Badminton News: Two Indian badminton players, PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal, had different fates in the Malaysia Open World Tour Super 750 tournament, with the former advancing to the second round and the latter being eliminated after losing her match. opening in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. (29 /6)

If Sindhu, a former world champion, puts in a great performance to outsmart world number 10 Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand 21-13 and 21-17, London Olympics bronze medalist Saina lost to American Iris Wang , world number 33 with a fairly easy 11. -21 and 17-21 in 37 minutes.

PV Sindhu enjoys a 5-3 head-to-head record against Chochuwong, having won the last time they met, at the 2021 World Championships, and the Indian seemed to have good contact against the Thai, who struggled with his long shots and finish.

Meanwhile, in the other game, former Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap also recovered from his injury by winning back-to-back matches 21-12 and 21-17 against South Korean player Heo Kwang Hee for qualify for the second round of the Malaysian Open in men’s singles. 2022.

Sindhu, the seventh seed, will face Phittayaporn Chaiwan, a 21-year-old Thai, who holds the world junior ranking and was also part of the bronze-medal team at the Uber Cup in Bangkok.

Kashyap, ranked number 39 in the world, will meet Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand, who won the German Open Super 300 in March.

In the other match, B Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa, who will lead India’s team at the Commonwealth Games, couldn’t beat world number 21 Robin Tables and Selena Piek of the Netherlands.

The Indian duo lost the draw 15-21, 21-19 and 17-21 after 52 minutes of fighting.

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