AHMEDABAD: Sameer Verma remained unbeaten in five matches as Mumbai Rockets registered a convincing 5-Zero victory over Chennai Smashers to qualify for the semifinals of the Premier Badminton League Season Four right here on Saturday.
Mumbai dominated the tie proper from the start via profitable the first two matches through Anders Antonsen and their mixed doubles pair of Pia Bernadeth and Kim Gi Jung. Sung Ji Hyun then received Chennai's first match of the day sooner than Sameer Verma completed the win for the Rockets.
The Verma vs Parupalli Kashyap clash, which was once the fourth rubber of the tie, was once the largest speaking level of the day. With the Mumbai brigade looking as much as the BWF World Tour Finals semifinalist to close out the win for the Rockets, hassle brewed for the two-time runners-up early on in Verma's Trump match.
The in-form Verma stored suffering with Kashyap's footwork and precise placement. Just when it appeared like he would possibly get beaten for the first time this season as he trailed 12-15, 5-Eight, the 24-year-old were given a second wind to take five issues on the trot and pass as much as 10-Eight.
With the ratings level at 12-12, Sameer had to dig deep into his reserves to enforce a decider. From Three-Four down, he came storming again to steer Eight-Four within the 3rd recreation and soon finished with a 12-15, 15-13, 15-Nine win.
Earlier within the day, Mumbai's World No. 18 Anders Antonsen oozed self belief all over his encounter towards 34th ranked Rajiv Ouseph, having disenchanted World No. 5 Son Wan Ho within the earlier match.
A powerful attack helped him open up an 11-6 lead. Despite Ouseph drawing level at 14-14, the younger Dane controlled to carry his nerves to get the opener 15-14.
The CWG bronze medallist used his deception to make it a two-point hole at Eight-10 in the second one recreation but that's all he may just do sooner than Antonsen wrapped it up 15-14, 15-11.
In a charming mixed doubles rubber, Chennai's World No. Nine pair of Chris and Gabby Adcock's two-match profitable streak was once brought to an finish via the Mumbai duo of Pia Bernadeth and Kim Gi Jung with a 15-14, 15-14 win.
The Adcocks, additionally Chennai's Trump for the day, performed catch-up in both the video games. However, their efforts fell brief in the end as the made up our minds Mumbai pair was once able to snatch that vital golden level.
There was once no marvel in the results of the following rubber. World No. 11 Sung Ji Hyun, who has scalped the likes of Carolina Marin and PV Sindhu this season, was once a heavy favorite towards Mumbai's 111th ranked Anura Prabhudesai and she or he delivered the first win for Chennai, as anticipated.
The Korean's perfect placement made existence tricky for the inexperienced Prabhudesai whose unforced errors didn't help her purpose much. The younger Mumbai lady diminished the deficit to four issues with a gorgeous drop at 5-Nine best to look Sung get the sport 15-7.
Anura stored the ratings even till 5-5 in the second one recreation and then Sung simply sailed away to a convincing 15-7, 15-Eight victory.
The men's doubles pair of Kim Gi Jung and Lee Yong Dae ensured a memorable night time for Mumbai with a commanding 15-Eight, 15-10 win over Chennai's Or Chin Chung and Sumeeth Reddy.
Mumbai dominated the tie proper from the start via profitable the first two matches through Anders Antonsen and their mixed doubles pair of Pia Bernadeth and Kim Gi Jung. Sung Ji Hyun then received Chennai's first match of the day sooner than Sameer Verma completed the win for the Rockets.
The Verma vs Parupalli Kashyap clash, which was once the fourth rubber of the tie, was once the largest speaking level of the day. With the Mumbai brigade looking as much as the BWF World Tour Finals semifinalist to close out the win for the Rockets, hassle brewed for the two-time runners-up early on in Verma's Trump match.
The in-form Verma stored suffering with Kashyap's footwork and precise placement. Just when it appeared like he would possibly get beaten for the first time this season as he trailed 12-15, 5-Eight, the 24-year-old were given a second wind to take five issues on the trot and pass as much as 10-Eight.
With the ratings level at 12-12, Sameer had to dig deep into his reserves to enforce a decider. From Three-Four down, he came storming again to steer Eight-Four within the 3rd recreation and soon finished with a 12-15, 15-13, 15-Nine win.
Earlier within the day, Mumbai's World No. 18 Anders Antonsen oozed self belief all over his encounter towards 34th ranked Rajiv Ouseph, having disenchanted World No. 5 Son Wan Ho within the earlier match.
A powerful attack helped him open up an 11-6 lead. Despite Ouseph drawing level at 14-14, the younger Dane controlled to carry his nerves to get the opener 15-14.
The CWG bronze medallist used his deception to make it a two-point hole at Eight-10 in the second one recreation but that's all he may just do sooner than Antonsen wrapped it up 15-14, 15-11.
In a charming mixed doubles rubber, Chennai's World No. Nine pair of Chris and Gabby Adcock's two-match profitable streak was once brought to an finish via the Mumbai duo of Pia Bernadeth and Kim Gi Jung with a 15-14, 15-14 win.
The Adcocks, additionally Chennai's Trump for the day, performed catch-up in both the video games. However, their efforts fell brief in the end as the made up our minds Mumbai pair was once able to snatch that vital golden level.
There was once no marvel in the results of the following rubber. World No. 11 Sung Ji Hyun, who has scalped the likes of Carolina Marin and PV Sindhu this season, was once a heavy favorite towards Mumbai's 111th ranked Anura Prabhudesai and she or he delivered the first win for Chennai, as anticipated.
The Korean's perfect placement made existence tricky for the inexperienced Prabhudesai whose unforced errors didn't help her purpose much. The younger Mumbai lady diminished the deficit to four issues with a gorgeous drop at 5-Nine best to look Sung get the sport 15-7.
Anura stored the ratings even till 5-5 in the second one recreation and then Sung simply sailed away to a convincing 15-7, 15-Eight victory.
The men's doubles pair of Kim Gi Jung and Lee Yong Dae ensured a memorable night time for Mumbai with a commanding 15-Eight, 15-10 win over Chennai's Or Chin Chung and Sumeeth Reddy.
PBL: Mumbai qualify for semifinals as Sameer remains unbeaten
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