Hosts
Hyderabad stormed into the final of the opening Indian
Badminton league
withal
a thumping 3-0 win against Pune pistons in the semifinals at the
Gachibowli Indoor Stadium on Wednesday.
Ajay Jayaran gave his team rollicking start and Saina Nehwal pulled off a hard-fought victory to put Hyderabad in the driver's seat. While Jayaram stunned world No. 5 Tien Minh Nguyen 21-17, 21-11, Saina sneaked past Juliane Schenk 21-10, 19-21, 11-8.
Later, the men's doubles duo of Goh V Shem and Wah Lim Khim downed Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Sanave Thomas 16-21, 21-14, 11-7 to steer Hyderabad into the summit clash. Jayaram, who was suffering from a minor injury, came up with a spirited performance.
Ajay Jayaran gave his team rollicking start and Saina Nehwal pulled off a hard-fought victory to put Hyderabad in the driver's seat. While Jayaram stunned world No. 5 Tien Minh Nguyen 21-17, 21-11, Saina sneaked past Juliane Schenk 21-10, 19-21, 11-8.
Later, the men's doubles duo of Goh V Shem and Wah Lim Khim downed Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Sanave Thomas 16-21, 21-14, 11-7 to steer Hyderabad into the summit clash. Jayaram, who was suffering from a minor injury, came up with a spirited performance.