Vodafone Indian Badminton League 2013 final will be the clash of Indian titans Saina Nehwal and young sensation P.V. Sindhu as Awadhe Warriors will take on Hyderabad Hotshots in the final on Saturday at Mumbai.
Sindhu and Markis Kido carried their team into the final beating Mumbai Masters by 3-2 in the second semi-finals. Sindhu crushed Tine Baun in women’s singles and Kido won both his doubles matches, men’s and mixed.
World No.1 Lee Chong Wei gave Masters 1-0 lead by easily winning the first men’s singles 21-15, 21-17 against Gurusai Dutt, but Sindhu put Warriors on even terms by outclassing a wayward Baun 21-16, 21-13.
In the men’s doubles, Kido, combined brilliantly with Mathias Boe brushed aside Suneeth Reddy and Pranav Chopra 21-15, 21-10 as Warriors moved to a 2-1 lead only to see Srikanth losing 20-21, 19-21 to Ivanov as Masters drew level at 2-2.
Vladimir Ivanov, after winning a tough second men’s singles against K Srikanth to tie the match 2-2, had just five-minute break before he came back on court for the mixed doubles partnering Baun who seemed to be nursing a hamstring problem, and promptly lost to World No.9 pairing of Kido and his younger sister Pia Bernadeth 21-19.
The much-hyped Sindhu vs Baun match proved to be a total flop and rather one-sided. While Sindhu played to her potential and looked very composed, Baun pouted and sulked for much of the match, unable to come to terms with the conditions that included the drift and the fast shuttles.
Result of second semifinal:
Awadhe Warriors beat Mumbai Masters 3-2
Gurusai Dutt lost to Lee Chong Wei 15-21, 7-21
PV Sindhu bt Tine Baun 21-16, 21-13
Markis Kido - Mathias Boe bt Suneeth Reddy - Pranav Chopra 21-15, 21-10
K Srikanth lost to Vladimir Ivanov 20-21, 19-21
Kido - Pia Bernadet bt Ivanov - Baun 21-19, 21-15.
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