Macau Open 2024: Treesa/Gayatri, Kidambi into quarters, Sumeeth/Sikki exit-Highlights

The round of 16 fixtures of the Macau Open 2024 were played on Thursday at the Macao East Asian Games Dome.

Update: 2024-09-26 04:24 GMT

Kidambi Srikanth and Treesa-Gayatri in action at the quarterfinals of Macau Open 2024.

The round of 16 matches of the 2024 Macau Open is here and there are quite a few Indian names who will be featuring in this round, at the Macau East Asian Games Dome. 

Starting the day was mixed doubles pair Sumeeth Reddy and Sikki Reddy, who took on Malaysian duo Wang Teng Ci and Lim Chiew Sien. 

Tasnim Mir of India was up against fourth-seed Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan, and India's highest-ranked women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gaytri Gopichand took on Chinese Taipei duo Lin Chih-Chun and Teng Chun Hsun. 

Kidambi Srikanth was up against fellow Indian shuttler Ayush Shetty in his round of 16 match later. 

As it happened:

Live Updates
2024-09-26 10:22 GMT

Final Score: Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand (22-20, 21-11) Chun Hsun Teng - Chich-Chun Lin

2024-09-26 07:47 GMT

Miyazaki wins the decider and takes the match 2-1.

Despite Tasnim Mir's brave fightback, the Japanese proved to be a challenge too big.

She exits the tournament as Miyazaki advances to the next round. 

2024-09-26 07:45 GMT

Eleven match-points for the Japanese! 

2024-09-26 07:44 GMT

Miyazaki is just four points away from booking a spot in the quarterfinals of the Macau Open 2024. 

2024-09-26 07:42 GMT

Brilliant smash from the Japanese! 

She takes a seven-point lead and it looks like she has found her best form at the right moment! 

2024-09-26 07:40 GMT

Miyazaki heads into the final break with a strong six-point lead. 

She started slowly but since then has burst into life. 

The pressure is on the Indian now to make up the deficit. 

2024-09-26 07:37 GMT

Brilliant badminton! 

Mir takes a wonderful return diving full stretch to her right but Miyazaki ended up with a point as Mir couldn't get back up quickly. 

2024-09-26 07:36 GMT

Another wonderful rally played out by the shuttlers, and she continues with her four-point lead. 

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