BWF World Junior Championship 2022: Sankar Muthusamy Becomes Second Indian Shuttler To Reach Final, Achieves Feat With Win Over Thailand’s Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul
The southpaw confirmed himself a medal previously after beating world junior no. 4 Hu Zhen An of China 21-18, 8-21, 21-16 in the quarterfinals. He kept riding on his good performance as he stormed into the finals defeating his Thai opponent in straight games.
Indian shuttler Sankar Muthusamy clinches victory over Panitchapon Teeraratsakul of Thailand in BWF World Junior Championships Semi-finals. Sankar defeated Panitchapon 21-13, 21-15 to become only the second Indian after Saina Nehwal to play in the gold medal match at the junior championships. Overall, he is the 10th Indian to win a medal at the tournament.
Sankar Muthusamy becomes second Indian to enter BWF World Junior Championships Final:
SANKAR CREATES HISTORY 🥺🫶
2️⃣nd 🇮🇳 male shuttler to enter finals, beat Teeraratsakul 🇹🇭 21-13, 21-15 in semis.
Grab 🥇 champ! 💪@himantabiswa | @sanjay091968#BWFWorldJuniorChampionships#IndiaontheRise#Badminton pic.twitter.com/ojwQcGHCXz
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