Indonesia Open 2023: Results at the end of Day 4, June 16
Two out of the three Indians registered victories in their respective quarter-final matches on Day 4 of the Indonesia Open 2023. Both will play their semi-final matches on June 17 (Saturday) and will aim at winning a gold medal for their country.
Indian men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty beat Indonesia's Fajar Alfian & Muhammad Rian Ardianto with twin scores of 13-21, 13-21.
They are assured a bronze medal at least at the Indonesia Open 2023. However, they will aim for a gold medal and will not look to settle for anything lesser. Their opponent for the semi-final match is yet to be decided. It will be decided post the completion of the remaining three Men's Doubles quarter-final matches.
In men's singles, Kidambi Srikanth lost to China's Li Shifeng 14-21, 21-14, 12-21. The Chinese shuttler won the first game, while Kidambi bounced back to win the second game and take the match into the decider.
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However, Li Shifeng defeated the Indian shuttler 12-21 to win the final game as well as the match 2-1. HS Prannoy, on the other hand, defeated Japan's Kodai Naraoka in two straight games 18-21, and 16-21. The Indian shuttler have progressed to the next round of the event and will try his shot at winning the semi-final match.
Indonesia Open 2023: Day 4 Results (Indians Only)
Here are the results from Day 4 of the Indonesia Open 2023:
Men's Doubles - Quarter-Final
Fajar Alfian & Muhammad Rian Ardianto (Indonesia) lost to Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty (India) 2-0
Score: 13-21, 13-21
Men's Singles - Quarter-Final
Kidambi Srikanth (India) beat Li Shifeng (China) 1-2
Score: 14-21, 21-14, 12-21
Kodai Naraoka (Japan) lost to HS Prannoy (India) 0-2
Score: 18-21, 16-21
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