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 7:08 AM GMT
A good drop shot on net from Kidambi to equalise the score
Game-1: Kidambi 13-13 Wang
- 31 Jan 2024 7:05 AM GMT
Plenty of unforced errors from Kidambi, loses all his lead
Game-1: Kidambi 10-11 Wang
- 31 Jan 2024 6:59 AM GMT
Kidambi Srikanth starts the game with a solid attacking play
Game-1: Kidambi 4-0 Wang
- 31 Jan 2024 6:55 AM GMT
Kidambi Srikanth is on court for his first round clash
Kidambi Srikanth will start his campaign with a first round clash against Wang Tzu Wei of Chinese Taipei.
- 31 Jan 2024 6:52 AM GMT
Mithun Manjunath trough to the pre-quarters with a comfortable win
Mithun Manjunath takes a comfortable 21-17, 21-8 win over Jason Gunawan of Hong Kong in the first round of Thailand Master Super 300 tournament in Bangkok.
- 31 Jan 2024 6:47 AM GMT
Mithun escaping towards the victory with his steady play
Game-1: Mithun 15-5 Jason
- 31 Jan 2024 6:42 AM GMT
Mithun going into mid-game interval with a massive lead
Game-1: Mithun 11-4 Jason
