Japan Open/Thailand open July 2019

[sameerph]

Opening one thread for discussing our players's results in Japan open Super 750 this week and Thailand Open Super 500 next week.

These are the results so far of Japan open-

First round-

[R1] SAI PRANEETH B. (IND,23) d. Kenta NISHIMOTO (JPN,11) 21-17 21-13
[R1] Sameer VERMA (IND,13) l. Anders ANTONSEN (DEN,9) 17-21 12-21
[R1] PRANNOY H. S. (IND,34) d. (8) KIDAMBI Srikanth (IND,10) 13-21 21-11 22-20

[R1] (5) PUSARLA V. Sindhu (IND,5) d. HAN Yue (CHN,12) 21-9 21-17

[R1] Satwiksairaj RANKIREDDY / Chirag SHETTY (IND,18) d. Chris LANGRIDGE / Marcus ELLIS (ENG,17) 21-16 21-17
[R1] ATTRI Manu / REDDY B. Sumeeth (IND,25) l. GOH Sze Fei / Nur IZZUDDIN (MAS,35) 12-12 16-21

[R1] REDDY N. Sikki / Ashwini PONNAPPA (IND,22) l. KIM So Yeong / KONG Hee Yong (KOR,13) 16-21 14-21

[R1] Ashwini PONNAPPA / Satwiksairaj RANKIREDDY (IND,25) d. Marvin SEIDEL / Linda EFLER (GER,33) 21-14 21-19
[R1] Pranaav Jerry CHOPRA / REDDY N. Sikki (IND,20) l. (1) HUANG Ya Qiong / ZHENG Si Wei (CHN,1) 11-21 14-21

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Second round -

[R2] SAI PRANEETH B. (IND,23) d. Kanta TSUNEYAMA (JPN,17) 21-13 21-16
[R2] PRANNOY H. S. (IND,34) l. Rasmus GEMKE (DEN,26) 9-21 15-21

[R2] (5) PUSARLA V. Sindhu (IND,5) d. Aya OHORI (JPN,20) 11-21 21-10 21-13

[R2] Satwiksairaj RANKIREDDY / Chirag SHETTY (IND,18) d. HUANG Kai Xiang (CHN) / LIU Cheng (CHN) 15-21 21-11 21-19

[R2] Ashwini PONNAPPA / Satwiksairaj RANKIREDDY (IND,25) l. (4) Sapsiree TAERATTANACHAI / Dechapol PUAVARANUKROH (THA,4) 16-21 17-21

Couple of good wins by Sai Praneeth over higher ranked Japanese opponent. Otherwise not so good results.

[QF] SAI PRANEETH B. (IND,23) vs. Tommy SUGIARTO (INA,18)

[QF] (5) PUSARLA V. Sindhu (IND,5) vs. (4) Akane YAMAGUCHI (JPN,4)

[QF] Satwiksairaj RANKIREDDY / Chirag SHETTY (IND,18) vs. (2) Takeshi KAMURA / Keigo SONODA (JPN,3)

Repeat of Sindhu against Yamaguchi of last week.

[sameerph]

Only Sai Praneeth moved to the SF.

At DAIHATSU YONEX Japan Open BWF Super 750

[QF] SAI PRANEETH B. (IND,23) d. Tommy SUGIARTO (INA,18) 21-12 21-15

[QF] (5) PUSARLA V. Sindhu (IND,5) l. (4) Akane YAMAGUCHI (JPN,2) 18-21 15-21

[QF] Satwiksairaj RANKIREDDY / Chirag SHETTY (IND,18) l. (2) Takeshi KAMURA / Keigo SONODA (JPN,3) 19-21 18-21

Sindhu losing to Yamaguchi for second consecutive week is a bit disappointing. Yamaguchi is probably the best player in the world on current form ( ranked #2 now) though as top ranked Tai lost early for second consecutive week against much lower ranked player.

Sai against top ranked Momota next.

[SF] SAI PRANEETH B. (IND,23) vs. (1) Kento MOMOTA (JPN,1)

[RohitG]

Seems like things are nicely coming together for the Japanese as they approach Tokyo 2020

[Sin Hombre]

Worst badminton year for us in a decade continues to deliver. No accountability as is usual in Indian sport.

[sameerph]

Sai Praneeth lost in straight games in semi final.

At DAIHATSU YONEX Japan Open BWF Super 750

[SF] SAI PRANEETH B. (IND,23) l. (1) Kento MOMOTA (JPN,1) 18-21 12-21

Next week most of these players will be at Thailand Open Super 500.

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First round results in Thailand.

At TOYOTA Thailand Open 2019 (BWF Super 500)

[R1] Sourabh VERMA (IND,44) l. Kanta TSUNEYAMA (JPN,16) 21-23 21-19 5-21
[R1] KIDAMBI Srikanth (IND,10) d. REN Peng Bo (CHN,96) 21-13 17-21 21-19
[R1] PRANNOY H. S. (IND,31) d. WONG Wing Ki Vincent (HKG,27) 21-16 22-20
[R1] PARUPALLI Kashyap (IND,35) d. Misha ZILBERMAN (ISR,43) 18-21 21-8 21-14
[R1] (8) Sameer VERMA (IND,13) l. LEE Zii Jia (MAS,17) 23-21 11-21 5-21
[R1] SAI PRANEETH B. (IND,19) d. Kantaphon WANGCHAROEN (THA,15) 17-21 21-17 21-15
[R1] Subhankar DEY (IND,41) d. (1) Kento MOMOTA (JPN) Walkover

[R1] (7) Saina NEHWAL (IND,8) d. Phittayaporn CHAIWAN (THA,67) 21-17 21-19
[R1] Sai Uttejitha Rao CHUKKA (IND,101) l. CHEN Xiao Xin (CHN,23) 17-21 7-21

[R1] Chirag SHETTY / atwiksairaj RANKIREDDY (IND,16) d. ATTRI Manu / REDDY B. Sumeeth (IND,25) 21-11 24-26 21-11

[R1] REDDY N. Sikki / Ashwini PONNAPPA (IND,24) l. LI Wen Mei / ZHENG Yu (CHN,14) 7-21 13-21

[R1] Pranaav Jerry CHOPRA / REDDY N. Sikki (IND,22) d. Ayane KURIHARA / Kohei GONDO (JPN,30) 21-16 21-13
[R1] Satwiksairaj RANKIREDDY / Ashwini PONNAPPA (IND,23) d. GOH Liu Ying (MAS) / CHAN Peng Soon (MAS,5) 21-11 24-26 21-11

So, overall decent results for us except for Sameer Verma's loss to a slightly lower ranked player. Srikanth also barely scraped thru against much lower ranked player but another good win by Sai Praneeth and an excellent upset win by Satwik and Ashwini.

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Second round match-ups -

At TOYOTA Thailand Open 2019 (BWF Super 500)

[R2] KIDAMBI Srikanth (IND,10) vs. Khosit PHETPRADAB (THA,32)
[R2] PRANNOY H. S. (IND,31) vs. (6) Kenta NISHIMOTO (JPN,11)
[R2] PARUPALLI Kashyap (IND,35) vs. (3) CHOU Tien Chen (TPE,3)
[R2] SAI PRANEETH B. (IND,19) vs. Subhankar DEY (IND,41)

[R1] (7) Saina NEHWAL (IND,8) vs. Sayaka TAKAHASHI (JPN,18)


[R1] Chirag SHETTY / atwiksairaj RANKIREDDY (IND,16) vs. (6) Fajar ALFIAN / Muhammad Rian ARDIANTO (INA,7)


[R1] Pranaav Jerry CHOPRA / REDDY N. Sikki (IND,22) vs. (8) TSE Ying Suet / TANG Chun Man (HKG,9)
[R1] Satwiksairaj RANKIREDDY / Ashwini PONNAPPA (IND,23) vs. Alfian Eko PRASETYA / Marsheilla Gischa ISLAMI (INA,27)

3 of our 8 match-ups are against lower ranked players ( 1 all Indian ones). I will be happy if we win these 3 and get upset in 2 of the other 5 matches.

[sameerph]

Disappointing day for us.

At TOYOTA Thailand Open 2019 (BWF Super 500)

[R2] KIDAMBI Srikanth (IND,10) l. Khosit PHETPRADAB (THA,32) 21-11 16-21 12-21
[R2] PRANNOY H. S. (IND,31) l. (6) Kenta NISHIMOTO (JPN,11) 17-21 10-21
[R2] PARUPALLI Kashyap (IND,35) l. (3) CHOU Tien Chen (TPE,3) 9-21 14-21
[R2] SAI PRANEETH B. (IND,19) d. Subhankar DEY (IND,41) 21-18 21-19

[R2] (7) Saina NEHWAL (IND,8) l. Sayaka TAKAHASHI (JPN,18) 21-16 11-21 14-21


[R2] Chirag SHETTY / atwiksairaj RANKIREDDY (IND,16) d. (6) Fajar ALFIAN / Muhammad Rian ARDIANTO (INA,7) 21-17 21-19


[R2] Pranaav Jerry CHOPRA / REDDY N. Sikki (IND,22) l. (8) TSE Ying Suet / TANG Chun Man (HKG,9) 16-21 11-21
[R2] Satwiksairaj RANKIREDDY / Ashwini PONNAPPA (IND,23) d. Alfian Eko PRASETYA / Marsheilla Gischa ISLAMI (INA,27) 21-18 21-19

Only bright spot were 2 wins by Satwik with excellent upset wins by mens doubles.

Next,

[QF] SAI PRANEETH B. (IND,19) vs. Kanta TSUNEYAMA (JPN,16)

[QF] Chirag SHETTY / atwiksairaj RANKIREDDY (IND,16) vs. CHOI SolGyu / SEO Seung Jae (KOR,27)

[arjun2761]

Our men's singles players continue to struggle but Satwik Rankireddy appears to be taking the next step up after coming back from injury. Not sure if he can be an Olympic medal prospect but have a top 10 doubles and mixed doubles pair will significantly improve our chances in some of the team events in badminton.

[sameerph]

Only Satwik and Chirag are thru to the final.

At TOYOTA Thailand Open 2019 (BWF Super 500)

[QF] SAI PRANEETH B. (IND,19) l. Kanta TSUNEYAMA (JPN,16) 18-21 12-21

[QF] Chirag SHETTY / Satwiksairaj RANKIREDDY (IND,16) d. CHOI SolGyu / SEO Seung Jae (KOR,27) 21-17 17-21 21-19

[QF] Satwiksairaj RANKIREDDY / Ashwini PONNAPPA (IND,23) l. (3) Arisa HIGASHINO (JPN) / Yuta WATANABE (JPN) 13-21 15-21

They meet another Korean pair next.

[SF] SChirag SHETTY / Satwiksairaj RANKIREDDY (IND,16) vs. HIN Baek Cheol / KO Sung Hyun (KOR,19)

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Satwik and Chirag thru to their first final at this level.

At TOYOTA Thailand Open 2019 (BWF Super 500)

[SF] Chirag SHETTY / Satwiksairaj RANKIREDDY (IND,16) d. HIN Baek Cheol / KO Sung Hyun (KOR,19) 22-20 22-24 21-9

Next,

[F] Chirag SHETTY / Satwiksairaj RANKIREDDY (IND,16) vs. (3) LI Jun Hui / LIU Yu Chen (CHN,2)

[jaydeep]

A tough match against the WR #2 and defending World Champions Chinese pair, but terrific to see Satwik and Chirag has reached their first Super 500 tournament final.

[sameerph]

Wow, Satwik-Chirag beat the reigning world champions to win the Thailand open title. They are the first Indian double pair to a title at super 500 level.

At TOYOTA Thailand Open 2019 (BWF Super 500)

[F] Chirag SHETTY / Satwiksairaj RANKIREDDY (IND,16) d. (3) LI Jun Hui / LIU Yu Chen (CHN,2) 21-18 18-21 21-18

I read that they are going to enter in top 10 rankings now. This pair looks like a better prospect for an olympic medal than any Indian male singles player now.

Although this is only super 500, 9 out of 10 top doubles teams played here. So, this is a huge title win for them.

[jaydeep]

Yes, a history is created as they become a first Indian pair to win the BWF Super 500 tournament ... A super happy and proud of Satwik and Chirag ...