US: PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen, two talented Indian badminton players, emerged victorious in the initial matches of the US Open Badminton 2023, held at Council Bluffs. In the women's singles, PV Sindhu, currently ranked 12th by the BWF, triumphed over local player Disha Gupta with a remarkable scoreline of 21-15, 21-10. Similarly, Lakshya Sen displayed his skills by defeating Finland's Kalle Koljonen 21-8, 21-16 in the men's singles category.
During the match, PV Sindhu faced a minor setback before the first mid-game break, trailing by two points against the 136th-ranked Disha Gupta. Nevertheless, the two-time Olympic medallist quickly regained her form and claimed victory by winning 12 out of the following 16 points, thereby taking the lead. In the second game, PV Sindhu dominated from the beginning, resulting in the match concluding in a swift 27 minutes. This encounter marked their first-ever meeting on the badminton court.
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In the upcoming second-round clash on Thursday, PV Sindhu will face off against Sung Shuo Yun of Chinese Taipei, currently ranked 30th in the world. Meanwhile, Lakshya Sen, who recently secured the Canada Open title, will proceed to the next round where he will compete against Jan Louda from the Czech Republic. Sankar Muthusamy, having successfully advanced from the qualifiers in the men's singles category, surprised eighth-seed Nhat Nguyen of Ireland by securing a convincing victory with a scoreline of 21-11, 21-16. Nguyen, ranked 32nd globally, stands 48 places above the Indian shuttler.
Moving forward in the BWF Super 300 tournament, Muthusamy will face Israel's Misha Zilberman in the next round. Unfortunately, B Sai Praneeth's journey in the US Open came to an end after a hard-fought battle against Li Shi Feng from the Republic of China, the reigning All-England champion. Praneeth narrowly lost the match with a scoreline of 21-16, 14-21, 19-21.
In the first round of the women's singles, India's Ruthvika Shivani Gadde faced disappointment as she was eliminated following a defeat of 14-21, 11-21 against Lin Hsiang Ti from Chinese Taipei.