The Czech number one Byrtus had quite a fight on hand before he overcame Netherlands' fourth seed Rowan Damming 7-11, 11-9, 11-5, 1-11, and 11-8 in a well-contested encounter. On Friday, Byrtus easily defeated seventh seed Hong Kong’s Wailok To 11-6, 11-3, and 11-5.
Singles players have carried India's hopes in badminton for years before Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made their appearance on the scene.
National Games champion M Tharun and unseeded mixed doubles combination of K Sathwik Reddy and Vaishnavi Khadkekar packed off the top seeds in their respective categories to advance to the quarterfinals of the Guwahati Masters Super 100 badminton tournament here on Thursday.
Men's top seed Priyanshu Rajawat was made to sweat by compatriot Arya Bhivpathki in men’s singles second round while the young Tanvi Sharma packed off seventh seed Tanya Hemanth to advance to the women’s singles pre-quarters in Guwahati Masters Super 100 badminton tournament here on Wednesday.
The media reports claimed that BAI appointed Irwansyah as the new singles coach for the men and women while Tan Him Ker was roped in as the doubles coach for both categories.
In a high-intensity fixture of women’s Doubles category, the duo of Ashwini and Tanisha, who are coming here on the back of securing their second Super 100 title at the Guwahati
In an incident marred clash, two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu went down to Rio 2016 champion Carolina Marin of Spain in the semi-finals of the Denmark Open badminton at the Jyske Bank Arena in Odense.
HS Prannoy, India’s top men’s singles player at the Games also progressed into the pre-quarter finals with ease.
Men’s team enters maiden final with 3-2 win over South Korea
Sathwik Reddy Kanapuram and Vaishnavi Khadkekar gave India a 1-0 lead outperforming Kaiyin Mataio and Tereapii Akavi's 21-6, 21-8 victory.
