Swiss Open badminton: Srikanth downs Christophersen in straight games

Basel: Seventh seed Kidambi Srikanth defeated Mads Christophersen in straight games in the men”s singles opening round of Swiss Open badminton here on Wednesday. The Indian beat the Danish player 21-16, 21-17 in a match lasting 32 minutes. Third seeds Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy got past Indonesia”s Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Mauland after […]

Basel: Seventh seed Kidambi Srikanth defeated Mads Christophersen in straight games in the men”s singles opening round of Swiss Open badminton here on Wednesday.

The Indian beat the Danish player 21-16, 21-17 in a match lasting 32 minutes.

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Third seeds Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy got past Indonesia”s Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Mauland after losing the first game.

The final scoreline read 17-21, 21-11, 21-18.

Other Indians in fray, P V Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap play their opening matches later on Wednesday.

 

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