BWF German Open: Lakshya Sen, Tasnim Mir lose in first round

Mulheim: India’s Lakshya Sen and Tasnim Mir exited from the German Open, a BWF World Tour Super 300 event on Wednesday after straight-games defeats in the first round in Mulheim, Germany.

         

Sixth-seeded Sen, who reached the final last year, lost 19-21, 16-21 to Frenchman Christo Popov.

       

The 17-year-old Mir, who reached the main



draw after beating Ireland’s Rachael Darragh in the qualifying round, suffered an 8-21, 10-21 defeat against eighth-seeded Thai shuttler Pornpawee Chochuwong.

     

Later in the day, Malvika Bansod takes on fifth-seeded Chinese player Wang Zhi Yi while newly-crowned national champion Mithun Manjunath faces former world champion Loh Kean Yew, fourth seed from Singapore.