Badminton News: India beat Singapore 3-0 to advance to the mixed team badminton championship final at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Monday (August 1).
The defending Commonwealth Games champions beat the dark horses of Singapore in a one-sided semi-final at Birmingham Arena. India will now face Malaysia in the 2022 Commonwealth Games final on Tuesday. The silver medalist of the last edition beat England 3-0 in the other semi-final.
Lakshya Sen became the main architect of India’s sensational 3-0 win over Singapore. World number 10 Lakshya stunned world champion Loh Kean Yew in two straight games to snatch a 3-0 win.
World Championship bronze medalist Lakshya stunned world number 9 Loh Kean Yew 21-18 and 21-15 in men’s singles.
The game is the most important event of the game as Singapore hopes to bounce back in men’s singles. However, Indian badminton dashed their hopes of coming back with a top class performance.
As Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat Yong Kai Terry Hee and Andy Jun Liang Kwek 21-11, 21-12 to lay a solid foundation for India’s victory.
World number 8 pair Satwik and Chirag took 40 minutes to beat the Singapore duo. In both matches, Satwik and Chirag, Indian Open 2022 champions, really controlled the situation. Playing well on the pitch from the start, Satwik and Chirag gave India a brilliant victory and a crucial 1-0 lead.
PV Sindhu cemented India’s position with a remarkable victory in women’s singles.
The world number 7 beat Jia Min Yeo 21-11 and 21-12 to put India ahead 2-0 in the best of five games. Two Olympic medalists, Sindhu, had no trouble getting rid of world number 19, Jia Min Yeo. It was the Indian star’s second consecutive victory against a Singaporean.
Sindhu, who was rested for Sunday’s quarter-final against South Africa, is in complete control against Jia Min Yeo. Using his size to his advantage, Sindhu outperformed his rivals in every way.
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