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India go down in world junior semis
Indian shuttlers lost 2-3 to South Korea in the team semi-finals of the World Junior Badminton Championships in Pune on Sunday.
- Indo-Asian News Service
- Updated: October 26, 2008 02:34 PM IST
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New Delhi:
India lost the crucial final women's doubles encounter to miss a berth in the final. The hosts will now take on Malaysia for the third place play-off after they were blanked 0-3 by China.
India were dealt a blow when Aditya Prakash and Prajakta Sawant lost the opening mixed doubles match 21-23, 16-21 to Gi Jung Kim and Hye Won Eom.
Up next was Saina Nehwal, and the Hyderabad girl was staring at defeat after losing the first game 14-21 to Youn Joo Bae.
However, Saina bounced back to take the next two sets 21-15, 21-8 and pull India back on level terms.
However, India could not keep the momentum going as B Sai Praneeth and Pranav Chopra lost the men's doubles match 14-21, 19-21 to Gi Jung and Young Woo Choi.
Gurusaidutt RMV raised India's hopes when he downed Dong Keun Lee 14-21, 21-17, 21-18 to once again get the hosts back on level terms.
But Hye Won and Kyung Eun Jung dashed India's hopes when they beat Sikki Reddy and PC Thulasi 21-13, 21-9 in the women's doubles to take the Koreans in the final.
Indian shuttlers twice rallied from a match down but could not keep their nerves when it mattered the most as they lost 2-3 to South Korea in the team semi-finals of the World Junior Badminton Championships in Pune on Sunday.India lost the crucial final women's doubles encounter to miss a berth in the final. The hosts will now take on Malaysia for the third place play-off after they were blanked 0-3 by China.
India were dealt a blow when Aditya Prakash and Prajakta Sawant lost the opening mixed doubles match 21-23, 16-21 to Gi Jung Kim and Hye Won Eom.
Up next was Saina Nehwal, and the Hyderabad girl was staring at defeat after losing the first game 14-21 to Youn Joo Bae.
However, Saina bounced back to take the next two sets 21-15, 21-8 and pull India back on level terms.
However, India could not keep the momentum going as B Sai Praneeth and Pranav Chopra lost the men's doubles match 14-21, 19-21 to Gi Jung and Young Woo Choi.
Gurusaidutt RMV raised India's hopes when he downed Dong Keun Lee 14-21, 21-17, 21-18 to once again get the hosts back on level terms.
But Hye Won and Kyung Eun Jung dashed India's hopes when they beat Sikki Reddy and PC Thulasi 21-13, 21-9 in the women's doubles to take the Koreans in the final.
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