He played like a man possessed. Sameer Verma chased down everything and surprised the world no. 3 Jan O Jorgensen with his agility, a crafty net game and acute angles from back of the court. The 21-19, 23-21 straight gamesย win puts Sameer in his maiden Super Series final; as he becomes only the third Indian man to do so.
Sindhu on a roll
Meanwhile P V Sindhu is on a roll. After winning the China Open, the Olympic silver medallist brushed off local girl Ngan Yi Cheung in straight games 21-14, 21-16 in 46 minutes at the Hong Kong Coliseum.
Bigย leap for Sameer Verma
22 year old Sameer, playing in his maiden Super Series semifinal, ย began well, pulling ahead 7-1 in the opening game but Jorgensen managed to get on top of the flat exchanges to level the score. But Sameer refused to get overawe by his higher ranked opponent and pocked the first game 21-19.
In the second, playing against the drift, Jorgensen raced to a 7-1 lead and then had three game points at 20-17. But held his nerve and played some his best badminton to win the match 21-19, 23-21.
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Sameer is the reigning National champion and is currently ranked 43rd in the world.
