Badminton News: Viktor Axelsen lost his last group match in the 2022 HSBC BWF World Tour Finals against India’s HS Prannoy but still qualified for the semi-finals as his number one player band. Gicquel/Delrue lost in the dramatic thriller and missed the semi-finals after dropping five match points.
Seeing Viktor Axelsen not win a game seems strange in 2022. His 21-14, 17-21, 18-21 loss to India’s HS Prannoy) was only his third defeat this year with 49 wins. It also had no real effect as Axelsen still progressed to the knockout stages as number one in his group.
In the semi-finals, Axelsen will again play against Kodai Naraoka from Japan. The two faced off in the group stage on Thursday with Axelsen winning 21-5 21-15 in just 33 minutes.
A dramatic mixed doubles match
Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue faced a win-or-go match when they took to the pitch today against Rinov Rivaldy and Pitha Mentari (Indonesia). Both pairs have recorded one win and one loss so far and only the winner of today’s clash will advance to the semi-finals.
The French pair started strong and won the opener 21-14. The second game was tied 16-16 as Indonesia raced to win 21-17 to tie at one game apiece.
In the decisive third match, Gicquel / Delrue moved away at 13-13 to lead 19-15 and had a match point at 20-17. However, Rivaldy/Mentari fought back and survived five match points before using their first match point to win 24-22.
Astrup/Rasmussen ended the year in style
To date, Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen are not at all satisfied with their performance in the World Tour Finals. After losing both of their group matches, they had no chance of reaching the semi-finals again.
“It’s definitely not what we wanted for this World Tour final. Tomorrow is our last chance for some sort of redemption. We’ll do our best and hopefully end this journey on a high note.” , Kim Astrup said in an Instagram post after yesterday’s game. match. .
This plan worked quite well. Denmark put in a great performance today against world champions Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia. After playing 45 minutes, Astrup/Rasmussen celebrated their 21-19 23-21 win and finished this year’s World Tour Final third in their pool.
Article tags: Victor Axelsen, Kodai Naraoka, 2022 BWF World Tour Finals
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