Injured Kashyap withdraws, Sankar Muthusamy makes to the main draw of the US Open Badminton
Sankar Muthusamy, made the it to the main draw of the US Open badminton tournament, winning both his qualifying round matches at Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Sankar Muthusamy, made the it to the main draw of the US Open badminton tournament, winning both his qualifying round matches at Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Srikanth will now face either compatriot H.S. Prannoy or Malaysian Lee Zii Jia, who play their first round fixture later in the day.
After being ignored last year for the same award, Prannoy had even questioned the selection criteria.
Prior to Kashyap, shuttler PV Sindhu had also donated Rs 5 lakh each to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Chief Minister Relief Funds.
The coronavirus outbreak severely impacted some of the most high profile sporting events worldwide be it the Indian Premier League (IPL) or Serie A and La Liga matches.
If Saina Nehwal is quarantined she will miss India Open and Malaysia Open, deterring her chance of improving her ranking and qualifying for Tokyo Olympics.
Saina Nehwal has endured a lean patch, failing to reach the semi-finals even once in the 17 tournaments she has played since winning her last title in 2019.
The Indian contingent have fared quite badly in the ongoing Fuzhou China Open and with Thursday's string of defeats the medal hope seems well and over.
Eighth-seed Saina lost to World No. 22 Cai 9-21, 12-21 in just 24 minutes to bow out of the competition.
Subhankar Dey is now the only Indian shuttler left in the singles competition after he defied Indonesia's world number 17 Tommy Sugirato in the first round.
