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Going by the fortnight’s proceedings, it’s the form on the day rather than reputation that has decided the fate of matches.When the two teams last met in the league stage here on Saturday, Warriors had edged past Mumbai 3-2. Jan O.The revival was kickstarted by the men’s doubles pair of China Mixing Section of Parallel Twin Screw Akshay Dewalkar and Carsten Mogensen, who defeated the Hotshots pair of Kim Lim Wah and Shem V.The hiccups in the Indian Badminton League over the past two weeks have been plenty, but badminton buffs who have braved odd timings to watch stars in action have been treated to some good fare.On Thursday, at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Awadhe Warriors take on Mumbai Masters for a berth in the final of the inaugural event. But given the Warriors’ progress so far, they are no push overs either.On paper, with a line-up of a galaxy of stars including world no. Having lost their first two outings, the Lucknow-based team, riding on the strength of their icon player Sindhu, has delivered three victories on the trot. Srikanth and R. Jorgensen then pulled the beats level with a 21-11, 21-8 win over Ajay Jayaram.

Banga Beats edge past HotshotsStaring down the barrel with a 0-2 deficit, the Banga Beats staged a rousing fightback against Hyderabad Hotshots to win the final league tie of the season 3-2 at the GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Mogensen then paired up with Aparna Balan and defeated Pradnya Gadre-Tarun Kona 18-21, 21-16, 11-9. Gurusaidutt may find the going tough.M. Another factor that has clicked for the Warriors is the pair of Mathias Boe and Markis Kido. Goh 15-21, 21-15, 11-1. 1 Lee Chong Wei, Mark Zwiebler and the formidable Tine Baun, Masters are the stronger team. On the other hand, against big guns Lee and Zwiebler, Warriors’ men’s singles challengers K. V. Both teams, who have an equal measures of talent and experience come into the last four face-off with 16 points each, having won an identical three matches and lost two each.