Unnati Hooda Shocks Aakarshi Kashyap, Steals Limelight from Kidambi Srikanth at Syed Modi International

India’s Kidambi Srikanth bowed out with a straight-game loss in the opening round but young Unnati Hooda shocked compatriot Aakarshi Kashyap to make it to the second round of the Syed Modi International badminton tournament on Wednesday.

Former world no. 1 Srikanth, a 2021 World championships silver medallist, lost 21-23 8-21 to Korea’s Chia Hao Lee, continuing his dismal run in the international circuit this season.

ALSO READ| VAR Official Removed From UCL Fixture Following Penalty Decision in PSG vs Newcastle Game

The 16-year-old Unnati, who is touted as one of the finest talents in women’s singles, rallied her way to a stunning 15-21 21-19 21-18 win over Kashyap in a 77-minute Round of 32 clash of the BWF Super 300 tournament.

Story continues below advertisement

The young shuttler from Rohtak will next face Japan’s former world champion Nozomi Okuhara, who prevailed 18-21 21-17 21-10 over another Indian Malvika Bansod in another match.

Anupama Upadhyaya and Ashmita Chaliha also progressed in the women’s singles.

While Anupama defeated Amalie Schulz of Denmark 14-21 21-15 21-9, Ashmita got rid of Polina Buhrova of Ukraine 21-15 21-15 in another match.

In men’s singles, Orleans Masters winner Priyanshu Rajawat, Denmark Masters winner Kiran George and Sathish Kumar Karunakaran entered the second round with fine victories in men’s singles competition.

ALSO READ| ‘Looks Like Half Messi’: Fans Unhappy With Cristiano Ronaldo’s New Wax Figure in Riyadh

Priyanshu beat Kazakhstan’s Dmitriy Panarin 21-17 21-19, while Kiran saw off Chirag Sen — Lakshya Sen’s brother — 21-16 14-21 21-13 and Sathish got past Chinese Taipei’s Huang Yu Kai.

Priyanshu will face Sathish in an all-Indian clash, while Kiran meets Chia.

Advertisement

Sameer Verma, however, went down fighting 9-21 21-17 17-21 to Wang Tzu Wei of Chinese Taipei.

top videos

Williamson hits century but Bangladesh in Control

Will Virat Kohli Play White Ball Cricket? | Kohli to Miss T20 & ODI Series Against South Africa

Virat Kohli Set to Miss White-Ball Cricket During South Africa Tour

BCCI Extends Rahul Dravids Contract as Head Coach

Namibia Beat Tanzania To Qualify For ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 | T20 WC | Cricket | Cricket News

In doubles, Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto notched up a 21-8 21-9 win over compatriot Samriddhi Singh and Sonali Singh in the first round.

They will face another all-Indian pair — Rutaparna Panda and Swetaparna Panda — in the round of 16.

(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)

first published: November 29, 2023, 19:56 IST

News18 Join our Whatsapp channel
2023-11-29 14:26:05
#Syed #Modi #International #Badminton #Priyanshu #Rajawat #Unnati #Hooda #Progress #Kidambi #Srikanth #Bows

Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *