Pune,Dec.31 : Chennai Smashers defeated table toppers Ahmedabad Smash Masters with 6-1 in a Premier Badminton League (PBL) clash on Sunday.
Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Rajeev Ouseph won over Ahmedabad Trump Viktor Axelsen, while former World No. 2 Sung Ji Hyun won the Chennai Trump clash with Kirsty Gilmour.
Axelsen conceded the opener 12-15. In a decider, with a tie of 11-11 the Chennai man showed his fierce side. Ouseph completed the memorable 15-12, 7-15, 15-13 upset.
Chennai’s icon player Sung Ji Hyun continued the momentum. Hyun had mastered Kirsty Gilmour twice on the world tour and in straight games. The World No.11 registered a 15-11, 15-9 win.
Earlier, Sourabh Verma lost his opening men’s singles match to Chennai’s Chong Wei Feng. Verma lost the game for an 8-15, 15-14, 15-9.
In the mixed doubles rubber, the pair of Chris and Gabrielle Adcock came back from an 11- 13 deficit in Game 2 to beat Ahmedabad’s Sikki Reddy and Satwiksairaj 15-14, 15-13.
Prasanta Patnaik