Badminton
Thailand Masters: Kidambi Srikanth through to second round- Highlights
Catch the highlights of Indian players' performances in the Round of 32 at Thailand Masters on Wednesday.
The 32-year old was pitted against Chinese Taipei's Wang Po-Wei. (File photo)
Kidambi Srikanth started his campaign with a straight-game win (22-20, 21-19) in the first round clash against Wang Tzu Wei of Chinese Taipei while Mithun Manjunath also takes a straight game win over Jason Gunawan of Hong Kong.
The two Indians will face each other in the pre-quarter finals tomorrow.
Kiran George opts out from the match against Lei Lan Xi of China after the first game due to injury concerns.
In women singles, Ashmita Chaliha goes past Wong Ling Ching of Malaysia with a straight-game affair (21-10, 21-16) while Malvika wins over Peru's Castillo Salazar in the first round clash.
As it happened:
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- 31 Jan 2024 7:37 AM GMT
Kidambi is just three points away from the first game
Game-2: Kidambi 18-14 Wang
- 31 Jan 2024 7:34 AM GMT
Kidambi takes back the lead after few points on trot
Game-2: Kidambi 15-13 Wang
- 31 Jan 2024 7:31 AM GMT
Kidambi fakes a drop shot to make Wang wrong-footed
Game-2: Kidambi 10-12 Wang
- 31 Jan 2024 7:21 AM GMT
A good smash from Kidambi after charging towards the net
Game-2: Kidambi 3-3 Wang
- 31 Jan 2024 7:15 AM GMT
Kidambi takes the first game with two back court errors from Wang
Game-1: Kidambi 22-20 Wang
- 31 Jan 2024 7:14 AM GMT
Kidambi saves three match points to take the game for a deuce
Game-1: Kidambi 20-20 Wang
- 31 Jan 2024 7:11 AM GMT
Back to back classy drop shots on net from Kidambi to equals the score
Game-1: Kidambi 17-17 Wang
