The Indian contingent had a good outing on the opening day of the Thailand Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament with junior national champion Sameer Verma registering an upset victory over 11th seed Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk of Thailand 21-10, 22-20 in the men's singles first round.
Top seed and world number five women's singles star Saina Nehwal was made to work hard for her first round victory over local girl Nichaon Jindapon 21-13, 16-21, 21-15 in the opening round.
Top seed and world number five women's singles star Saina Nehwal was made to work hard for her first round victory over local girl Nichaon Jindapon 21-13, 16-21, 21-15 in the opening round.
Results (first round)
Men’s singlesK Srikanth bt Marius Myhre (Norway) 14-21, 21-12, 21-7
12-Sourabh Verma bt Sukamta Evert (Indonesia) 21-11, 21-12
B Sai Praneeth bt Wisnu Yuli Prasetyo (Indonesia) 15-21, 25-23, 21-17
Anand Pawar lost to Brice Leverdez (France) 15-21, 21-18, 21-19
RMV Guru Sai Dutt lost to Soon Huat Goh (Malaysia) 18-21, 21-14, 21-13
Sameer Verma bt 11-Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk (Thailand) 21-10, 22-20
Women’s singles
1-Saina Nehwal bt Nichaon Jindapon (Thailand) 21-13, 16-21, 21-15
4-P V Sindhu bt Mi Jin Jung (Korea) 21-9, 15-21, 21-14
1-Saina Nehwal bt Nichaon Jindapon (Thailand) 21-13, 16-21, 21-15
4-P V Sindhu bt Mi Jin Jung (Korea) 21-9, 15-21, 21-14
Mixed doubles
Arun Vishnu/Aparna Balan lost to Jian Guo Ong/Yin Loo Lim (Malaysia) 21-14, 21-13
Arun Vishnu/Aparna Balan lost to Jian Guo Ong/Yin Loo Lim (Malaysia) 21-14, 21-13
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