K Srikanth enter the second round of Taipei Open Super 300

In Badminton, Indian shuttlers made a strong start to their campaigns at the Taipei Open Super 300, with several players advancing to the second round across categories.

In men’s singles, Kidambi Srikanth defeated his fellow Indian Sankar Subramanian 21-16, 21-15 in the first round. In the second round today, Srikanth will face his compatriot Ayush Shetty, who pulled off an impressive win over third seed Lee Chia Hao of Chinese Taipei 21-17, 21-18. The match is expected to



begin at 11:30 AM, Indian time.

In other matches, Tharun Mannepalli overcame Japan’s Shogo Ogawa in a tough 70-minute battle, winning 21-17, 19-21, 21-12. He will play Indonesia’s Moh. Zaki Ubaidillah today at 10:50 AM.

In women’s singles, Unnati Hooda beat fellow Indian Anupama Upadhyaya 21-13, 21-17 to move into the second round. She will take on Lin Sih Yun of Taipei today at 10:10 AM IST.