Thailand Masters Badminton: Ashmita Chaliha defeats Anupama Upadhyaya, Sai Praneeth and Kiran George enter 2nd round at Thailand Masters 2023 – Watch Highlights

Thailand Masters Badminton: Ashmitha Chaliha sailed past compatriot Anupama Upadhyaya in straight sets in the first round of the Indonesia Masters on Wednesday, 1st February. Sai Praneeth has advanced to the second round as he defeated Mads Christophersen 21-13, 21-14. Earlier, Kiran George got off to winning start. He defeated Chinese Taipei’s Chiao Hao Lee 21-17, 19-21, 23-21. Meanwhile Priyanshu Rajawat, Sameer Verma and Mithun Manjunath have lost their respective first round contests. Follow Thailand Masters Badminton 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN 

Thailand Masters Badminton: Ashmita Chaliha defeats Anupama Upadhyaya, Sai Praneeth and Kiran George enter 2nd round at Thailand Masters 2023 – Watch Highlights

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Men’s Singles 

• Kiran George BEAT Chiao Hao Lee – 21-17, 19-21, 23-21
• Mithun Manjunath LOST TO Kenta Nishimoto – 21-18, 21-12
• Priyanshu Rajawat LOST TO Heo Kwang Hee – 21-14, 19-21, 25-27
• Sameer Verma LOST TO Li Shi Feng – 14-21, 16-21
• Sai Praneeth BEAT Mads Christophersen – 21-13, 21-14

Women’s Singles 

• Anupama Upadhyaya LOST TO Ashmita Chaliha – 16-21, 19-21

Women’s Doubles 

• Simran Singhi/Ritika Thaker LOST TO Liu Sheng Shu/Zhang Shu Xian – 8-21, 10-21

Mixed Doubles 

• Sumeeth Reddy/Ashwini Ponnappa LOST TO Kusharjanto/Kusumawati – 11-21, 17-21
• Rohan Kapoor/Sikki Reddy BEAT Lindeman/Wu – 21-11, 21-16
• Ishaan Bhatnagar/Tanisha Crasto BEAT Makkasasithorn/Korepap – 21-17, 21-5

Thailand Masters Badminton: Sai Praneeth and Sameer Verma headline first round action at Thailand Masters 2023, Asmita Chaliha faces Anupama Upadhyaya – Follow LIVE updates

Sai Praneeth vs Mads Christophersen

Praneeth beat Mads Christophersen of Denmark 21-13 21-14 in a battle lasting 31 minutes. He faces Hyeok Jin Jeon of South Korea in second round.

Anupama Upadhyaya vs Ashmita Chaliha

In women’s singles, Ashmita Chaliha beat compatriot Anupama Upadhyaya 21-16 21-19 to reach the second round where she will face sixth seed Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt of Denmark.

Thailand Masters Badminton: Sai Praneeth and Sameer Verma headline first round action at Thailand Masters 2023, Asmita Chaliha faces Anupama Upadhyaya – Follow LIVE updates

India’s Sameer Verma was defeated 21-14, 21-16 by sixth seed Li Shifeng from China in the round of 32. Mithun Manjunath lost 18-21, 12-21 to Japanese fifth seed Kenta Nishimoto.

In mixed doubles, Ashwini Ponnappa and Sumeeth Reddy went down 11-21, 17-21 against Indonesia’s Lisa Ayu Kusumawati and Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto in the round of 32.

Meanwhile, in the women’s doubles section, India’s Simran Singhi and Ritika Thaker lost 8-21, 10-21 in the round of 32 against Chinese sixth seeds Liu Shengshu and Zhang Shuxian.

India’s eighth seeded pair Tanisha Crasto and Ishaan Bhatnagar beat Thailand’s unseeded Makkasasithorn/Korepap duo in straight sets.

The pair of Simran Singhi and Ritika Thaker lost to sixth seeded Sheng Shu and Shu Xian Zhang of China 8-21 10-21 in the women’s doubles.

In mixed doubles, Rohan Kapoor and Sikki Reddy beat Canadian pair of Ty Alexander Lindeman and Josephine Wu 21-11 21-16 to enter the second round. But the pair of B Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa lost to fourth seeded Indonesian pair of Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto and Lisa Ayu Kusumawati 11-21 17-21.

Thailand Masters Badminton: Ashmita Chaliha defeats Anupama Upadhyaya, Sai Praneeth and Kiran George enter 2nd round at Thailand Masters 2023 – Watch Highlights