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Kidambi Srikanth obtained a place in the main draw of Malaysia Masters, but the rest of the Indian shuttles could not progress in front of the qualifying in single, leaving the Super 500 tournament here on Tuesday. Srikanth, who is on a return path, recovered from a defeat in the first match to defeat Huang Yu Kai 9-21, 21-12, 21-6 of Chinese Taipei. The 32-year-old man, a silver medalist from the 2021 world championships, had previously beaten another taipei player, Kuo Kuan Lin, 21-8, 21-13 in the first round.
The former world number one will face a difficult opponent in the Chinese player of sixth seeded Lu Guang Zu in the main draw.
In other games, Tharun MannePalli dropped 13-21, 21-23 against the Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul in Thailand, while S Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian was 20-22, 20-22 against Zhu Xuan Chen in China, who both finished their campaigns at the qualification stadium.
In simple feminine, Anmol Kharb, who was an integral part of the gold medal of the Asian team last year, was beaten 14-21, 18-21 by the Hung Yi-Tute de Taipei.
The pair of mixed doubles of Mohit Jaglan and Lakshita Jaglan also lost, losing 15-21, 16-21 against the Malaysian duo of Ming Yap and Lee Yu Shan.
The best Indian shuttles, PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy, will start their respective campaigns during the USD 475,000 event on Wednesday.
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