Indian shuttlers Kiran George and Malvika Bansod faced an early exit from the ongoing Orleans Masters 2024 badminton tournament after conceding defeats in their respective opening-round games.
Singles shuttler star Malvika Bansod and women's doubles combination of Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto registered contrasting victories to reach the semi-final of the Yonex-Sunrise Guwahati Masters Super 100 badminton tournament here on Friday.
Ashmita Chaliha first defeated compatriot Unnati Hooda 21-16, 13-21, 21-19 in her first qualifier and then beat Kristin Kuuba of Estonia to confirm her berth in the main draw.
Prannoy defeated Taiwanese badminton player Chou Tien Chen 16-21, 21-14, 21-13 in the Men's single. He lost his first set but made an impressive comeback and cliched two straight sets. On the other, Malvika lost to China's Wang Zhi Yi by 11-21, 13-21 in women's single.
As per Olympics.com, PV Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medalist, and the men's singles competitors Lakshay Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, and HS Prannoy will not compete in the BWF Super 300 tournament. Sindhu lost in the Madrid Masters 2023 final on Sunday