Might 21, 2025 03:58 PM IST
Sindhu’s poor type continued as she didn’t get previous the opening spherical of the Tremendous 500 match, shedding 11-21 21-14 15-21 towards Nguyen Thuy Linh.
India’s male shuttlers, led by the skilled duo of H S Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth, have been off to an excellent begin however it was curtains for double Olympic-medallist PV Sindhu as she bowed out with a first-round loss on the Malaysia Masters badminton match in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.
India’s HS Prannoy hits a return(AFP)
Prannoy and Srikanth have been joined by Satish Karunakaran within the second spherical of the occasion.
Taking the court docket first, Prannoy surprised fifth seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan 19-21 21-17 21-16 in a hard-fought contest that lasted one hour and 22 minutes. The Indian will play Yushi Tanaka of Japan within the second spherical.
Karunakaran additionally registered an upset by gorgeous third seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese language Taipei 21-13 21-14 in simply 39 minutes. He’ll subsequent face Christo Popov of France.
Ayush Shetty additionally progressed after getting previous Brian Yang of Canada 20-22 21-10 21-8.
Later, former world no.1 Srikanth surprised a higher-ranked opponent in sixth seed Lu Guang Zu of China 23-21 13-21 21-11 in a 57-minute showdown to progress.
However Sindhu’s poor type continued as she didn’t get previous the opening hurdle of the Tremendous 500 match, shedding 11-21 21-14 15-21 towards Nguyen Thuy Linh of Vietnam.
The Indian blended doubles duo of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto additionally moved into the second spherical with a 21-18 15-21 21-14 win over the Indonesian pair of Adnan Maulana and Indah Cahya Sari Jamil, however all different Indian pairs suffered defeats.
Ashith Surya and Amrutha Pramuthesh have been no match for prime seeds Jiang Zheng Bang and Wei Yaxin, as they misplaced 10-21 12-21 within the opening spherical of the blended doubles occasion.
Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde too misplaced 10-21 14-21 to fourth seeds Guo Xin Wa and Chen Fang Hui of China.
Indonesia’s Verrell Yustin Mulia and Lisa Ayu Kusumawati 15-21 16-21 confirmed the door to the pairing of Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath.
