Indonesia Masters: India marketing campaign over after Kidambi Srikanth loses towards Anders Antonsen in semifinals

Kidambi Srikanth was outplayed by third seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark within the males’s singles semifinals on the Indonesia Masters Super 750 badminton match. Kidambi Srikanth was outplayed by third seed Antonsen of Denmark within the semifinals (AFP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSKidambi Srikanth misplaced 14-21 9-21 towards Anders Antonsen in 41 minutesAntonsen by no means let his guard down all through the semifinal matchPV Sindhu additionally crashed out within the semifinals after shedding to Japanese high seed Akane YamaguchiIndia’s marketing campaign on the Indonesia Masters Super 750 badminton match got here to a disappointing finish on Saturday after Kidambi Srikanth suffered straight-game defeat within the males’s singles semifinals towards Anders Antonsen.

Srikanth was outplayed by third seed Antonsen of Denmark. Srikanth, who had crushed compatriot HS Prannoy within the quarterfinals, misplaced 14-21 9-21 to Antonsen in 41 minutes within the males’s singles semifinals.The former world primary Indian was capable of maintain on Antonsen initially, levelling the scores at 3-3, 4-4, 5-5 earlier than falling behind. Srikanth made one other wonderful restoration within the first sport, narrowing down the hole to 12-11 however finally misplaced steam.In the second sport additionally, each have been tied at 4-4 however the Dane took eight straight factors to zoom to 12-4. The Indian couldn’t get better from there whereas Antonsen by no means let his guard right down to win the second sport and the match.PV Sindhu additionally crashed out within the girls’s singles semifinals after shedding to Japanese high seed Akane Yamaguchi. Even although Sindhu had a superior 12-7 head-to-head document towards the Japanese shuttler going into the tie, having received each the conferences between the 2 this 12 months, the Indian was no match for her rival, shedding 13-21 9-21 in a one-sided duel that lasted simply 32 minutes.Sindhu, seeded third, was not at her regular greatest and trailed her Japanese opponent from the beginning in each the video games. In the second sport, Sindhu had a quick lead earlier than Yamaguchi dominated her rival all through to seal the difficulty in her favour.The Japanese will now play the winner of the opposite semifinal between fourth seed An Seyoung and Thailand’s Phittayaporn Chaiwan.Click right here for IndiaAt this time.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.