India's premier badminton player, PV Sindhu, is competing in the ongoing Hong Kong Open. In yesterday's action, she went head-to-head with South Korea's Kim Ga-yun.
ஹாங்காங் ஓபன் பேட்மிண்டன் போட்டிகள் தற்போது நடந்து வருகிறது. இந்த போட்டியில் இந்தியாவின் முன்னணி வீராங்கனையான பிவி சிந்து போட்டியிட்டு வருகிறார். இந்நிலையில் நேற்று நடந்த ஆட்டத்தில் பிவி சிந்து தென் கொரியாவைச் சேர்ந்த கிம் கா யூன்-ஐ எதிர்கொண்டார்.
Sindhu cruised into the second round by winning the first set 21-15 and the second 21-16, with the opening set concluding in just 18 minutes.
The first round of the Hong Kong Open saw mixed results for India: PV Sindhu and Prannoy moved forward, while Saina Nehwal was eliminated from the competition.
Currently taking place in Hong Kong, this international tournament features a total prize purse of ₹2.75 crore. During the first round of the women's singles, the 9th-ranked Saina Nehwal took on China's 22nd-ranked Kai Yan Yan.
Saina lost the match 13-21, 20-22 after a 30-minute contest. This loss highlights a worrying trend for Saina, as she has exited in the first round in five out of her previous six tournament appearances.
In a different match, World Champion PV Sindhu comfortably defeated South Korea's Kim Ga-yun 21-15, 21-16 to reach the next stage. Her next opponent will be Busanan Ongbamrungphan from Thailand.
On the men's side, Prannoy secured a straight-set win (21-17, 21-17) over China's Hu Young Yu Jiang. India's Kashyap, ranked 25th, also advanced after defeating Japan's Kenta Nishimoto (ranked 12th) with a score of 21-18, 16-21, 21-10. Furthermore, Saurabh Verma beat France's Brice Leverdetsky 21-11, 21-15 to move forward.
In the men's doubles, the top Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty fought hard for 62 minutes but eventually fell to Japan's Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi with a score of 21-17, 16-21, 17-21.