{"id":31683,"date":"2017-01-08T03:30:13","date_gmt":"2017-01-08T03:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=31683"},"modified":"2017-01-08T03:30:13","modified_gmt":"2017-01-08T03:30:13","slug":"marin-escapes-defeat-as-hyderabad-hunters-beat-bengaluru-blasters-in-premier-badminton-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=31683","title":{"rendered":"Marin escapes defeat as Hyderabad Hunters beat Bengaluru Blasters in Premier Badminton League"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CarolinaBengaluru: Star shuttler Carolina Marin escaped a shock defeat against Ashwini Ponnappa of Bengaluru Blasters to give Hyderabad Hunters in the second edition of the Premier Badminton League (PBL)<\/strong><\/a> at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium here on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Marin defeated the Indian shuttler 9-11, 11-5, 11-8 in an thrilling encounter.<\/p>\n

It was the away side’s trump match and trailing 3-2 in the tie, it was a do-or-die clash for them. Marin walked into the match as a clear favourite considering Ashwini was not a regular singles player.<\/p>\n

But Ashwini was in a different zone altogether, taking the first game 11-9.<\/p>\n

With a brilliant show in the first game, Marin however bounced back to win the second game 11-5.<\/p>\n

In the deciding game, it was a close encounter with Ashwini eventually going down 8-11 after a spirited performance to hand Hyderabad the advantage.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, Bengaluru Blasters made a strong comeback in their second match to level the score 1-1 after Sung Hyun Ko and Siki Reddy beat Marin and Satwiksairaj Rankiredd 11-9, 11-7.<\/p>\n

Starting the match, it was a close battle with both the teams involved in an intense duel.<\/p>\n

With a neck and neck battle, it looked like both the fortune could swing towards either side.<\/p>\n

But the experience of the Bengaluru pair in the mixed doubles section gave them an edge over their Hyderabad pair and they finally won the first game 11-9.<\/p>\n

In the second game, Siki and Sung Hyun started off on an attacking note with Marin and Satwik clearly failing to conjure anything that would lead them towards a win.<\/p>\n

Errors became more frequent and the Bengaluru grew into the game. At one point, they were leading 8-2 and looked like cruising to an emphatic win.<\/p>\n

Hyderabad launched a late fight back but it could not prove enough and they crashed to a 7-11 in the second game.<\/p>\n

In the third match of the tie, Viktor Axelsen of Blasters took on B. Sai Praneeth of Hunters in the second men’s singles tie.<\/p>\n

It was a crucial tie from Bengaluru’s point of view as it was their trump match. With lot at stake for Viktor, he did disappoint dished out a dominating performance to win 11-6, 11-5 to win the match and help their side take a 3-1 lead.<\/p>\n

Hyderabad bounced back in the fourth match of the tie, with the pair of Boon Heong Tan and Wee Kiong making an epic comeback after going a game down to win the men’s doubles match 5-11,11-13, 11-8 against Sung Hyun Ko and Yeon Seong Yoo to reduce the gap to 3-4.<\/p>\n

In the opening match of the tie, Sameer Verma of Hyderabad Hunters took on the experienced Boonsak Ponsana of Bengaluru Blasters.<\/p>\n

Sameer who is dubbed as one of the future stars of Indian badminton repaid his team’s faith in him to win the match 11-8, 11-7 to help his side draw the first blood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Marin defeated the Indian shuttler 9-11, 11-5, 11-8 in an thrilling encounter.<\/p>\n

It was the away side’s trump match and trailing 3-2 in the tie, it was a do-or-die clash for them. 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