Shuttlers Rupinder, Praneeth, Gurusaidutt in pre-quarters
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, April 8
City shuttler Rupinder Singh beat Rahul Yadav C (TS) 21-17, 12-21, 21-19 to enter the men’s singles prequarterfinals of the 80th Senior National Badminton Championship (2015-16) at the Badminton Hall of Panjab University, Chandigarh.
Chandigarh’s Kawaldeep Singh, lost to Air India’s Mithun M 18-21, 16-21 in the same category.
In the mixed doubles, Kawaldeep Singh and Kailash Nanda had a forgettable day as they lost to Gopal K and Meghana J (CAG/AI) 11-21, 10-21 in a one-sided match. The Chandigarh women’s doubles team fared no better. Nisha Karamchand and Sanya Sethi lost to Riya Mookerjee and Karishma Wadkar 20-22, 7-21. In the other important matches of the day, defending champion and topseed Sai Praneeth B reached the pre-quarters along with Sourabh Varma, Sameer Verma, RMV Gurusaidutt and Anand Pawar.
Sourabh Varma (PET) beat Delhi shuttler Bhaskar Chkraborty 21-17, 21-16, while RMV Gurusaidutt beat (UP) Abhyansh Singh 21-15, 21-7 in the men's singles. Sai Praneeth B too had an easy outing as he beat Maharashtra's Nigel D'Sa 21-9, 21-8 in a lopsided match.
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