Patumwan (Thailand), May 13 (ANI): Former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth upset eighth seed Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in straight video games, 21-14, 21-15, within the Round of 32 of the Thailand Open presently underway on the Nimibutr Stadium in Thailand.
Meanwhile, PV Sindhu defeated Chinese Taipei’s Tung Ciou-Tong 21-9, 21-12, whereas Devika Sihag emerged victorious with a 21-19, 13-21, 21-15 win towards Japan’s Natsuki Nidaira.
Srikanth, coming into the match recent from India’s Thomas Cup bronze medal end, left no room for the previous world champion to dominate, wrapping up the match in simply half-hour. He will subsequent face Su Li Yang of Chinese Taipei within the pre-quarterfinals.
In the opposite males’s singles draw, Lakshya Sen, getting back from his harm on the Thomas Cup, defeated Singapore’s Jia Heng Jason Teh 21-16, 21-17 in 43 minutes to advance.
Sindhu, seeded sixth within the match, started her opening recreation trailing 3-0 towards her Chinese Taipei opponent earlier than registering a dominant win and advancing to the subsequent spherical.
Thailand Masters 2026 champion Devika Sihag, though beginning the match on a successful observe, was pushed right into a decider after the Japanese shuttler took management from 15-13 within the second recreation, scoring six consecutive factors to safe the second.
The teen initially struggled to take care of her lead within the decider, with Natsuki levelling the scores till 5-5. However, Devika went on a seven-point streak to open up an 11-5 benefit earlier than sealing the victory.
Sindhu will subsequent face Amalie Schulz of Denmark, whereas Devika will tackle Pitchamon Opatniputh of Thailand. Malvika Bansod superior too, defeating her Canadian opponent 13-21, 26-24, 21-13 in 53 minutes.
In one other notable draw, Anmol Kharb put up a powerful struggle towards World No. 4 and second seed Chen Yu Fei of China.
Anmol claimed the opening recreation 21-19 and compelled the match right into a decider. Despite sustaining an 11-2 lead within the remaining recreation, she couldn’t convert it right into a victory, finally happening 21-19, 13-21, 18-21 in a hard-fought battle lasting one hour and ten minutes. (ANI)