Toyota Thailand Open 2021 Semi-final: Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwiksairaj crashes out of the Thailand Open semifinals, Indian mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa have been ousted from the Thailand Open after losing in the semifinal on Saturday.
Thailand’s Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai cruised to the final after beating Rankireddy and Ponnappa 22-20, 18-21, 21-12 in the encounter that lasted about an hour. After losing the hard-fought first game, the Indian pair came out all guns blazing to claim the second game despite the strong challenge from the opponents.
In the final game of the encounter, both the teams gave their all in an effort to march to the summit clash, but the Indian duo failed to outclass the local pair. The Thai pair went to the mid-game break with a two-point advantage and continued their dominance in the rest of the match and won the game 21-12.
Rankireddy and Ponnappa were the only Indian players left in the competition after others failed to win their respective matches in the competition.
Earlier in the day, Satwiksairaj and his men’s doubles partner Chirag Shetty lost in the semi-final.
Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik defused the Indian attack in two straight sets 21-18, 21-18 to sail into the finals of the showpiece event. Satwiksairaj and Chirag were defeated by eight-seeded Malaysian pair despite their valiant effort in the semi-final clash.
They defeated Olympic silver medallists Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying of Malaysia 18-21, 24-22, 22-20. Later, Satwik and Chirag Shetty beat Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi of Malaysia 21-19, 24-22.
When will be Toyota Thailand Open 2021 Finals Start? – Date
Toyota Thailand Open 2021 Finals will be played on Jan- 24
What Time Toyota Thailand Open 2021 Finals matches Will begin on Sunday? Time
Toyota Thailand Open 2021 Semi-final matches Will begin at 12:00 PM IST
What are the venues for Toyota Thailand Open 2021 fiNALS? – Venue
Toyota Thailand Open 2021 Finals will be played at Thailand
Where to watch the Toyota Thailand Open Finals live in India?
The Toyota Thailand Open Finals badminton matches will be telecast live in India on the Star Sports 3 and Star Sports 2 HD TV channels. Broadcast starts from January 24, 12PM Indian Standard Time (IST).
Live streaming of the Toyota Thailand Open badminton will be available on Disney+ Hotstar OTT platform.
Toyota Thailand Open 2021 Prize money:
The total prize money for this tournament is US$1,000,000