The Malaysia masters have kickstarted at the ring in Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The results of this will be a fair way towards determining qualification for the Tokyo Olympics 2020. With eyes on the Indian badminton players, let’s see how what they have done so far in the tournament.
Saina Nehwal has advanced to the top eight after defeating Belgium’s Lianne Tan and Thailand’s An Se Young. She moved well around the court and was able to play her shots to grab the victory. Despite some unforced errors, she kept her calm.
The reigning world champion, PV Sindhu took defeated Russia’s Evgeniya Kosetskaya and world no. 19 Aya Ohori. Sindhu lost concentration in the middle but made it back to the game by scoring straight points. She sealed the game without giving her opponent any time to think or breathe.
Now, the ace shuttlers PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal have advanced to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Malaysia Masters, registering comfortable wins in their Round of 16 matches.
In men’s singles event, their campaign has come to an end especially after HS Prannoy suffered defeat in the second round by Kento Momota, 21-10, 21-15. Earlier, Verma lost against local boy Lee Zii Jia in straight games. Parupalli Kashyap and Praneeth made a first round exit within an hour of their game. Also, Indian doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty crashed out of Malaysia Masters after losing to Malaysia’s Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi.
