Thailand Masters Badminton: Sai Praneeth has reached the quarterfinals of the Thailand Masters 2023 on Thursday, 2nd February 2023. He defeated South Korea’s Jeon Hyeok-jin in three games. Apart from Sai Praneeth’s victory India had a disappointing outing on the day. Ashmita Chaliha and Kiran George bowed out from the Thailand Masters 2023 after suffering defeats in the second round. Both the players fought hard in three games but couldn’t clinch victories. George suffered a 22-20, 15-21, 20-22 loss against Lee Cheuk Yiu, while Chaliha went down 21-19, 13-21, 27-29. Follow Thailand Masters 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Thailand Masters Badminton: Sai Praneeth defeats Jeon Hyeok-jin, Ashmita Chaliha & Kiran George lose in Thailand Masters – Watch Highlights
Men’s Singles
Kiran George LOST TO Lee Cheuk Yiu – 22-20, 15-21, 20-22
Sai Praneeth BEAT Jeon Hyeok-jin – 24-22, 7-21, 22-20
Women’s Singles
Ashmita Chaliha LOST TO Line Kjaersfeldt – 21-19, 13-21, 27-29
Men’s Doubles
Ishaan Bhatnagar/Sai Pratheek LOST TO Punpanich/Sothon – 14-21, 21-18, 24-26
Mixed Doubles
Rohan Kapoor/Sikki Reddy LOST TO Feng/Huang – 11-21, 10-21
Ishaan Bhatnagar/Tanisha Crasto LOST TO Cahyono/Islami – 19-21, 16-21
Sai Praneeth vs Jeon Hyeok-jin
B Sai Praneeth defeated Korean qualifier Hyeok Jin Jeon in a tough three-game contest to enter the quarterfinals of the Thailand Open Super 300 badminton tournament on Thursday.
Praneeth beat his Korean opponent 24-22 7-21 22-20 in the men’s singles second round match. He will next face sixth seed Li Shi Feng of China in the last eight round.
Earlier in the day, Kiran George and Ashmita Chaliha put up gallant fights before going down in three games in the second round of their respective events.
While George, Odisha Open champion, went down 22-20 15-21 20-22 to third seed Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong in men’s singles, Ashmita lost 21-19 13-21 27-29 to sixth seeded Den Højmark Kjaersfeldt of Denmark in a gruelling women’s singles round of 16 match.
Eighth seeds Tanisha Crasto and Ishaan Bhatnagar suffered a 19-21 16-21 loss to Indonesia’s Akbar Bintang Cahyono and Marsheilla Gischa Islami in mixed doubles.
N Sikki Reddy and Rohan Kapoor also couldn’t cross the second round, losing 11-21 10-21 to sixth seeded Chinese Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dong Ping.
Thailand Masters Badminton: Sai Praneeth defeats Jeon Hyeok-jin, Ashmita Chaliha & Kiran George lose in Thailand Masters – Watch Highlights
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