Facing the world number 12 combination of Hiroki Midorikawa and Natsu Saito in the first match of the tie, Dhruv and Tanisha forced a decider with a spirited fightback in the second game. But, the experienced Japanese combination prevailed in the 61-minute contest 21-13, 17-21, 21-13 to take
Srikanth, the world number 47 defeated Israel's Daniil Dubovenko, 74th in badminton rankings by 21-13, 21-18 within two successive games in Pathumwan on Wednesday, as per Olympics.com.
Sindhu, playing only her second tournament since the Paris Olympics, hammered Japan's Manami Suizu 21-15, 21-13 while Kiran defeated Frenchman Alex Lanier 22-20, 21-13 in the men's singles second-round clash.
In a must-win match after securing a win and a loss in their previous two matches, the Indian pair lost by 21-17, 21-13 to Matsuyama and Shida, the Paris 2024 Olympics bronze medalists, as per Olympics.com.
Anmol Kharb had fought back from 11-16 and 16-20 in the second game to earn two match points only to miss out. She faced a similar situation twice in the decider but this time converted the second opportunity to win 21-13, 22-24, 22-20 in an hour and 14 minutes to advance to the semi-finals
Third seed Saneeth ended the dream run of qualifier Tushar Suveer 21-15, 21-12 in a 44-minute clash of two Karnataka players in the men's final after Tasnim had got the better of Devika, who won the last ranking meet in Bengaluru, 21-16, 21-13, as per a press release from the Badminton Assoc
Prannoy, the world number 10 shuttler, lost to Japan's Kodai Naraoka, the world number sixth by 21-19, 21-13 in two straight games in an hour, as per Olympics.com.
India's ace shuttler Sindhu suffered a defeat against world No. 3 Carolina Marin 21-13, 11-21, 20-22 after a three-game nail-biter of one hour and eight minutes.
Sindhu put up a fight against South Korea's world number 34 shuttler Sim Yu Jin her second-round match. She beat her 21-13, 12-21 and 21-14 in a match that lasted for 59 minutes.