Badminton Asia Team Championships Final, India vs Thailand Live Updates: Gayatri-Treesa take Game 1, after Sindhu gives India the lead | Badminton News
India vs Thailand BATC 2024 Final Live: Indian women defied all expectations- or lack thereof – to shock Japan 3-2 and make the finals of the Badminton Asia Team Championships. National coach Pullela Gopichand couldn’t help gritting and grinning away when the result finally tilted India’s way.India vs Thailand Women, BATC Final Live: On Saturday, a young Indian team rallied after PV Sindhu’s defeat to produce a fabulous semifinal win and reach the Badminton Asia Team Championships final for the first time, beating Japan 3-2 in the semis. PV Sindhu and Co will take on Thailand in the title clash, with both teams vying for their first title in the brief hory of this tournament.
It was a first-ever defeat for Sindhu against Aya Ohori in 14 meetings but the Indians would bounce back from the upset. The double pair of Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand defeated world No 6 Nami Matsuyama/Chiharu Shida 21-17, 16-21; 22-20 to restore parity on the scoreboard followed Ashmita Chaliha producing an upset of her own, beating the former world champion Nozomi Okuhara in straight games 21-17, 21-14. In the second doubles game, Sindhu and Ashwini Ponnappa would lose to the duo of Rena Miyaura and Ayako Sakuramoto 14-21, 11-21.With the scorecard stuck at 2-2, it went down to Anmol Kharb, who showed nerves of steel to defeat top-30 player Natsuki Nidaira and seal the final berth.
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National coach Pullela Gopichand couldn’t help gritting and grinning away when the result finally tilted India’s way in a semifinal that started with a dread for the Indians. (Reuters/BAI Media)
Indian women defied all expectations- or lack thereof – to shock Japan 3-2 and make the finals of the Badminton Asia Team Championships. National coach Pullela Gopichand couldn’t help gritting and grinning away when the result finally tilted India’s way. He reckons Thailand won’t have it easy against the Indians in the final. (Read more)
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