Saina Nehwal, playing to her potential has entered the semi-finals of the Swiss Open -2011 badminton tournament being played at Basel in Switzerland.
2nd seeded Saina defeated 6th seed Petya Nedelcheva of Bulgaria in the quarter-finals in two straight sets in just 38 minutes, 22-20, 21-17 to set up a semi-final clash with 4th seeded Youn Joo Bae of Korea.
Earlier in the 2nd round, Saina Nehwal avenged her All-England defeat loss against Eriko Hirose of Japan by defeating her in 3 sets, 21-15, 17-21, 21-11 in a match that lasted close to an hour.
All the other Indians are out of reckoning, with Ajay Jayaram and the men's doubles pair of Rupesh Kumar/Sanave Thomas coming up with good performances before eventually bowing out of the tournament.
Ajay Jayaram did well to reach the quarter-finals of the Swiss Open-2011, defeating 16th seeded Hans-Kristian Vittinghus of Denmark 15-21, 23-21, 21-19 in 53 minutes, in the 3rd round of the tournament, before going down fighting in the quarter-finals, to 4th seeded Sung Hwan Park of Korea 19-21, 19-21.
Rupesh Kumar/Sanave Thomas, India's best men's doubles pair, did well to reach the quarter-finals of the Swiss Open-2011 defeating Denmark's 6th seeded pair of Mads Conrad Petersen/Jonas Rasmussen 17-21, 21-15, 21-15 in the 2nd round. Kumar/Thomas eventually lost to 4th seeded Chieh Min Fang/Sheng Mu Lee of Chinese Taipei in the quarter-final match.
Swiss Open-2011 - Indian results at a glance
All Indian hopes now rest on Saina Nehwal, who is only two matches away from winning the title.
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2nd seeded Saina defeated 6th seed Petya Nedelcheva of Bulgaria in the quarter-finals in two straight sets in just 38 minutes, 22-20, 21-17 to set up a semi-final clash with 4th seeded Youn Joo Bae of Korea.
Earlier in the 2nd round, Saina Nehwal avenged her All-England defeat loss against Eriko Hirose of Japan by defeating her in 3 sets, 21-15, 17-21, 21-11 in a match that lasted close to an hour.
All the other Indians are out of reckoning, with Ajay Jayaram and the men's doubles pair of Rupesh Kumar/Sanave Thomas coming up with good performances before eventually bowing out of the tournament.
Ajay Jayaram did well to reach the quarter-finals of the Swiss Open-2011, defeating 16th seeded Hans-Kristian Vittinghus of Denmark 15-21, 23-21, 21-19 in 53 minutes, in the 3rd round of the tournament, before going down fighting in the quarter-finals, to 4th seeded Sung Hwan Park of Korea 19-21, 19-21.
Rupesh Kumar/Sanave Thomas, India's best men's doubles pair, did well to reach the quarter-finals of the Swiss Open-2011 defeating Denmark's 6th seeded pair of Mads Conrad Petersen/Jonas Rasmussen 17-21, 21-15, 21-15 in the 2nd round. Kumar/Thomas eventually lost to 4th seeded Chieh Min Fang/Sheng Mu Lee of Chinese Taipei in the quarter-final match.
Swiss Open-2011 - Indian results at a glance
Women’s Singles | ||||
1st round-qual. | Aditi Mutatkar | lost | Karina Jorgensen (Denmark) | 19-21, 15-21 |
1st round | Saina Nehwal | beat | Sashina Vignes Waran (France) | 23-21, 21-9 |
2nd round | Saina Nehwal | beat | Eriko Hirose (Japan) | 21-15, 17-21, 21-11 |
Quarter-Final | Saina Nehwal | beat | Petya Nedelcheva (Bulgaria) | 22-20, 21-17 |
Semi-Final | Saina Nehwal | Vs. | Youn Joo Bae (Korea) | To be played |
Final | ||||
Men’s Singles | ||||
1st round | Anand Pawar | beat | Eetu Heino (Finland) | 21-14, 21-11 |
2nd round | Anand Pawar | beat | Wan Ho Shon (Korea) | 21-17, 15-21, 18-21 |
1st round | P Kashyap | lost | Sven Eric Kastens (Germany) | 21-10, 19-21, 19-21 |
1st round | Ajay Jayaram | beat | Keigo Sonoda (Japan) | 21-19, 10-21, 21-10 |
2nd round | Ajay Jayaram | beat | Yuhan Tan (Bulgaria) | 21-15, 21-13 |
3rd round | Ajay Jayaram | beat | Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (Den) | 15-21, 23-21, 21-19 |
Quarter-Final | Ajay Jayaram | lost | Sung Hwan Park (Korea) | 19-21, 19-21 |
Women’s Doubles | ||||
1st round | Jwala/Ashwini | beat | Johanna/Carla (Germany) | 21-15, 21-13 |
2nd round | Jwala/Ashwini | lost | Shizuka/Mami (Japan) | 16-21, 12-21 |
Men’s Doubles | ||||
1st round | Rupesh/Sanave | beat | Michael/Oliver (Germany) | 21-19, 21-16 |
2nd round | Rupesh/Sanave | beat | Petersen/Rasmussen (Denmark) | 17-21, 21-15, 21-15 |
Quarter-Final | Rupesh/Sanave | lost | Fang/Lee (Chinese Taipei) | 17-21, 13-21 |
Mixed Doubles | ||||
1st round | Jwala/V.Diju | beat | Sandra/Johannes (Germany) | 21-15, 14-21, 21-19 |
2nd round | Jwala/V.Diju | lost | Yong Dae Lee/Jung Eun Ha (Korea) | 14-21, 9-21 |
All Indian hopes now rest on Saina Nehwal, who is only two matches away from winning the title.
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