Indian shuttlers have dominated Birmingham and after four years, India will be back on the field to defend their title in badminton. Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG 2022) The defending champions of the mixed team event, the Indian team entered the final of the event for the second consecutive Games after defeating Singapore in their semi-final match. In the five match match, India secured their place by winning the first three matches (3-0). In this way, one more medal has come to India’s account. Now on Tuesday the Indian team will decide the color of this medal where they will face Malaysia.
Lakshya Sen sent India to the final
India were challenged by Singapore in the semi-final played on Monday 1 August. Current men’s world champion Loh Keen Yew is also included in this Singapore team. India’s entry into the final was assured by the match with him. Lakshya Sen, the young Indian player who lost to Loh in the All England Championship this year (Lakshya Sen) He defeated Lohan 21-18, 21-15 without losing a single game to send India to the final.
Satvik-Chirag and PV Sindhu’s strong start
Earlier, India’s men’s number one pair, Satviksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, opened the match. The Indian pair defeated Yong Ki Terry Hee and Andu Jun Kian Wake 21-11, 21-12 in the first match to give India the lead. This strong start laid the foundation for the final for India. After this the top shuttler PV Sindhu in the next match (PV Sindhu) He showed his great performance for India. PV Sindhu gave 19th seed Singaporean Jia Min Yeo no chance at all and went down 21-11, 21-12.
Lakshya Sen then made a strong comeback against world champion Loh Kean after a slow start and overcame the old score to give India the win. After the win, Lakshya Sen said that this was a good match. I knew how to play and my strategy was right. I am happy that India is in the final again.
Replay action in the final
India won the gold medal in the mixed team event for the first time at the 2018 Gold Coast Games. Now India have to overcome the challenge of Malaysia on Tuesday to defend their title. This will be a replay of the 2018 final. Four years ago also, India made it to the final after defeating Singapore in the semi-finals. where they won the title by defeating Malaysia 3-1. Team India will want to repeat that success. The Indian team is a strong contender for the title and has not lost a single game from the group stage to the semi-finals.
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