Cartagena (Spain): World number one Pramod Bhagat reached the semifinals of the Spain Para Badminton International 2022 in singles and mixed doubles, while world number two Sukant Kadam reached the fourth consecutive semifinal in singles the competition.
Award winner Padma Shri had a field day yesterday as he and mixed doubles partner Palak Kohli booked their place in the semi-finals after defeating their Japanese counterparts Taiyo Imai and Noriko Ito in straight matches. The final result reads 21-14, 21-12. The No. 1 jersey hit a bump when he lost a close match to his Japanese counterpart Daisuke Fujihara 7-21, 21-12, 18-21, but managed to secure a place in the semifinals with his previous performance in the league.
The player and teammate Manoj Sarkar were eliminated after suffering a second league loss to fellow Indians Hardik Makar and Rothik Rajupati.
In the semi-finals, Pramod Bhagat will face Indian Kumar Nitesh, who previously defeated him in the league rounds 21-14 and 22-20, and Pramod Bhagat’s husband Palak Kohli will face Indians Rothik Rajupati and Manasi. Girischandra Joshi in the semifinals. -Mixed doubles finals.
The recently promoted World No. 2 Sukanth Kedam won his last league match against Oleg Dontsov in straight sets. The final score was 22-20, 21-14 to take him to the semifinals. Sokant faces French number 1 Lucas Mazur in the world.
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