Tokyo (Japan), Aug 22 (Ians) Last edition’s runner-up Kidambi Srikanth, bronze medallist Lakshya Sen and Thomas Cup star H.S Prannoy kept the Indian flag flying but B. Sai Praneeth and Malvika Bansod’s campaigns came to an end in the Bwf Badminton World Championships here on Monday.
Srikanth and Sen, who met in the semifinals of the 2021 edition, and Prannoy won their matches in straight games.
Overall, it was a mixed day for India as Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy advanced in women’s doubles while M.R. Arjun and Dhruv Kapila made it to the second round in men’s doubles.
The mixed doubles pair of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto too advanced, beating the German pair of Patrick Scheiel and Franziska Volkmann 21-12, 21-13 in 29 minutes. Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy, however, lost to the Japanese pair of Hiroki Okamura and Masayuki Onodera 11-21, 21-19,15-21.
However,...
Srikanth and Sen, who met in the semifinals of the 2021 edition, and Prannoy won their matches in straight games.
Overall, it was a mixed day for India as Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy advanced in women’s doubles while M.R. Arjun and Dhruv Kapila made it to the second round in men’s doubles.
The mixed doubles pair of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto too advanced, beating the German pair of Patrick Scheiel and Franziska Volkmann 21-12, 21-13 in 29 minutes. Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy, however, lost to the Japanese pair of Hiroki Okamura and Masayuki Onodera 11-21, 21-19,15-21.
However,...
- 8/22/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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