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Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto beat Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet to reach the BWF World Championships quarterfinals after a comeback win in one hour and three minutes.
Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila (X)
The Indian mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto defeated fifth seeds Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet of Hong Kong for a place in the quarterfinals of the BWF World Championships on Thursday.
Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto came back from behind to win 19-21, 21-12, 21-15 in one hour and three minutes.
Dhruv and Tanisha are just one win away from becoming the first Indian mixed doubles pair to secure a medal at the World Championships. On Friday, they will compete against Malaysia’s Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei for a place in the semifinals.
The Indians had qualified for the pre-quarterfinals with a 21-11, 21-16 win over Ireland’s Joshua Magee and Moya Ryan.
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Earlier, HS Prannoy came agonisingly close to pulling off a major upset before bowing out with a gruelling second-round loss to world No. 2 Anders Antonsen of Denmark
2023 bronze-medallist fought for nearly an hour and 30 minutes before going down 8-21, 21-17, 21-23 despite holding two match points on Wednesday night.
“Played a few bad shots towards the end. I should have kept a little more energy and tried to be on the attacking side. In the last 3-4 points, I felt he was on the attack and I gave him a few easy smashes that probably changed the game.
“I should have taken a few more chances at the net and played patiently,” Prannoy said after the loss.
Later in the day, two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu shocked world number two Wang Zhi Yi of China with a 21-19, 21-15 victory, also advancing to the quarterfinals.
Sindhu, ranked 15th and the 2019 world champion in Basel, needed 48 minutes to secure the win in the pre-quarterfinals.
A five-time World Championships medallist, Sindhu started strong with several sharp attacks, taking the first game 21-19 as Wang struggled with passive returns.
The Indian player maintained her momentum in the second game, clinching the match and improving her head-to-head record against Wang to 3-2.
(With inputs from Agencies)
Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes cricket content, havin…Read More
Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes cricket content, havin… Read More
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