Olomouc (Czech Republic): Indian star Paddler G Sathiyan on Wednesday forward to the final of the ITTF Czech International Male Open after his Swedish opponent, thegardh.
The top seed Indians won the first two matches without destroying sweat 11-4 11-8 and the third 8-2 lead when Malgardh chose to fight continuing the competition, citing injury to the semi-final clash.
Sathiyan, ranked 39th in the world, will take Yevhen Pryshchepa from Ukraine at Clash Summit later on.
Last week, the 28-year-old child was paired with compatriot Manika Batra to win the mixed doubles title at the WTT Contender in Budapest.