Calang [Singapore]May 31 (ANI): Indian women's pair Theresa Jolie and Gayatri Gopichand reached the semi-finals after defeating South Koreans Kim Soo-young and Kong Hee-young on Friday.

Jolie and Gopichand beat their opponents 21-16, 19-21, 22-24 in the women's doubles quarterfinal. The match lasted one hour and 19 minutes.

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The Indian duo started weakly, losing the first set with a score of 21-18. However, Jolly and Gopichand made a brilliant comeback in the match without losing their composure against the Olympic bronze medalists. Julie Gopichand won the second and third sets with a score of 19-21 and 22-24.

Earlier in the tournament, Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand reached the quarter-finals after beating All England champions Baek Ha Na and Lee Soo Hee to record a 21-9, 14-21, 21-15 victory in a match that lasted 59 minutes. minute.

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Meanwhile, prominent Indian badminton player PV Sindhu suffered a defeat in the second round of the Singapore Open 2024 on Thursday.

Sindhu suffered a defeat against Carolina Marine 21-13, 11-21, 20-22 after three thrilling matches lasting one hour and eight minutes.

It was Sindhu's sixth consecutive defeat against Marine. The Indian badminton player's last victory against his Spanish opponent came in the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Open 2018. When the two players met in the final of the 2016 Rio Olympics, Marin emerged the winner.

Sindhu, who is currently ranked 12th in the badminton world, started Thursday's match well. He easily won the opening match establishing his dominance from the start. But after winning the second match, world number three Marin returned to his focus and forced a deciding match.

Even though Sindhu was leading 18-15 at one point in the third game, Marin managed to fight back in a close fight to seal the victory. As a result, Marine currently has a 12-6 head-to-head record against Sindhu.

In the second round of the Singapore Open, HS Prannoy, India's top men's singles player, was also eliminated. Prannoy, ranked tenth, was defeated by Japan's Kenta Nishimoto, ranked eleventh in the world, 21-13, 14-21, 21-15, in 78 minutes. (that I)

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