India’s HS Prannoy was fully outplayed by world no. 2 Shi Yu Qi of China as he crashed out of the India Open Super 750 badminton match after a straight-game loss within the semi-finals on Saturday. The World No. 9 Indian matched his rival within the preliminary part however after 14-14 within the opening sport, he light into oblivion as Shi Yu Qi registered a 21-15 21-5 win in what turned out to be a lop-sided contest on the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall right here. Shi Yu Qi moved with ease throughout the courtroom and performed with endurance and precision to outwit Prannoy, who appeared sloppy within the second sport.

In the opening sport, Prannoy opened up a 6-3 lead with two steep returns and after profitable a web duel. A backhand going to web and one other web error from the Indian introduced Shi Yu Qi again at 6-6.

The Chinese performed a few nice-looking across the head smashes to maneuver to 10-8. Prannoy once more clawed again earlier than Shi Yu Qi entered the break with a one-point benefit with one other exact smash.

The two engaged in a fierce battle as lead modified fingers too incessantly, shifting collectively until 14-14.

But the Indian appeared to have misplaced his focus there after as sprayed his service into the online after which Shi Yuqi produced a web kill and a smash to maneuver to 17-14.

Another smash on his opponent forehand and it was five-game factors for the Chinese, who transformed it by sending one other one away from Prannoy.

After the change of sides, Prannoy simply did not look in his factor as Shi Yu Qi appeared by far the higher participant as his web play was polished and he performed some excellent drops to open up a 6-3 lead.

The Chinese appeared in management as he dictated the rallies and infrequently completed the factors unleashing his exact smashes on the flanks.

Prannoy didn’t curb his errors as his blocks went to web and lifts lengthy. Soon Shi Yu Qi held a good-looking 11-4 benefit on the break.

The Chinese appeared affected person as he took tempo off the rallies utilizing his drops and half smashes, reverse hits and drew errors from his opponent.

Prannoy physique language mentioned all of it as he could not put any strain on his fancied opponent. In a jiffy it was 17-5 within the Chinese favour. He took 15 match factors and sealed it when the Indian went lengthy once more.

“I think the first game was quite posed but I gave 2-3 points in the end. I was not able to move well in the second game. All credit to him, he has some good shots. Happy that could reach semifinals but still a lot work need to be done to go on and win tournaments,” he mentioned.

“It’s better not to analyse too much now. It is a learning lesson. Hope I can do better next time.” In the finals, Shi Yu Qi will face Hong Kong’s Lee Cheuk Yiu, who surprised World Championships silver medallist Kodai Naraoka of Japan 21-13 15-21 21-19 to qualify for his first Super 750 males’s singles last on the India Open.

The World No. 18 Lee had reached the finals at Hylo Open tremendous 300 and Thailand Open tremendous 500 final 12 months.

In girls’s singles, China’s Chen Yu Fei overcame compatriot Wang Zhi Yi in straight video games to arrange a girls’s singles last towards Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying in a rematch of the Tokyo Olympics summit conflict right here.

Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Chen Yu Fei beat Wang Zhi Yi 21-13 21-18 within the semi-finals, whereas Tai Tzu Ying progressed to her second successive girls’s singles last of the season with a 21-13 21-18 win over world no. 20 Yeo Jia Min within the first girls’s singles semifinal.

The Chinese shuttlers continued their spectacular run with two of their pairs progressing to the finals of combined and ladies’s doubles competitors within the match.

World no. 5 Jiang Zhen Bang and Wei Ya Xin had been the primary to dazzle as they beat Korea’s Kim Won Ho and Jeong Na Eun 21-19, 21-18 within the combined doubles semifinals on the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall.

The world no. 7 pair of Zhang Shu Xian and Zheng Yu then prevailed over compatriots Li Wen Mei and Liu Xuan Xuan 19-21, 21-17, 21-18 within the girls’s doubles semi-finals.

World no. 7 Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai of Thailand additionally made it to the summit conflict after beating Ye Hong Wei and Lee Chia Hsin of Chinese Taipei within the second semifinals in combined doubles class.

Women’s doubles pair of Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara of Japan additionally notched up a 21-13 21-16 win towards Baek Ha Na and Lee So Hee of Korea to enter the finals.