Awadhe Warriors: Win All Trump, But Lost One in Semis And Knocked Out

Awadhe Warriors

Saina Nehwal lost the first match but still Awadhe Warriors blanked Hyderabad Hunters at their home. 2nd match saw them winning all matches against Delhi Acers at home. They lost the third match to Mumbai Rockets but still remained on top of the table after leg 3. While their world class and highest Indian player in auction Srikanth and Saina are winning, their Mixed doubles pair of Savitree and Isara won all their four matches. Awadhe is the only team to have won all five Trump matches and also snatch two trump of opposition. After 5 matches, they have booked a semifinal berth finishing on top of the Group with 21 points from 25 matches. Chennai Smashers proved better as Awadhe’s campaign ended in semis.

Squad: Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal, Goh V Shem, Savitree Amitrapai, Wong Wing Ki Vincent, Markis Kido, Bodin Isara, Rituparna Das, Aditya Joshi, Prajakta Sawant

Premier Badminton League 2017: Schedule and Results

Player Performances:

    WS: 5 Saina Nehwal: Won 3, Lost 2
    Rituparna Das: lost 1
    MS: 12
    Vincent Wong Wing: Won 3, lost 3
    Srikanth Kidambi: Won 4, lost 1
    Aditya Joshi: Lost 1
    MD: 6 Goh Shem/Markis Kido: Won 3, lost 3
    XD: 6 Savitree/Isara: Won 5
    Prajakta/Isara: Lost 1

Match 1, Jan 2, Hyderabad: Awadhe Warriors def Hyderabad Hunters 5-0

    1. MS Vincent Wong Wing Ki (Awadhe) def Sai Praneeth (Hyd) 11-13, 11-6, 13-11
    2. WS Carolina Marin (Hyd) def Saina Nehwal (Awadhe) 15-14 11-5
    3, XD Savitree/Isara (Awadhe Trump) def Satwik/Wah 11-9, 12-10
    4. MS Srikanth Kidambi (Awadhe) def Rajiv Ouseph (Hyd) 11-13, 11-7, 13-11
    5. Goh/Kido (Awadhe) def Tan/Tan (Hyd Trump) 7-11, 11-8, 13-11

Match 2, Jan 5, Lucknow: Awadhe Warriors def Delhi Acers 6 – (-) 1

    1. MD Shem Goh/Markis Kido def Ivanov/ Dewalkar 11-4 11-4
    2. WS Saina Nehwal (Trump) def Jindapon 14-12, 11-7
    3. MS Srikanth def Jargonson 11-9 11-13 11-9
    4. XD Issara/Savitree def Ivanov/ Gutta 12-10 11-5
    5. MS Wong Wing Ki Vincent def Son Wan Ho (Trump) 11-8 11-6

Match 3, Jan 6, Lucknow: Mumbai Rockets def Awadhe Warriors 4-3

    1. MD Lee/Nipithphon (Mum) def Goh Shem/Markis Kido (Awadhe) 11-7 3-11 13-11
    2. MS Ajay Jayaram (Mum) def Srikanth (Awadhe) 5-11 15-14 11-5
    3. WS Saina Nehwal (Awadhe) def Sung Ji Hyun (Mum) 12-10, 4-11, 11-5
    4. MS H S Prannoy (Mum Trump) def Vincent Wong Wing Ki (Awadhe) 14-12 9-11 11-8
    5. XD Isara/Savitree (Awadhe Trump) def Zieba//Nipithphon (Mum) 11-8, 11-4

Match 4: Def Bengaluru Blasters 4-3

    MS Sourabh Verma (Ban) def Wing Ki (Awadhe) 13-11 11-7
    XD Savitree Amitrapai (Awadhe) def Sung Hyun Ho / Siki Reddy (Ban) 11-9 4-11 11-5
    MS Srikanth (Awadhe) def Viktor (Ban) 11-9 11-9
    WS Saina Nehwal (Awadhe Trump) def Cheung Ngan Yi (Ban) 9-11 11-5 11-5
    MD Sung Hyun Ko / Yeon Seong (Ban (Trump) def (Awadhe) V Shem Goh / Markis Kido 6-11 11-9 11-6

Match 5: Lost to Chennai Smashers 4-3

    1. MS Vincent Wong Wing Ki (AWA) def Tanongsak (CHE) 6-11, 11-9, 12-10
    2. XD Adcock / Adcock (CHE) def Bodin Isara / Prajakta Sawant (AWA) 11-4 11-9
    3. MS Kashyap (CHE Trump) def Aditya Joshi (AWA) 11-7 5-11 11-7
    4. WS Sindhu (CHE) def Rituparna Das (AWA) 11-4 11-6
    5. MD Goh/Kido (AWA Trump) def Sumeeth Reddy / Kolding (CHE) 12-10, 11-8

Match 6: Lost to Chennai Smashers in Semifinal 4-1

    1. Issara/ Savitree (HYD) def Chris/ Gabby Adcock (CHE) 9 -11 11-8 11-5
    2. Kashyap (CHE) def Wong Wing Ki Vincent (HYD) 11-4 11-6
    3. Srikanth (HYD) def Sugiarto (CHE) 14-12 11-7
    4. Sindhu (CHE Trump) def Saina (HYD) 11-7 11-8
    5. Chris Adcock/Kolding (CHE) def Shem Goh / Kido (HYD Trump) 11-3 12-10

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