India Open 2023: Kunlavut Vitidsarn upsets Antony Ginting to set up men's singles final against Viktor Axelsen
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The 21-year-old rarely made any unforced errors and managed to frustrate his Indonesian opponent in the 58-minutes encounter to win 27-25, 21-15 to reach his first Super 750 event final. He will take on top seed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark, who defeated another Indonesian Jonatan Christie 21-6, 21-12. The women's singles final would be a repeat of last week summit clash at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 event between top seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan and South Korea's An Se Young.
Men's Hockey World Cup: New Zealand, Malaysia receive warm welcome on arrival in Rourkela
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New Zealand and Malaysia reached Rourkela from Bhubaneswar through charter flights. Placed in Pool C with the Netherlands, Malaysia and Chile, Nic Woods' side will play debutants Chile (January 14) and Netherlands (January 16) in Rourkela, before taking on Malaysia (January 19) at the iconic Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
Malaysia's 'Flying Sikh' bags 12 trophies in Indonesian motor rally
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The hexagenarian racer, who is famous as the 'Flying Sikh' in Malaysia, used a 16-year-old national car -- a Proton Gen2 -- to bag 12 trophies in the three championships he participated in with teammate and co-driver Jagdev Singh, local media reports said.
Indian girls win silver and bronze at World Women 6Red Snooker 2022
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With that she won a silver medal for India before losing to the champion Waratthanun Sukritthanes of Thailand. Additionally, another Indian girl Varshaa Sanjeev added a bronze medal in the kitty of the Indian contingent by reaching the semifinals where she lost to the champion Waratthanun 1-3.
Shrikrishna enters the final of the World 6Red Championship 2022
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From the beginning, the 22-year-old Shrikrishna was on a roll with excellent potting and precise cue-ball control. He established a strong hold on the game by winning the first three frames in a blizzard with the help of breaks of 49 in the first and 46 in the third. In the fourth frame, Issara drew first blood after sitting out for a long time and with the help of an excellent long pot began his outing to capture the frame and went ahead with 30 points.
Malaysia Masters: Prannoy loses to Angus Ng Ka Long in semis despite winning first game
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Prannoy went down to Angus Ng Ka Long of Hong Kong after winning the first game, losing 21-17, 9-21, 17-21 in a 64-minute encounter here. The Indian shuttler, ranked 19th, won the first game easily, taking lead from 3-3 to 6-3 up and then maintained an upper hand winning five points at one stretch to take the lead. He maintained his 2-3 points advantage throughout.
Malaysia Masters: Chinese shuttlers Lu, Chen reach semifinals
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In the men's singles, Lu Guangzu got the better of his compatriot Li Shifeng 21-14, 21-16 to reach the last-four stage. Olympic champion Chen Yufei outclassed Japan's Nozomi Okuhara 21-18, and 22-20 to reach the women's singles semifinals.
Asia Cup hockey: Malaysia enter final after emphatic 5-0 win against Japan
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In what was supposed to be a repeat of the 2018 Asian Games final held in the same venue where Japan had beaten Malaysia to clinch the gold, the Hero Asia Cup 2022 Super 4s match wore no similarity to the game held five years ago. Malaysia was a far superior team today with an experienced squad beating Japan 5-0 and marching into the Final.
Japan, Malaysia and Korea qualify for Hockey Men's World Cup 2023
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With this win, Japan joined Malaysia and Korea as the third team to qualify for the World Cup. As the host nation India, who thrashed Indonesia 16-0 in a pool match on Thursday, had already qualified for the World Cup. With Japan, Malaysia and Korea are on-board, World Cup 2023 has now completed the 16 qualified teams for the continental showpiece event.
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