Thailand, India off to hot starts at Asia team badminton tilt

February 11, 2020 admin Sports

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:07:39 +0000

SARAH JOY Barredo

The country’s top female badminton players found their Thai counterparts too clever and powerful and suffered a crushing defeat while India dumped Kazakhstan in the men’s side, 4-1, to open the 2020 Badminton Asia Manila Team Championships group phase action Tuesday at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
Chasinee Korepap secured the tie against the Filipinas amidst resistance from Sarah Joy Barredo late in the second game of the third singles match to take the early Group Y lead.

Nonetheless, the Thai pocketed the match and the contest, 21-14, 21-15.
“For me naman, naging maganda yung game ko kahit first time ko siyang nakalaban,” said Barredo. “At first kasi yung game niya balik-balik lang, pero hindi lang pala siya ganun, consistent din.”
Busanan Ombangrungphan opened the day with a dominant 21-8, 21-10 conquest of Nicole Albo before Pornpawee Chochuwong carved a similar victory over Bianca Carlos, 21-15, 21-12.
The Philippines’ doubles pairs were not fortunate as well as Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai waylaid Alyssa Leonardo and Thea Pomar, 21-12, 21-13.

Korepap returned to the court and teamed up with Phataimas Muenwong in taking down Geva De Vera and Chanelle Lunod, 21-10, 21-8.
Barredo hopes that the squad will put up a better game against Indonesia on Wednesday in this tournament backed by SMART Communications Inc., MVP Sports Foundation, Leisure and Resorts World Corporation, Cignal, and TV5.
On the men’s side, India defeated Kazakhstan handily with young gun Lakshya Sen taking the lead.
The 2018 Asian Junior singles champion needed just 21 minutes to put his
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