Locals ousted in singles
Country's top two male shuttlers Salman Khan and Gourav Singha were eliminated from the pre-quarterfinals in men's singles event of the Yonex-Sunrise Bangladesh International Challenge after posting victories in the second round at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium in Paltan yesterday.
Salman, the national champion, made a good start against India's shuttler Kevin Arokia in the third round or pre-quarterfinal by posting a 21-19 win in the first set, but the 23-year-old failed to carry the momentum in the next two sets to lose 17-21, 15-21.
Salman had earlier beaten Malaysia's Nibal Ahmed 21-10, 21-10 in the second round.
Gourav, the country's top-ranked shuttler, however could not produce any resistance against Malaysia's Mohammad Naim, losing 21-14, 21-16 in the pre-quarterfinals. Gourav had earlier beaten Maldives' Shaheed Hussein 21-17, 21-13 in the second round.
Chand Lal also faced elimination from the third round after losing by 21-6, 21-8 to Malaysia's Cheerandeev Arutchelvan.
In women's singles, Rehana Parvin lost to Sri Lanka's Letshanaa Karupathevan 21-7, 21-5 in the second round.
The elimination in both men's and women's singles players means that local shuttlers once again failed to cross the pre-quarterfinal hurdle in this tournament, which was introduced in 2011.
“I have no dissatisfaction as I played according to my strength. I beat Kevin in the first set but went down in next two sets due to lack of confidence as well as inexperience at international level,” said Salman, who however reached the quarterfinals of men's doubles pairing with Anamul Haque.
Bangladesh also moved into quarterfinals in women's doubles and mixed doubles.
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