Sydney [Australia], August 2 (ANI): Indian males’s singles shuttler Mithun Manjunath stormed to the pre-quarters as he bought the higher of 2021 BWF World Championships Gold medallist Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in straight video games 21-19, 21-19 in a serious upset in the course of the Round of 32 on the ongoing Australia Open 2023 in Sydney on Wednesday.
The world no 50 Indian will now face the winner of Lee Zii Jia and Leong Jun Hao from Malaysia on Thursday within the last-16, as per Badminton Association of India (BAI) Media.
“UPSET ALERT @ManjunathMithun reigns supreme against WR-7 Loh Kean Yew 21-19, 21-19, entered pre-quarters : @badmintonphoto AustraliaOpen2023 IndiaontheRise Badminton,” tweeted BAI Media.
Shuttlers Prannoy HS, Kidambi Srikanth and Priyanshu Rajawat shined within the Round of 32 within the Australian Open Badminton event.
Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen, nonetheless, pulled out of his match halfway towards compatriot Indian Kiran George resulting from harm considerations. The Indian badminton participant was trailing 0-5 within the opening recreation when he retired.
World No. 17 PV Sindhu, who has been combating poor kind this 12 months, overcame world No. 47 Ashmita Chaliha 21-18, 21-13 to make the spherical of 16.
Sindhu will face compatriot Aakarshi Kashyap, fortieth in badminton rankings, on Thursday. Aakarshi Kashyap superior to the second spherical with a 21-15, 21-17 win over Malaysia’s world No. 34 Goh Jin Wei within the first spherical.
Prannoy H.S., defeated Hong Kong badminton participant Lee Cheuk Yiu 21-18, 21-16, 21-15.
Prannoy managed to win the primary set however the Hong Kong nationwide made a comeback within the second set. The deciding set was comprehensively gained by Prannoy.
Kidambi triumphed over Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto, defeating him 21-18, 21-7.
Priyanshu Rajawat bought the higher of Australian shuttler Nathan Tang, defeating him 21-12 and 21-16.
All three Indian badminton gamers will now progress to the Round of 16.
Malvika Bansod and Tasnim Mir have been eradicated from the tournanemt within the first spherical itself.
The world quantity 43 Bansod misplaced to Chinese Taipei’s Pai Yu Po by 20-22, 11-21. Pai Yu Po is ranked 20 locations above Malvika Bansod.
Mir, in the meantime, suffered a 21-13, 21-7 defeat to world No. 56 Komang Ayu Cahya Dewi of Indonesia.
India’s marketing campaign in combined doubles ended after BS Reddy-Ashwini Ponnappa and Rohan Kapoor-N Sikki Reddy misplaced their respective first spherical matches.
BS Reddy-Ashwini Ponnappa have been defeated by Japanese pair of Hiroki Midorikawa-Natsu Saito 13-21, 12-21 whereas Rohan Kapoor-N Sikki Reddy have been overwhelmed by Republic of Korea’s Seo Seungjae-Chae Yujung 14-21, 18-21.
The Australian Open began on August 1 and can finish on August 6. (ANI)