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 6:30 AM GMT
Mithun takes the first game after a solid defence in the final rally of the game
Game-1: Mithun 21-17 Jason
- 31 Jan 2024 6:27 AM GMT
Jason finds the net after a overhead backhand return
Game-1: Mithun 17-15 Jason
- 31 Jan 2024 6:23 AM GMT
Jason misses a smash and goes out of bound, increases lead for Mithun
Game-1: Mithun 14-11 Jason
- 31 Jan 2024 6:20 AM GMT
Mithun going into mid-game interval with a slender lead
Game-1: Mithun 11-9 Jason
- 31 Jan 2024 6:15 AM GMT
Mithun Manjunath is on court against Jason Gunawan of Hong Kong
Game-1: Mithun 3-3 Jason
- 31 Jan 2024 5:47 AM GMT
Kiran retires out due to some injury issues
Kiran George pulls of from his first round clash after facing some injury concerns in the later half of first game.
