Sharath widened the margin once again by winning the fourth game 11-7. But Drinkhall was too experienced and fed on the support of the partisan home crowd as he won the third game 11-8, making it 2-1. He attacked the English paddler and did not give him a chance to get into a rhythm. He started aggressively and surged to a 2-0 lead, winning the first two games 11-8, 11-8. Sharath went up first and scored a superb win in a 6-game marathon thriller, winning 4-2. So, the Men’s Singles semifinals was a perfect setting for revenge for the Indians as Sharath was up against Drinkhall and Sathiyan was to play against Pitchford. Sharath and SAthiyan had lost to Drinkhall and Pitchford 3-2 in a closely fought match, going down 11-8, 8-11, 3-11, 11-7, 4-11 to settle for a silver medal. Sharath, who had already won gold in Men’s Team competition here, had along with his partner G Sathiyan lost to Drinkhall and Pitchford in the Men’s Doubles final, settling for a silver. Now he has an opportunity to finish at the third spot on the podium and cheer for his senior teammate Sharath to get the gold.ĬWG 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | IN-DEPTH | INDIA FOCUS | OFF THE FIELD | IN PHOTOS | MEDAL TALLY Read more the men’s singles round, however, a defeat in the semifinals cost him the chance to fight for the gold.
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