Could 20, 2025 03:34 PM IST
Srikanth, who’s on a comeback path, recovered from a first-game loss to defeat Huang Yu Kai 9-21, 21-12, 21-6 in his second qualifying males’s singles match.
Kidambi Srikanth secured a spot in the principle draw of the Malaysia Masters, however the remainder of the Indian shuttlers have been unable to progress previous the singles qualifiers, exiting the Tremendous 500 event in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.
Kidambi Srikanth in motion(Hindustan Instances)
Srikanth, who’s on a comeback path, recovered from a first-game loss to defeat Chinese language Taipei’s Huang Yu Kai 9-21, 21-12, 21-6 in his second qualifying males’s singles match.
The 32-year-old, a 2021 World Championships silver medallist, had earlier crushed one other Taipei participant, Kuo Kuan Lin, 21-8, 21-13 within the first spherical.
The previous world primary will face a difficult opponent in sixth-seeded Chinese language participant LU Guang Zu in the principle draw.
In different matches, Tharun Mannepalli fell 13-21, 21-23 to Thailand’s Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul, whereas S Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian misplaced 20-22, 20-22 to China’s Zhu Xuan Chen, each of whom ended their campaigns within the qualification stage.
In ladies’s singles, Anmol Kharb, who was an integral a part of the Asian Workforce gold medal final yr, was defeated 14-21, 18-21 by Taipei’s Hung Yi-Ting.
The blended doubles pair of Mohit Jaglan and Lakshita Jaglan additionally bowed out, dropping 15-21, 16-21 to the Malaysian duo of Ming Yap Too and Lee Yu Shan.
Prime Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy will start their respective campaigns on the USD 475,000 occasion on Wednesday.
