Indian shuttlers had a good outing in the second round of
the China Masters Super Series badminton tournament in Changzhou with four of
them booking their quarterfinals berth.
Women’s national champion P V Sindhu lead the charge with an
upset victory over eighth seed Porntip Buranprasertsuk of Thailand 10-21, 21-7,
21-19 in 47 minutes to set up a clash against second seed and Olympic Games
gold medallist Li Xuerui of China.
In the men’s section, former junior national champion RMV
Guru Sai Dutt got the better of his Gopichand Academy teammate P Kashyap 16-21,
21-18, 21-4 and will now face top seed Chen Long of China.
Also advancing to the next round were Ajay Jayaram and men’s
national champion Sourabh Verma. Ajay defeated Singapore’s Zi Liang Derek Wong
21-17. 21-9, while Verma got the better of Jen Hao Hsu of Chinese Taipei 21-12,
21-16 to set up an all Indian quarterfinal.
Results:
Men’s singles:
Ajay Jayaram bt Zi Liang Derek Wong (SIN) 21-17, 21-9
Sourabh Verma bt Jen Hao Hsu (TPE) 21-12, 21-16
RMV Guru Sai Dutt bt 8-P Kashyap 16-21, 21-18, 21-4
Women’s singles
P V Sindhu bt 8-Porntip Buranaprasertsuk (THA) 10-21, 21-7,
21-19
Mixed Doubles
8-Ashwini Ponnappa/K Tarun lost to Jian Guo Ong/Yin Loo Lim
(MAS) 21-9, 21-14
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