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Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy enter semi-final of Indonesia Open badminton
Kidambi Srikanth blazed into the semi-final of the Indonesia Open Badminton tournament with a straight sets win over Tzu Wei Wang while HS Prannoy scrapped through in an epic encounter with China’s Chen Long
India’s wonderful day in the Indonesia Open badminton continued as HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth entered the semi-final of the tournament with contrasting wins over Chen Long and Tzu Wei Wang respectively.
Kidambi continued his magnificent run of form with a 21-15, 21-14 win over Tzu Wei Wang in a match that lasted close to 40 minutes. The Indian shuttler produced a stunning performance and maintained the pressure consistently on the Chinese Taipei player. He dictated terms right from the start as he dominated proceedings to register a comprehensive win.
However, Prannoy’s entry into the semi-final was much more dramatic as he overcame Chen Long in a dramatic three-game encounter that lasted close to 75 minutes. The Indian shuttler started proceedings well as he won a closely fought first game 21-18 but the Chinese shuttler bounced back in style by winning the second game 16-21. Heading into the third game, the game was evenly poised at 11-11 but Prannoy won the next couple of points to take a lead.
However, Long bounced back and things were level at 17-17 but Prannoy held his nerve and he clinched the final game 21-19.
