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Thailand Open: Kidambi Srikanth, Sindhu and Lakshya advance to last 16 with comfortable wins, Malvika and Devika also advance
Samira Vishwas | May 13, 2026 10:24 PM CST

bangkok13 May. bwf Lakshya Sen, along with two star shuttlers of India, who have been at the top of the tour rankings – Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu, won the Thailand Open Super Cup here on Wednesday. 500 Entered the second round of the tournament with a comfortable win. Malvika Bansod and Devika Sihag also crossed the first hurdle in the three-game struggle. But other Indian players who came on the court on the second day had to face defeat.

Srikanth, currently ranked 18th in the world ranking, defeated eighth seeded Lo Kien Yu of Singapore in just 30 minutes in the fifth match of the day played on the court number of Nimibutra Stadium. 2114, 2115 Defeated by. Lakshya Sen, seeded seventh, coming on court number three, defeated Singapore’s Jia Heng Jason Teh 21-16 in 43 minutes., Defeated 21-17.

Two-time Olympic medalist Sindhu spent 33 minutes on court number two and defeated Tung Siu Tong of Chinese Taipei 21-9, 21-12. On the other hand, on court number three, Malvika made an extraordinary comeback after losing the first game against Canadian Wen Yu Zhang and won 13-21 in 53 minutes., 26-24, Won 21-13. Devika Sihag beats Japanese Natsuki Nidaira for 71 minutes 21-16 in three-game clash, 13-21, Defeated 21-15.

Srikanth will now face Chinese Taipei’s Hsu Li Yang to enter the quarter-finals while seed Sindhu will play Denmark’s Amelie Schulze. Bansod will now have to face a tough challenge from second seed Chen Yu Fei of China while Devika will face Thailand’s Pichaman Opatniputh.

Ayush Shetty lost to sixth seed Naraoka in three games

Ayush Shetty, who has currently reached the final of the Asian Championship, had to struggle for 59 minutes on court number three after winning a game against sixth seed Kodai Naraoka of Japan. 1321, 2117, 421 Lost to. Whereas Tarun Mannepalli was defeated by Koki Watanabe of Japan 21-12, 21-16.

Unnati and Anmol defeated after struggle with top players

On the other hand, in women’s singles, Unnati Hooda and Anmol Kharb were defeated by fourth seed Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand and second seed Chen Yu Fei of China respectively. to Hooda 21-11, 17-21, 16-21 While Trillion was defeated by Tokyo Olympic champion 21-19, 13-21, 18-21 Defeated by.


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