Chennai stun table toppers Ahmedabad in PBL clash

Pune: Chennai Smashers defeated table toppers Ahmedabad Smash Masters 6-1 in a Premier Badminton League (PBL) clash at the Shree Chhatrapati Shivaji Sports Complex here on Sunday.

Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Rajeev Ouseph upset Ahmedabad Trump Viktor Axelsen and former World No. 2 Sung Ji Hyun won the Chennai Trump clash with Kirsty Gilmour to inflict the first defeat of the season on the Smash Masters.

Ouseph's huge win over the Ahmedabad skipper Axelsen denied any hope of a comeback and paved the way for an absolutely flawless performance by the Smashers where they won all five matches of the tie.

Struggling to retrieve his shots, Axelsen looked to be lacking in his usual firepower and conviction and conceded the opener 12-15. Ouseph might have felt a bit complacent after that strong start for he let a string of errors creep into his game which allowed the Dane to come back and take the second game effortlessly 15-7. IANS

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