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Who took the Gold from Gold Coast?

Hey Guys, So last night saw the end of the badminton at the Commonwealth games and I thought I would give you all a quick round-up. Take a look at the table below and you will see where the medals went!














So, to start off with the team event, this was closely contended with India coming out on top securing the gold medal. They beat Malaysia 3-1 in the final which left the Malaysians taking silver. In the bronze medal match, England beat Singapore to ensure the bronze medal was going back to England.

In the individual event, the bronze medallists were known first. Malaysia won 2 of these bronze medals in the Men's and Mixed doubles events. England, Scotland and India took the other three medals up for grabs. England's Rajiv Ouseph beat stiff opposition in H.S Prannoy from India, while Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour beat Canada's Michelle Li and finally India's Reddy and Ponappa beat home favorites Mapasa and Somerville. 

There were some shock upsets in the individual event, primarily when England's Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge beat Goh/Tan of Malaysia who were the top seeds. The first seeds went out in the semi-final stage but they weren't going home empty handed as they beat Sri Lankans in the bronze medal match. Another shock result, you could say was when England's Rajiv Ouseph beat higher ranked H.S Prannoy of India. 

Finals day was definitely an entertaining one with some brilliant three set games. England's Chris and Gabby Adcock were the first to take Gold but they had to come from behind to defy teammates Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith of the title. The Adcocks have now successfully defended their Commonwealth title and we will have to wait a further four years to see if they can do it again. From an All English affair to an All Indian women's singles final, Saina Nehwal was the second athlete to claim the gold medal. She beat team-mate Pursarla V.Sindhu in straight games. 

Fan favourite, Lee Chong Wei was up next and this was probably the most highly anticipated match. He took on India's Kidambi Srikanth who recently took the World number one spot on the World rankings. This was always going to be a battle and it proved that way with both player's matching the other. Chong Wei found himself behind after losing the first set but if there's anything the experienced shuttler knows it's that the game is never over until it's over. Chong Wei battled on and much to the fan's delight he took the second and third games 21-14, 21-14. Gold to Malaysia!

Malaysia also took the Women's doubles in straight sets as they beat England's Lauren Smith and Sarah Walker. A second silver medal for Smith on finals day. Next up, it was Marcus Ellis' turn to see if he could turn silver into gold as he took to the court with partner Chris Langridge. Ellis and Langridge got off to the perfect start taking the first game 21-13. They were playing some brilliant badminton and they were just too good for Indians Rankireddy and Shetty as they stormed to an emphatic win 21-16. A second Gold medal for England on finals day!

Hope you guys enjoyed my round-up of the semi's and final's day from the Gold Coast. New post's coming soon! 


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