Three reasons why Sai Praneeth lost to Israel’s Misha Zilberman in the first game in Tokyo

For B Sai Praneeth, this was a disastrous start because the experienced Indian fell without fighting a lower-ranked player from Israel.

15th in the world Cypranis Expected to beat Misha Zilberman, but the experienced Israeli player defeated the underperforming Indian 21-17 and 21-15.

Group D men’s singles opener was ranked 47th in the world to win Misha Ziebman 42 minutes of fearless badminton performance. This is their second match in 2021. The first match was in the 32nd round of the Swiss Open in 2021. Sai Praneeth defeated Misha.

This shocking loss almost prevented Sai Praneeth from entering the next round, because he needed to be among the top in the group stage to advance to the knockout stage.

1. Sai Praneeth’s lack of competition training made him rusty

Due to the raging COVID-19 pandemic, Cypranis did not get enough game practice before the major events. It shows the 28-year-old badminton player’s first game at the Tokyo Olympics. Expectations for India’s only contestant this year were high, but Sai Praneeth lost the game.

Compared with other countries, the Indians have not participated in any competitions in the domestic season in the past few months. In practice, Cypranit has played so many games with his sparring partners, but until today he has not experienced the real game atmosphere for a long time.

2. The first Olympic show is nervous

Since Sai Praneeth in Olympic Games, He was very nervous and could not play freely. As the pressure of the Olympics left him at a loss, he lost his natural and smooth game. He lacks the supreme self-confidence he exudes in other competitions in Tokyo’s kittens.

Confidence played an important role in Sai Praneeth’s winning the bronze medal at the World Championships in Basel in 2019. He tried to fight the tension, but could not start at any time during the game. The former Singapore Open champion Cypranis looked insane and made some critical mistakes in his judgment, which did not help his career.

3. Misha’s aggressiveness makes Sai Praneeth

Before the game, Misha was the underdog, and Cypranis was the favorite to win the game. However, the tall Israeli badminton player reversed the situation of his higher-ranked opponent on the opening day of the game, creating the first upset of the game.

The main reason for Sai Praneeth’s failure was that he was knocked down by Misha’s aggressiveness. Misha, coached by his mother Svetlana, was very aggressive from the start and did not allow Sai Praneeth to adapt to the game.

Misha represented Israel at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics, and represented Israel at the 2015 and 2019 European Games. Said was shocked by his inspiring performance.

The former player ranked 39th in the world perfectly combined caution and aggression to create a wonderful game. Facts have proved that Misha’s powerful smash and deceptive shots make it difficult for Cypranis to cope.

Sai Praneeth had a chance to equalize by winning the second game, but Misha did not remove his foot from the pedal. Sai Praneeth initially led the second game 7-3, but Misha bounced back to 15-8 before ending the game 21-15.

Sai Praneeth will meet Denmark’s Mark Caljouw in the second league match of the group. Sai Praneeth will have to win consecutive matches and hope that other results will benefit him in order to advance to the knockout rounds.

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