Srikanth enters quarters; Saina, Sindhu bow out
17 Jan 2014 5:51 AM IST
The newly-crowned national badminton champion, Srikanth came from a game down to register an upset victory over World No. 17 Son Wan Ho of South Korea 11-21, 21-19, 21-19 in a contest that lasted an hour and nine minutes.
However, Olympic bronze medallist Saina went down fighting 21-16, 10-21, 19-21 to a lower-ranked Yao Xue of China in 56 minutes, while Sindhu lost to sixth seed Yeon Ju Bae of Korea 16-21, 19-21 in 45 minutes at the Putra Stadium here. the United States.
Srikanth will next take on World No. 4 Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia in the quarterfinals. World No. 8 Saina, who had endured a tough season last year as she could not win a single title, failed to turn around her fortunes in her season opener here. Saina has continued her dismal run of 2013 into the new year.
However, Olympic bronze medallist Saina went down fighting 21-16, 10-21, 19-21 to a lower-ranked Yao Xue of China in 56 minutes, while Sindhu lost to sixth seed Yeon Ju Bae of Korea 16-21, 19-21 in 45 minutes at the Putra Stadium here. the United States.
Srikanth will next take on World No. 4 Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia in the quarterfinals. World No. 8 Saina, who had endured a tough season last year as she could not win a single title, failed to turn around her fortunes in her season opener here. Saina has continued her dismal run of 2013 into the new year.
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