In the China Open Masters Badminton Tournament in Shenzhen, India’s mixed doubles duo B. Sumeeth Reddy and N. Sikki Reddy secured victory over the United States pair Presley Smith and Jennie Gai. The thrilling Round 32 match ended with scores of 23-21, 17-21, 21-17.
In women’s singles, Aakarshi Kashyap lost to Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan 10-21, 10-21 in her opening match. While Anupama Upadhyaya lost to China’s Beiwen Zhang 21-17, 8-21, 10-7 in her first-round clash this evening.
In the men’s singles category, Priyanshu Rajawat fought valiantly but fell short against Indonesia’s Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo. Rajawat lost 24-22, 13-21, 18-21 in a closely contested encounter.
