Ayush reaches Macau Open quarterfinals
Seventh seed Ayush Shetty sailed into the quarterfinals of the Macau Open BWF Super 300 tournament with a straight-game win over Chinese Taipeiโs Huang Yu Kai on Wednesday. World No. 31 Shetty recorded an easy victory over 66th-ranked Huang, 21-10, 21-11, in only 31 minutes.
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In mixed doubles, fifth seeds Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto, ranked 18th in the world, outplayed Thailandโs Ratchapol Makkasasithorn and Nattamon Laisuan 21-10, 21-15 in a 26-minute showdown.
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However, it was curtains for Sathish Kumar Karunakaran in menโs singles as he went down to Malaysia’s Justin Hoh 19-21, 12-21 in 37 minutes in the pre-quarterfinals. India also suffered a setback in mixed doubles with the 34th-ranked pair of Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde losing to Chinese Taipei’s Wu Guan Xun and Lee Chia Hsin 20-22, 17-21 in a 37-minute encounter.