India’s Sameer Verma defeated world quantity three Anders Antonsen in straight video games to achieve the quarter-finals however it was tough for Lakshya Sen within the Denmark Open Super 1000 badminton event.
World No. 28 Sameer, who certified for the 2018 World Tour Finals after successful three titles, produced a sensational efficiency by beating native hero Antonsen 21-14, 21-18 in a 50-minute males’s singles match on Thursday.
The 27-year-old from Madhya Pradesh will tackle 33-year-old Tommy Sugiarto, who’s the bronze winner on the 2014 World Championships.
However, it proved to be a really tough process for Lakhya to tackle Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen as he defeated the Indian 21-15, 21-7 in a one-sided second spherical contest.
Shocking turnaround: Sameer Verma defeated world No. 3 Anders Antonsen 21-14, 21-18 to enter the quarter-finals of the Denmark Open. Second win in 7 matches and first time since 2018 on the den for Indian World No. 28. The Indonesian will fancy his possibilities in opposition to Tommy Sugiarto within the final 8.
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Coming into the match with a disappointing 1-5 head-to-head rely, Sameer confirmed nice athleticism and tactical acumen to defeat silver medalist Antonsen on the 2019 World Championships.
Sameer took a 2-0 lead on the break to take an 11-6 lead.
The Indian stored his nostril ahead, crushing all makes an attempt by the Danish participant to make a comeback. He simply sealed the opening recreation with three straight factors.
The second recreation was a bit tight however Sameer ensured that he maintained his two-point lead after taking a 5-3 lead.
Sameer entered at a niche of 11-8 and didn’t enable Anderson to make a comeback.
Double Olympic medalist PV Sindhu additionally entered the quarter-finals on Thursday by defeating Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand 21-16, 12-21, 21-15 in 67 minutes.
She will face fifth seed Korean Aen Seong within the quarterfinals.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
