The Indian combination, making a comeback of sorts on the BWF circuit following an injury to Satwik, made a strong start against the Malaysian but struggled to counter the game plan of their opponent at the back end of both games and lost 21-18, 21-14 in 37 minutes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The third seeds will now face Malaysia Open champions Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae of Korea, who defeated fifth seeds Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia 22-20, 21-19.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On Sunday, Olympic champion An Se Young of South Korea will take on Thailand\u2019s Pornpawee Chochuwong in the women\u2019s singles final while last edition runners-up Hong Kong\u2019s Lee Cheuk Yiu will look to go one better when he faces Olympics champion Viktor Axelsen in the men\u2019s singles final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Lee got the better of China\u2019s Weng Hong Yang 13-21, 21-10, 21-16 in the first semifinals while Axelsen came from behind to beat Indonesia\u2019s Jonathan Christie 17-21, 21-14, 21-15 in an hour and 11 minutes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The French combination of Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue will aim to clinch their first Super 750 crown against second seeds Jiang Zhen Bang and Wei Ya Xin of China in mixed doubles final. The women\u2019s doubles final will be played between eighth seeds Kim Hye Jeong and Kong Hee Yong of South Korea and Japan\u2019s Arisa Igarashi and Ayako Sakuramoto.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The KD Jadhav Indoor Hall was packed to the brim in anticipation of another strong showing by Satwik and Chirag. The world no. 9 combination, who had reached the semi-finals of the Malaysia Open Super 1000 last week, started strong, and it looked like they were in control of the opening game as they led 15-12. But Goh and Izzuddin began pressing the home favorites at the net, and errors started to creep in.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Goh and Izzuddin clinched seven straight points from there on, and a smash error from Satwik handed the Malaysians the first game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the second game, the Indians lost eight of the first 10 points before a series of five consecutive points brought them back in the match. However, Goh and Izzuddin were quick in attacking the Indians\u2019 serve and scored quite a few quick points to put them under pressure and ensured that the 2022 Asian Games gold medallists could not make a comeback by relying on their big smashes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, in the women\u2019s singles semi-final, Pornpawee Chocuwong came back from the brink to beat Japan\u2019s Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan 11-21, 24-22, 21-19 while top seed An Se Young was made to work hard for her 21-19, 21-16.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chochuwong looked down and out while trailing 14-19 in the second game, having lost the opener rather tamely. But she kept pushing herself to retrieve every attacking stroke Miyazaki played to close the gap within a point. She then saved three match points, forcing the Japanese to commit errors at the end of long rallies to force a decider.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the decider, the Thailand shuttler was the more composed competitor among the two. She was patient on crucial points, and that made the ultimate difference in a match that lasted an hour and 13 minutes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Results:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men\u2019s singles:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Lee Cheuk Yiu (Hkg) bt Weng Hong Yang (Chn) 13-21, 21-10, 21-16; 3-Viktor Axelsen (Den) bt 2-Jonathan Christie (Ina) 17-21, 21-14, 21-14<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men\u2019s doubles:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kim Won Ho\/Seo Seung Jae (Kor) bt 5-Aaron Chia\/Soh Wooi Yik (Mas) 22-20, 21-19; 3-Nur Izzuddin\/Goh Sze Fei (Mas) bt 7-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy\/Chirag Shetty (Ind) 21-18, 21-14<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women\u2019s singles:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
8-Pornpawee Chochuwong (Tha) bt 6-Tomoka Miyazaki (Jpn) 11-21, 24-22, 21-19; 1-An Se Young (Kor) bt 4-Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 21-19, 21-16<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women\u2019s doubles:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
8-Kim Hye Jeong\/ Kong Hee Yong (Kor) bt 3-Pearly Tan\/Thinaah Muralitharan (Mas) 21-18, 21-18; Arisa Igarashi\/ Ayako Sakuramoto (Jpn) bt 4-Li Yi Jing\/Luo Xu Min (Chn) 18-21, 21-13, 21-17<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mixed doubles:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
8-Kim Hye Jeong\/ Kong Hee Yong (Kor) bt 3-Pearly Tan\/Thinaah Muralitharan (Mas) 21-18, 21-18; Arisa Igarashi\/ Ayako Sakuramoto (Jpn) bt 4-Li Yi Jing\/Luo Xu Min (Chn) 18-21, 21-13, 21-17<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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