Malaysia Masters 2022: Great Day for Indian shuttlers
The Indian shuttlers had a great day as 4 out of 6 qualified for the 2nd round of the Super 500 Malaysia Masters played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Wednesday.
PV Sindhu defeated He Bingjao in three thrilling games
during the first round. It was a superb performance by the Indian star keeping
the pressure on the Chinese winning the first game easily at 21-13. Bingjao made a
strong comeback in 2nd game putting enough pressure on Sindhu
winning it by 21-17 to force the match into the decider.
The third game saw Sindhu up her aggression and won it by
21-15 to move into the second round. She will face Zhang Y M of China. Zhang
Y M defeated Wardani in two straight games at 23-21 and 21-14.
Saina Nehwal's poor run of form continued as she lost to Kim
G-e of South Korea in three games. The Indian won the first game at 21-16 before
Kim stormed back winning the next two games at 21-17 and 21-14.
HS Prannoy continued his impressive form as he defeated Brice
Leverdez of France in two straight games. The first game was a closely fought
game before the Indian won it by 21-19. Prannoy dominated his opposition
winning the second game easily at 21-14 to move into the second round. He will
face Wang T-w of Chinese Taipei who stunned Jonathan Christie in three games.
Christie won the first game by 21-16 before Wang won the second game by 21-18.
The third game was a very close affair before the Chinese Taipei player
registered 27-25 over the Indonesian.
Parupalli Kashyap stunned Tommy Suigarto of Indonesia in
three thrilling games. The Indonesian won the first game easily at 21-16 before
Kashyap won the next two games with the same scoreline of 21-16 and 21-16 to
move into the second round. He will now face Anthony Gingting of Indonesia. Kashyap
progressed into the main round playing in the qualifiers.
Sai Praneeth broke the jinx of first-round losses winning
against Kevin Cordon in two straight games at 21-8, and 21-9. He will now face Li
SF of China.
Sameer Verma went down fighting to Chou Tien Chen of Chinese
Taipei in three games. The Indian won the first game by 21-10. World number 4
Chou made a strong comeback to win the next two games at 21-12 and 21-14.
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