Indonesia Open Badminton LIVE – Prannoy vs Gemke LIVE: One of the architects of India’s Thomas Cup winning campaign, HS Prannoy is ready to take on Denmark’s Rasmus Gemke in the Indonesian Open Quarterfinals today. All other Indians have exited the event. The upcoming contest is sure to bring back memories of the Thomas Cup. Both these players met previously at the Thomas Cup. In a do-or-die singles contest Prannoy won and will expect the same today evening: Follow Indonesia Open 2022 LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
Indonesia Open 2022 LIVE: HS Prannoy aims successive wins, Rasmus Gemke eyes revenge in Thomas Cup semifinal rematch at Indonesia Open quarterfinal
Both the players have been in good form since then and will Prannoy extend his dominance over Gemke or will the Dane seek revenge for his Thomas Cup loss and progress to the semifinal?
What happened during the Thomas Cup?
- India faced a strong Denmark side in the semifinal that had World No.1 Viktor Axelsen and World No.3 Anders Antonsen in their ranks. In the first men’s singles, Demark clinched victory with Axelsen defeating Lakshya Sen in straight sets.
- Then India’s Men’s doubles duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty clinched a hard-fought 21-18, 21-23, 22-20 victory over Kim Atrup and Mathias Christansen to level the contest 1-1.
- In the second Men’s Singles, World No.9 Kidambi Srikanth put on a terrific fight and managed to win against Anders Antonsen to put India 2-1 ahead. However in the second men’s doubles, Krishna Prasad Garaga and Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala faced straight set defeat against Anders Skaarup Rasmussen and Frederick Sogaard.
- It was left to the last men’s singles to decide the winner of the contest. Taking the responsibility on his shoulders, Prannoy lost the first set 13-21 against Gemke.
- To make matters worse, he even twisted his ankle and had to receive medical attention. He couldn’t move freely on the court and the Indian camp had few worrying faces.
- Prannoy however stayed strong and decided to give a fight and resumed the match. With his grit and determination, he made a brilliant comeback as he outplayed the Dane by winning the next two sets 21-9 and 21-12 and became India’s hero as he helped the nation enter the Thomas Cup final for the first-ever time.
- India went on to defeat Indonesia 3-0 in the final to win the historic title.
Come onnnn !
Quarterfinals tomorrow at the Indonesia Open 🇮🇩
Steady game today and happy to seal the victory in 2 straight sets !
Let’s go again tomorrow night Istoraaa❤️👌#IndonesiaOpen2022 #Indonesia #istora pic.twitter.com/d8VPxsRtzx
— PRANNOY HS (@PRANNOYHSPRI) June 16, 2022
A month later, Prannoy is now the only remaining Indian in the Indonesian Open and he yet again faces Rasmus Gemke. While Prannoy won both his previous matches in straight sets, Gemke stunned World No.2 Kento Momota by clinching a 21-19, 19-21,21-14 victory. Both the players are fully fit and are in terrific form at the moment.
Theu will will face each other for the fifth time in the careers. In the four previous meetings, both the players have won two games each as the head-to-head record stands 2-2. The upcoming contest is expected to be a very closely-fought battle.
Where to watch Prannoy vs Gemke Indonesian Open quarterfinal LIVE streaming?
Fans in India can watch the Indonesia Open 2022 Quarterfinal LIVE streaming on Voot Select app. The match is scheduled to begin at 4.50 PM IST
Indonesia Open 2022 LIVE: HS Prannoy aims successive wins, Rasmus Gemke eyes revenge in Thomas Cup semifinal rematch at Indonesia Open quarterfinal
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