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Popat, Murgunde move into second round
New Delhi, July 30: Undeterred by the early exit of their men counterparts, women shuttlers kept the Indian hope alive with both the singles as well as the doubles players booking their place in the second round of the World Badminton Championship being played in Birmingham, England.
New Delhi, July 30: Undeterred by the early exit of
their men counterparts, women shuttlers kept the Indian hope
alive with both the singles as well as the doubles players
booking their place in the second round of the World Badminton
Championship being played in Birmingham, England.
India's top woman shuttler and national champion Aparna
Popat defeated Wan Ting Ling of Hong Kong 13-10 11-8 while
Trupti Murgunde got the better of Spain's Dolores Marco 9-11
11-4 11-9 in matches played yesterday, according to
information received here.
Popat, who had a one-one record against her 25th ranked
opponent, was in control of the match from the beginning as
she dominated ling for the entire 32 minutes.
Popat now faces 10th seed Kyeung-Ran Kim of Korea in the
second round and could run into second seed Zhang Ning of
China in the pre-quarter finals.
Bureau Report
Bureau Report