Category: Badminton

India’s top badminton shuttlers fight for Olympic berths on Wednesday in the round of 32 of the tournament in China.

Women’s doubles pair Simran Singhi-Ritika Thaker, mixed doubles duo Sathish Kumar Karunakaran-Aadya Variyath and the men’s doubles pair of Hariharan Amsakarunan-Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi also booked their spots in the main draw.

The fact that it is the last major event to award Olympic qualification ranking points adds another layer to the competition, which will see some high-octane battles between the top shuttlers this week.

Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu registered a comfortable 21-16, 21-12 win in half an hour over World No. 49 Wen Yu Zhang of Canada in the first round.

Treesa and Gayatri suffered an 18-21, 22-20, 18-21 defeat against American twins Annie and Kerry Xu, the duo they had beaten in the opening round of last week’s Swiss Open.

Treesa and Gayatri suffered an 18-21, 22-20, 18-21 defeat against American twins Annie and Kerry Xu, the duo they had beaten in the opening round of last week’s Swiss Open.

Second seeded Sindhu will square off against Wen Yu Zhang of Canada in the round-of-32 contest, while seventh seed Srikanth will take on a qualifier.

Second seeded Sindhu will square off against Wen Yu Zhang of Canada in the round-of-32 contest, while seventh seed Srikanth will take on a qualifier.

Second seeded Sindhu will square off against Wen Yu Zhang of Canada in the round-of-32 contest, while seventh seed Srikanth will take on a qualifier.

Former world championships medallist Srikanth, who achieved his best result of the season this week, lost 21-15, 9-21, 18-21 to Chinese Taipei’s Lin Chun-Yi in an hour and five minutes.