Indonesia Open Highlights: Seventh seed HS Prannoy and Men’s Doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty enter the semifinal in Indonesia Open 2023. Prannoy defeated Kodai Naraoka 21-18, 21-16 in the quarterfinal on Friday, 16th June 2023. Chirag-Satwik pair meanwhile clinched a 21-13, 21-13 victory against World No.1 pair Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Ardianto. Kidambi Srikanth has bowed out of the tournament. He suffered a 14-21, 21-14, 12-21 loss against China’s Li Shi Feng.
Men’s Singles
Kidambi Srikanth LOST TO Li Shi Feng – 14-21, 21-14, 12-21
HS Prannoy BEAT Kodai Naraoka – 21-18, 21-16
Men’s Doubles
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty BEAT Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Ardianto – 21-13, 21-13
Kidambi Srikanth vs Li Shi Feng
The first Indian to take the court, Srikanth lost 14-21 21-14 12-21 in one hour and nine minutes against world No. 10 Feng. The win enabled Feng to restore parity on head-to-head record against Srikanth, which stands at 1-1 now.
It was world No. 22 Srikanth, who opened up an early 2-0 lead before Feng bounced back with five straight points, with the Indian guilty of committing too many unforced errors. The initial lead was all Srikanth could manage as his Chinese opponent upped his game as the match progressed to take a 11-7 lead at the game break.
Barring a few glimpses of his old self, Srikanth looked completely off colour as Feng continued to increase his lead, executing drop shots with precision and body smashes to easily pocket the first game.
After a close contest initially in the second game, it was Srikanth who bounced back in style with perfect smashes and wore out his Chinese opponent by playing from front to back of the court to take a 11-6 lead.
Srikanth relied on his aggressive play near the net to take points and eventually closed out the second game in his favour to level the scores. But Srikanth failed to continue in the same vein in the decider as Feng raced to a five- point lead at the mid-game interval, when the Chinese received medical attention on his heavily strapped left foot.
The injury hardly had any effect on the Chinese shuttler’s game as Srikanth failed to close in the gap in the third game.
HS Prannoy vs Kodai Naraoka
Seventh seed HS Prannoy will be in action in his third quarterfinal this season. He will face a tough test against third seed Kodai Naraoka. Prannoy sailed past Kenta Nishimoto and Angus Ng Ka Long in straight games in the first two rounds.
Japan’s Kodai Naraoka is looking to seal his second successive spot in the semifinal at the BWF Tour this season. The Japanese defeated Anders Antonsen and Shi Yu Qi in the first two rounds. Both his victories came in three games.
Kodai Naraoka leads 4-0 in the head-to-had record against Prannoy. The Indian will be aiming to end his losing streak against the Japanese. They met twice this year at the Malaysia Open and Singapore Open.
Men’s Doubles
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty vs Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Ardianto
India’s seventh seeded Men’s Doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will face top seeds Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Ardianto for a spot in the semifinal.
Both the pairs won their first two matches in the tournament in straight games and aim to extend their run in the tournament. The World No.1 Indonesian pair lead 2-1 in the head-to-head record against the Indians. Their last meeting came way back in 2019 at the Thailand Open. Chirag-Satwik pair won the contest 21-17, 21-19.
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