Karthikeya Gulshan Kumar. (Twitter)
The 23-12 months-previous Karthikeya defeated Danish star Mads Christophersen 21-18, 21-15 in 36 minutes to attain the final eight, whereas Bansod registered a 21-13, 21-17 conquer compatriot Tanya Hemanth to seal her place within the quarterfinal of the ladies’s singles occasion.
India’s Karthikeya Gulshan Kumar produced an exhilarating efficiency to stun fifth seed Mads Christophersen of Denmark to attain the lads’s singles quarterfinals of the Guwahati Masters Super 100 badminton match Thursday.
The 23-12 months-previous Karthikeya defeated Christophersen 21-18, 21-15 in 36 minutes.
The opening recreation was a detailed affair because the lead modified palms on a number of situations until Karthikeya grabbed 5 straight factors, shifting from 12-15 down to 17-15.
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Although Christophersen did handle to draw degree at 17-17, the Indian shuttler switched to offensive mode to shut the sport.
In the second recreation, Karthikeya didn’t enable his Danish opponent to seize the lead at any stage.
He will face Cheam June Wei of Malaysia, who dominated Subhankar Dey 21-15, 21-15.
Karthikeya stated: “His lifts were not going long enough while I could execute my plans perfectly,” he advised BAI.
The Indian males’s doubles pair of Achutaditya Rao and Venkata Harsha Vardhan proved their mettle with a 24-22, 23-21 victory over fourth seeds Wei Chun Wei and Wu Guan Xun of Chinese Taipei.
The duo of Hariharan Amsakarunan and Ruban Kumar saved a few match factors within the second recreation earlier than seeing off third seeds Pharanyu Kaosamaang and Worrapol Thongsa-Nga of Thailand 16-21, 22-20, 21-16.
In the lads’s singles, not one of the different Indians made it to the quarterfinals.
National champion Mithun Manjunath, Sameer Verma and world junior bronze medallist Ayush Shetty have been knocked out within the pre-quarters.
In the ladies’s singles, Unnati Hooda received the opening recreation towards third seed Sung Shou Yun of Chinese Taipei earlier than happening 11-21, 21-15, 21-19.
However, Malvika Bansod superior to the final-eight stage, beating compatriot Tanya Hemanth 21-13, 21-17.
The fifth seed Aakarshi Kashyap and the proficient Samiya Imad Farooqi have been additionally knocked out within the pre-quarters.
In the ladies’s doubles, second-seeded Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto superior to the quarterfinals with a convincing 21-13, 21-8 victory over Hooda and Palak Arora.
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