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\"SainaBengaluru: Awadhe Warriors reached the semi-finals of the Vodafone Premier Badminton League (PBL)<\/strong><\/a> with a 4-3 win over Bengaluru Blasters at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium here on Monday.<\/p>\n

Going into the tie, Bengaluru needed a huge win over Warriors and it looked their fans were in for a treat after they won the first match to start on a positive note. But Awadhe won two consecutive matches to take 2-1 lead.<\/p>\n

Saina Nehwal<\/strong> <\/a>defeated Cheung Ngan Yi 9-11, 11-5, 11-5 in Awadhe’s “Trump Match” to make it 4-1 for the Lucknow-based side.<\/p>\n

In the final match of the tie, Bengaluru won their “Trump Match” as Sung Hyun Ko and Yeon Seong beat Markis Kido and Goh V Shem 6-11, 11-9, 11-9 in the men’s doubles match to reduce the deficit to one point.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, the home side made a perfect start as Sourabh Verma beat Vincent Wong Wing Ki 13-11, 11-7 in the opening match to give them a huge boost for the remainder of the tie.<\/p>\n

But Awadhe soon equalised when Savitree Amitrapai and Bodin Isara overcame Sung Hyun Ko and SikI Reddy 9-11, 11-4, 11-5 in the mixed doubles contest.<\/p>\n

In the third match, it was Kidambi Srikanth of Awadhe who beat 2016 Rio Olympic silver medallist Viktor Axelsen 11-9, 11-9 to help his side take a 2-1. Afterwards, Saina utilised her experience to win Awadhe’s “Trump Match” to seal the tie.<\/p>\n

Following the win, Awadhe took their tally to 18 points which ensured their qualification to the semi-finals. Bengaluru are in the third spot with 11 points from five ties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Going into the tie, Bengaluru needed a huge win over Warriors and it looked their fans were in for a treat after they won the first match to start on a positive note. But Awadhe won two consecutive matches to take 2-1 lead.<\/p>\n

Saina Nehwal<\/strong> <\/a>defeated Cheung Ngan Yi 9-11, 11-5, 11-5 in Awadhe’s “Trump Match” to make it 4-1 for the Lucknow-based side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[9919,19323,466,19917,12767,12854,925],"class_list":["post-31801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-badminton-badminton","tag-awadhe-warriors","tag-bengaluru-blasters","tag-indian-sports-news","tag-koramangala-indoor-stadium","tag-pbl","tag-premier-badminton-league","tag-saina-nehwal"],"yoast_head":"\nSaina beats Ngan Yi as Awadhe Warriors defeat Bengaluru Blasters to reach PBL semis - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=31801\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Saina beats Ngan Yi as Awadhe Warriors defeat Bengaluru Blasters to reach PBL semis - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bengaluru: Awadhe Warriors reached the semi-finals of the Vodafone Premier Badminton League (PBL) with a 4-3 win over Bengaluru Blasters at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium here on Monday. 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