Rankireddy-Ponnappa in main draw of Denmark Open badminton, Parupalli Kashyap out - Hindustan Times
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Rankireddy-Ponnappa in main draw of Denmark Open badminton, Parupalli Kashyap out

Press Trust of India, Odense | ByPress Trust of India
Oct 17, 2017 10:37 PM IST

The team of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa reached the main draw of Denmark Open badminton, but Parupalli Kashyap crashed out of the tournament.

The fast-rising mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa entered the main draw but Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap bowed out of the Denmark Open badminton tournament.

Parupalli Kashyap crashed out of Denmark Open badminton after losing to Takuma Ueda.(Hindustan Times)
Parupalli Kashyap crashed out of Denmark Open badminton after losing to Takuma Ueda.(Hindustan Times)

On a day when two-time Olympic champion and five-time world champion Lin Dan pulled out of the men’s singles competition, Satwik and Ponnappa managed to earn two crucial wins to join Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy in the main draw of mixed doubles.

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The Indian duo first beat Denmark’s Kristoffer Knudsen and Isabella Nielsen 21-17 21-13 and then notched up a 21-8 21-13 win over the German combo of Jones Ralfy Jansen and Eva Janssens.

In men’s singles qualification, Kashyap overcame Denmark’s Victor Svendsen 21-13 21-16, but lost to Japan’s Takuma Ueda 4-21 19-21 in 36 minutes.

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Subhankar Dey saw off Denmark’s Kim Brun 21-12 13-21 21- 15 and then got the better of another Danish player, Rasmus Gemke, 21-17 13-21 21-19.

“I am disappointed that I conceded a few points in the last game. It has been happening to me. I was leading against Emil Holst at Dutch open last week. But I am happy to play in the main draw in my second Super Series,” Subhankar said.

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