PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy Enter Second Round; Mithun Manjunath Secures Upset Win In Australian Open

03.08.2023 - 00:57 sports.ndtv.com

Unheralded Indian Mithun Manjunath stunned fourth seed and world number seven Kean Yew Loh of Singapore in the opening round while PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth secured straight-game wins at the Australian Open badminton tournament in Sydney on Wednesday.

Manjunath, ranked 50th in the world, beat Loh 21-19 21-19 in the men's singles first round match that lasted 41 minutes. Manjunath faces the winner of the match between Lee Zii Jia and Leong Jun Hao -- both Malaysians -- in the second round of the BWF Super 500 tournament.

Meanwhile, Lakshya Sen conceded his men's singles match against compatriot Kiran George due to an injury. Sen was trailing 0-5 in the opening game when he decided to quit.

Fifth seed Sindhu, who has lost in the first round at seven different tour events this season and is playing under a new personal coach in Malaysia's Muhammad Hafiz Hashim, defeated compatriot Ashmita Chaliha 21-18 21-13 in 36 minutes in her opening women's singles match.

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Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth disappoints with his early exit in the first round of the ongoing Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships after being outplayed by Kenta Nishimoto in Copenhagen, Denmark on Monday. Nishimoto defeated him in straight games by 21-14, 21-14 to advance to the second round. Earlier in the day, Lakshya Sen and Prannoy HS cruised into round two of the BWF World Championships. First, it was the Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya who took on Mauritius's Julien Paul. Sen was absolutely dominant, beating his opponent in just 24 minutes by 21-12, 21-7.

BWF World Championships: PV Sindhu Receives Round 1 Bye, Kidambi Srikanth To Play Kenta Nishimoto

Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu and men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty received first-round byes in the BWF World Championships 2023 draw held here on Thursday. This year's BWF World Championships will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark from August 21 to 27. Sindhu, who won the women's singles world title in 2019, however, has been handed a tough draw and she might face Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon and top seed An Se Young of Korea as they are grouped in the top half of the draw.

PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy To Be Part Of BWF World Championships Draw

The Indian contingent featuring Olympic medalist PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy will be taking part in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships draw, which is scheduled to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday. The draw will take place from 12:30 PM IST, as per Olympics.com. PV Sindhu, the 16th seed, is the only Indian shuttler part of the 2023 BWF World Championships women's singles competition draw following London 2012 Olympics medalist Saina Nehwal's withdrawal.

BWF World Championships: PV Sindhu Receives Round 1 Bye, Kidambi Srikanth To Play Kenta Nishimoto

Olympic medalist PV Sindhu has been handed a first-round bye in the women's singles draw for the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, from August 21-27, reported Olympics.com on Thursday. The draw for the World Championships was held at the BWF headquarters at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday.

PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy To Be Part Of BWF World Championships Draw

PV Sindhu Gains Two Spots, Kidambi Srikanth Slips To 20th

Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu gained two places to reach the 15th spot but Kidambi Srikanth lost a place to slip to 20th position in the latest BWF World ranking released on Tuesday. Sindhu, who is going through a rough patch, had recorded a quarterfinal finish at the Australian Open after losing to eventual champion Beiwen Zhang of USA last week. Srikanth too had lost in the last 8 in Sydney after going down to fellow Indian Priyanshu Rajawat. HS Prannoy, who finished runner-up at Australian Open, and Lakshya Sen were static at world number 9 and 11 respectively.