India Open 2022: Srikanth, Sindhu ease through to 2nd round; World Champion Loh suffer to win
Other Sports | January 11, 2022 16:51 ISTAshmita Chaliha upsets World No. 28 Kosetskaya in straight games to advance to the second round.
Ashmita Chaliha upsets World No. 28 Kosetskaya in straight games to advance to the second round.
The 21-year-old shuttler will be competing for the first time in the year after claiming World Championships bronze medal on tournament debut last month.
England's decision to pull out was made public by the Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Sunday.
Marin, considered as one of the most dominating players in international badminton, said she might be back in February next year but wouldn't want to put a date on her return.
Satwik's recurring knee pain aggravated and the duo decided to pull out keeping in mind the upcoming BWF World Championships.
21-year-old Laskhya lost 21-23, 15-21 to the two-time world champion Kento Momota in 53 minutes after gruelling battle in the first game.
Reigning world champion Sindhu scripted a convincing 21-13, 21-10 win over the unseeded Neslihan Yigit (Turkey) in 35 minutes.
While Srikanth staved off a stiff challenge from World No 71 Christo Popov 21-18, 15-21, 21-16, former world no 10 Prannoy saw off Malaysia's Liew Daren 22-20, 21-19 in the opening round.
Sindhu defeated Thailand's Supanida Katethong in straight games while 20-year-old Lakhsya outwitted Japan's Kanta Tsuneyam over three games in the opening round.
Sindhu is likely to cross swords with Spain's Clara Azurmendi and Canada's sixth seed Michelle Li in the next two rounds and a clash against top seeded Japanese Akane Yamaguchi could be on the cards in the semifinals if she can cross the initial rounds.
Having already sealed their place in the quarter-finals, the match against Thailand was to determine the table-topper in Group B of the competition.
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Reigning world champion Pramod Bhagat on Saturday stormed into the men's singles finals of the badminton event. He secured a 21-11 21-16 win over Japan's Daisuke Fujihara in the first SL3 class semifinals that lasted 36 minutes.
Sindhu, who bagged the second medal at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, has become the first Indian woman to win two individual Olympic medals in a row.
Olympic medallist PV Sindhu received a rousing welcome at the Delhi airport on August 03. She clinched the women's singles badminton bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Sindhu defeated China's He Bing Jiao in the bronze medal match.
The 88-year-old, who won over 100 national and international titles in his career, was suffering from age-related ailments.
Momota had fractured his eye socket in a highway accident in Malaysia, which took the life of his driver and injured several Japan team members.
No positive tests have been recorded so far for players who were tested on arrival and who are currently in quarantine, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) informed on Tuesday.
The 19-year-old claimed five titles in the senior circuit last year, including two BWF World Tour Super 100 top honours — SaarLorLux Open and Dutch Open.
The BWF on Friday said that due to challenges in securing all logistical arrangements for players and participants, staging the Asian leg in November as originally planned, was no longer a viable option.
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