NewzVille Desk
India’s Malvika Bansod and Ashmita Chaliha advanced to the second round of the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament with contrasting wins in Kuala Lumpur yestarday.
Malvika, who is on a comeback trail after recovering from an injury, fought back strongly to beat Germany’s Yvonne Li 21-17, 16-21, 21-9, while Ashmita registered a comfortable 21-16, 21-13 victory over Indonesia’s Thalita Wiryawan.
Malvika will face Denmark’s Line Højmark Kjaersfeldt, while Ashmita takes on Malaysia’s Goh Jin Wei next.
India also suffered a string of early exits across categories.
In men’s singles, Lakshya Sen crashed out after a shock 17-21, 11-21 defeat.
HS Prannoy too bowed out after a marathon battle against Japan’s Kodai Naraoka, losing 17-21, 22-20, 22-24.
Kiran George retired while trailing 15-21, 1-6 against France’s Alex Lanier.
