Saina Nehwal, Prannoy enters semi-finals of asia championships
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Sat, Apr 28, 2018, 12:50 AM
Wuhan, April 27: Gold Coast Commonwealth Games gold medallist Saina Nehwal and H.S Prannoy entered the semi-finals while Kidambi Srikanth and Rio Olympics silver medallist P.V Sindhu crashed out of the Badminton Asia Championships here on Friday.
Saina outplayed Lee Jang Mi of South Korea 21-15, 21-13 in the women's singles match which lasted around 40 minutes while Prannoy edged past second seed Son Wan Ho South Korea 18-21, 23-21, 21-12 in the men's singles marathon match of one hour 12 minutes.
The disappointments of the day were Sindhu and Srikanth. Third seed Sindhu lost to seventh seed Sung Ji Hyun of South Korea in straight sets 21-19, 21-10.
Top seed Srikanth was outplayed by fifth seed and veteran player Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia 21-12, 21-15 in just 31 minutes.