A file photo of Malvika Bansod. Indian shuttlers Malvika Bansod and Ashmita Chaliha progressed to the women’s singles main draw with contrasting wins in the qualification round of the Malaysia Masters Super 500 tournament here on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Indian badminton players Malvika Bansod and Ashmita Chaliha secured their places in the women’s singles main draw of the Malaysia Masters Super 500 tournament with different victories in the qualification round.
While Malvika, who is ranked 42 in the world, beat Lin Hsiang Ti from China 21-12 21-19, Ashmita, who is ranked 53rd globally, defeated Canada’s Wen Yu Zhang 10-21 21-19 21-17 in a 45-minute match at the Axiata Arena in Malaysia.
Malvika is set to face second-seeded Wang Zhi Yi, while Ashmita will play against China’s fourth-seeded Han Yue in the main draw.
In men’s singles, S Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian, the world junior championships’ silver medalist, who moved up to the second round of qualification after the withdrawal of fellow Indian Priyanshu Rajawat, lost 10-21 14-21 to Taipei’s Chi Yu Jen. Mithun Manjunath, the national champion, was also defeated after losing 13-21 19-21 to Taipei’s Chia Hao Lee in another qualifying match.
Top players including PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth, and Lakshya Sen will start their journey on Wednesday.