winners of Thomas cup and we blanked them in the finals!

This feels surreal! For once we didn't choke in the finals something which we are so adept at, across sports!

 

[gani999]

Well done India!

The players are all from Pullela Gopichand's academy. The man has made Hyderabad one of the world capitals of badminton, and the city is producing world beating shuttlers left right and centre. Gopichand deserves a Bharat Ratna.

 

[OldWarHorse]

Whole of South East and East Asia is stunned it’s insane watching comments, I remember checking comments when we reached the finals and everyone was suggesting India would be wiped, Malaysians were so angry at their federation because Malaysians lost to India but lol so happy.

Hopefully Uber cup next time.

Well India is starting to take on traditional powerhouses in both Badminton and Chess and slowly getting the better of them, its going to ruffle some feathers.

The next decade or so could be crucial in these two disciplines with the young talent coming through