Sudirman Cup 2021 Semifinals LIVE: China vs South Korea & Malaysia vs Japan in Sudirman Cup SemiFinals: Follow all LIVE Updfates
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Sudirman Cup SemiFinals LIVE Streaming & Schedule: Full list of matches, live streaming, Date, Time all you need to know – China are aiming to defend their title as they take on South Korea in the Sudirman Cup 2021 semifinals. The champions won a narrow 3-2 tie against Denmark in the quarterfinals. South Korea beat Thailand 3-2 in the other tie. The 2nd Semifinals will be played between Malaysia and Japan – Follow all Sudirman Cup Latest News on InsideSport.co
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Sudirman Cup 2021 SemiFinals LIVE: China vs South Korea & Malaysia vs Japan in Sudirman Cup SemiFinals: Follow all LIVE Updfates
Sudirman Cup 2021 LIVE – Malaysia beat Indonesia enter SemiFinals: Malaysia have made history and defeated Indonesia for the first time ever in a team World Cup match to secure their place in the semi-finals of the Sudirman Cup in Vantaa
It took until the early hours of Saturday morning, with the match lasting almost six hours in total, but Malaysia won 3-2 against Indonesia.
Men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik built an early lead for Malaysia, producing an offensive masterclass to outwit world number one-ranked Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 21-12, 21-15.
Indonesia then drew level in the women’s singles, Gregoria Mariska Tunjung defeating Kisona Selvaduray 22-20, 18-21, 21-19.
Lee Zii Jia then reestablished Malaysia’s lead in the men’s singles, beating Anthony Ginting 21-11, 21-16 in a sumptuous 44 minutes, before Indonesia again pegged back their rivals through Olympic champions Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu in the women’s doubles, Polii and Rahayu squeezing past Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan 22-20, 17-21, 21-18.
In the final match of the contest, the mixed doubles, Hoo Pang Ron and Cheah Yee See beat Praveen Jordan and Melati Oktavianti 21-19, 9-21, 21-12.
Sudirman Cup 2021 LIVE: In securing the momentous victory, Malaysia will face Japan in the semi-finals, who eased past Chinese Taipei 3-1.
The other quarter-finals saw China and South Korea qualify for the semi-finals.
China, who are the defending champions and searching for a 12th Sudirman Cup title, were surprisingly taken the distance by Denmark, before Olympic mixed doubles gold medallists Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping delivered the telling blow.
South Korea, meanwhile, battled to a 3-2 win over Thailand – Heo Kwang Hee in the men’s singles, An Seyoung in the women’s singles and Lee Sohee and Shin Seung Chan in the women’s doubles secured the crucial points.
The Sudirman Cup continues tomorrow, with both semi-finals set to be played, before the final on Sunday (October 3).
Sudirman Cup 2021: China beat Denmark 3-2:
Despite losing the men’s doubles and singles matches, China came back in the women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles to win the tie 3-2.
Sudirman Cup 2021: South Korea beat Thailand 3-2
In the other quarterfinals tie, South Korea edged past Thailand. After going down in the mixed doubles, South Korea won the men’s singles and women’s singles matches. While Thailand levelled the scores winning the men’s doubles, China bagged the women’s doubles match to seal their semifinal berth.
Indian badminton group-stage schedule and live India start times for Sudirman Cup 2021
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The mixed doubles pair of MR Arjun and Ashwini Ponnappa beat the Finnish duo of Anton Kaisti and Jenny Nystrom 21-9 21-14 before Kidambi Srikanth and Malvika Bansod got the better of their respective opponents in the men’s and women’s singles.
Sudirman Cup: Out of quarterfinal race, India beat Finland in Sudirman Cup final group match
Srikanth beat Kalle Koljonen 16-21 21-14 21-11, while Malvika won 21-16 21-11 against Nella Nyqvist.
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The men’s doubles pair of Arjun and Dhruv Kapila, however, lost to Kaisti and Jesper Paul 20-22 19-22 before Tanisha Crasto and Rutaparna Panda beat Mathilda Lindholm and Jenny Nystrom 21-12 21-13 in the women’s doubles.
Competing without their star players, the Indians had ended their chances to qualify for the knockout stage after suffering a heavy 0-5 defeat against formidable China on Monday. The Indians had earlier lost their Group A opener against Thailand.
INDIA vs FINLAND Results – India beat Finland 4-1
Match 1 – Mixed Doubles : M.R. ARJUN & Ashwini PONNAPPA beat Anton KAISTI & Jenny NYSTROM – 21-9, 21-14
Match 2 – Mixed Doubles: KIDAMBI Srikant beat Kalle KOLJONEN – 16-21, 21-14, 21-11
Match 3 – Women’s Singles: Malvika BANSOD beat Nella NYQVIST 21-16, 21-11
Match 4 – Men’s Doubles: Anton KAISTI & Jesper PAUL beat M.R. ARJUN & DHRUV KAPILA 22-20, 21-19 Match 5 – Women Doubles: Tanisha Cristo & Rutuparna Panda won the match for India
Indian badminton group-stage Results Sunday, September 26 – India lost to Thailand 1-4
Monday, September 27 – India lost to China 0-5
Wednesday, September 29 – India beat Finland – 4-1
Sudirman Cup Finals 2021: Live streaming details
All the matches of the Sudirman Cup 2021 can be streamed live on the Star Sport 2 SD & HD. You can also enjoy streaming the league matches on the digital platform, Disney+ Hotstar.
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Malaysia make history and beat Indonesia to secure Sudirman Cup semi-final spot
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Malaysia defeat Indonesia for first time ever in World Cup match to secure Sudirman Cup semi-final place
Malaysia have made history and defeated Indonesia for the first time ever in a team World Cup match to secure their place in the semi-finals of the Sudirman Cup in Vantaa.
It took until the early hours of Saturday morning, with the match lasting almost six hours in total, but Malaysia won 3-2 against Indonesia.
Men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik built an early lead for Malaysia, producing an offensive masterclass to outwit world number one-ranked Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 21-12, 21-15.
Indonesia then drew level in the women’s singles, Gregoria Mariska Tunjung defeating Kisona Selvaduray 22-20, 18-21, 21-19.
Lee Zii Jia then reestablished Malaysia’s lead in the men’s singles, beating Anthony Ginting 21-11, 21-16 in a sumptuous 44 minutes, before Indonesia again pegged back their rivals through Olympic champions Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu in the women’s doubles, Polii and Rahayu squeezing past Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan 22-20, 17-21, 21-18.
In the final match of the contest, the mixed doubles, Hoo Pang Ron and Cheah Yee See beat Praveen Jordan and Melati Oktavianti 21-19, 9-21, 21-12.
In securing the momentous victory, Malaysia will face Japan in the semi-finals, who eased past Chinese Taipei 3-1.
The other quarter-finals saw China and South Korea qualify for the semi-finals.
China, who are the defending champions and searching for a 12th Sudirman Cup title, were surprisingly taken the distance by Denmark, before Olympic mixed doubles gold medallists Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping delivered the telling blow.
South Korea, meanwhile, battled to a 3-2 win over Thailand - Heo Kwang Hee in the men’s singles, An Seyoung in the women’s singles and Lee Sohee and Shin Seung Chan in the women’s doubles secured the crucial points.
The Sudirman Cup continues tomorrow, with both semi-finals set to be played, before the final on Sunday (October 3).
Japan and Malaysia remain unbeaten in Sudirman Cup Group D
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Japan and Malaysia won their second matches in Group D of the Sudirman Cup in Vantaa in Finland, with the two nations now set to face each other to determine who finishes top.
Runners-up in 2019, Japan were dominant in their match with England, winning by a 5-0 whitewash.
It started with a mixed doubles win for Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino, prevailing by a score of 21-16, 21-12 against Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith
Men’s singles world champion Kento Momota then defeated Johnnie Torjussen 22-20, 21-10.
Akira Koga and Taichi Saito won 21-17, 19-21, 21-12 over Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in the men’s doubles and Akane Yamaguchi made it a fourth victory against Abigail Holden, 21-16, 21-12, in the women’s singles
Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida defeated Chloe Birch and Lauren Smith in the women’s doubles 21-16, 21-12 to round off the tie.
Malaysia thrashed Egypt 5-0 as their opponents struggled throughout.
Chen Tang Jie and Peck Yen Wei started with a mixed doubles victory over Ahmed Salah and Nour Ahmed Youssri, and Ng Tze Yong won in the men’s singles against Mohamed Mostafa Kamel 21-8, 21-2.
Eoon Qi Xuan defeated Doha Hany 21-5, 21-7 in the women’s singles, before Man Wei Chong and Kai Wun Tee won 21-7, 21-6 against Kamel and Salah.
The women’s doubles match completed the tie, in which Teoh Mei Xing and Yap Ling defeated Ahmed Youssri and Hany 21-4, 21-9.
A similar thrashing was handed out in Group B, with South Korea smashing Tahiti 5-0; starting with a 21-1, 21-3 win for Jeon Hyeok-jin against Heiva Yvonet in the men’s singles.
Kim Ga-eun then won 21-5, 21-2 over Heirautea Curet in the women’s singles; and the pairing of Kang Min-hyuk and Kim Won-ho made it three wins in the men’s doubles with a 21-3, 21-7 defeat of Elias Maublanc and Yvonet.
Lee So-hee and Shin Seung-chan defeated Maeva Gaillard and Jenica Lesourd 21-8, 21-9 in the women’s doubles and Seo Seung-jae and Kim So-yeong won 21-5, 21-7 against Glen Lefoll and Chloe Segrestan in the mixed doubles.
Finally, Chinese Taipei won all five matches against Germany, but faced resistance throughout.
Lee Jhe-Huei and Hsu Ya Ching won 25-23, 11-21, 21-17 against Jan Colin Völker and Linda Efler in the mixed doubles before Chou Tien Chen won 21-14, 17-21, 21-9 over Fabian Roth in the men’s singles.
Pai Yu Po defeated Yvonne Li in the women’s singles 17-21, 21-16, 21-19; and Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan won 21-18, 21-10 in the men’s doubles against Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Seidel.
In the last match of the tie, Hsu Ya Ching and Hu Ling Fang won their women’s doubles match 21-13, 24-22 against Stine Küspert and Emma Moszczynski.