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Dubai:Star shuttlers from all over the world are currently pitted against each other in the Asia Badminton Championship.Many star players from India are also participating in this tournament.In this tournament, Wednesday was a mixed day for the Indian fans. Where many players of India reached the second round by winning the first round. At the same time, a star player got eliminated in the first round itself.
In the pre-quarters, Sindhu will face world number nine Han Yu of China. Former World Championship silver medalist Kidambi Srikanth took 25 minutes to beat his first round opponent Adnan Ibrahim 21-13 21-8. He will face world No. 5 Kodai Naroka in the men’s singles last-16.
Tresa and Gayatri beat Indonesian pair of Laini Triya Mayasari and Rebekah Sugiarto 17-21, 21-17, 21-18 in a match that lasted more than an hour. After losing the first game easily, the Indian pair took a brilliant 5-0 lead in the second. The match was close in the third game. The mixed pair of Rohan Kapoor and Sikki Reddy also won their first round match. They beat Malaysia’s Chan Peng Soon and Cheah Yee Si 21-12, 21-16.
Rohan Kapoor and N Sikki Reddy defeated Chan Peng Sun and Chia Yi Si of Malaysia 21-12, 21-16 in the first round of mixed doubles. Commonwealth Games gold medalist Sen lost 21-7, 23-21 to world number seven Loh Keen Yew. Sen, who had slipped to 24th in the BWF rankings, had a tough draw.
