Badminton
Madrid Spain Masters: Sindhu advances to 2nd round, Srikanth loses to qualifier in 1st round - Highlights
Catch the highlights of Indian shuttlers' performances in the first round at the Madrid Spain Masters Super 300 on Wednesday.
PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth in action in their respective first-round matches at the Madrid Spain Masters.
PV Sindhu cruised to the Round of 16 with a comfortable straight-game win over Canadain Wen Yu Zhang at the Madrid Spain Masters Super 300 on Wednesday. The mixed doubles pairing of B Sumeeth Reddy and N Sikki Reddy also advanced with a come-from-behind win over Chen Zhi Ray and Yang Ching Tun.
However, it was the curtain for the remaining Indian players, with Kidambi Srikanth being stunned by Japanese qualifier Koo Takahashi in straight games. Ashmita Chaliha, Mithun Manjunath and Kiran Goerge also made first-round exits.
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Schedule
PV Sindhu will face Canada's Wen Yu Zhang in the first round. Ashmita Chaliha will have her task cut out against Ratchanon Intanon, an opponent she lost to in the final of the Badminton Asia Team Championships in February.
In the men's singles category, Mithun Manjunath will go up against Wang Tzu Wei, while Kiran Goerge and Kidambi Srikanth will face Cha Hao Lee and Koo Takahashi in their respective first-round matches.
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