Malaysia Masters 2022: PV Sindhu starts off campaign with win over China's Bingjiao, Saina Nehwal crashes out after loss to Ga-eun
Jul 06, 2022
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 6 : PV Sindhu started her campaign at the ongoing Malaysia Masters 2022 competition with a win over He Bingjiao of China in the first round of the women's singles category.
Playing on court 2, Sindhu won her match by a margin of 21-13, 17-21, 21-15. Sindhu started off well, winning the first game. She lost the second game and bounced back to win the final game to seal the match.
In court 4, Saina Nehwal crashed out of the competition, losing to Kim Ga-eun of South Korea in the first round of the women's singles category.
Nehwal lost the match by a margin of 21-16, 17-21, 14-21. Nehwal started well and won the first game. But her South Korean counterpart bounced back to win the next two games, sealing the match.
Earlier on Wednesday, Indian shuttler B Sai Praneeth started off his Malaysia Masters 2022 campaign with a thumping win over Guatemala's Kevin Cordon on Wednesday.
Playing at Court 3, Praneeth defeated Cordon 21-8, 21-9, in a match that lasted for 26 minutes. The Indian shuttler dominated the proceedings in both the games and stormed into the second round.
On the other hand, India's Sameer Verma lost his first men's singles clash of the ongoing Malaysia Masters 2022 against Taiwan's Chou Tien-Chen. Chou Tien-Chen defeated Verma 10-21, 21-12, 21-14, in a match that lasted for 52 minutes, here at Court 3.
Earlier on Tuesday, Malvika Bansod to Malaysia's Goh Jin Wei in the first round of the women's singles category. Playing in court 2, Bansod lost the match by a margin of 21-10, 21-17. Her Malaysian opponent was dominant, winning the match in straight two games.
In court 1, the Indian duo of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela lost in the first round to the Malaysian duo of Thinaah Muralitharan and Tan Pearly in the women's doubles category.
Later, Prannoy HS will be in action on Wednesday.
