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Indian shuttlers disappoint in Swiss Super Series
With both their singles and doubles challengers crashing out in the opening round itself, India's campaign came to a disappointing end in the Swiss Open Super Series badminton tournament in St Jakobshalle, Switzerland.
With both their singles and doubles challengers crashing out in the opening round itself, India's campaign came to a disappointing end in the Swiss Open Super Series badminton tournament in St Jakobshalle, Switzerland.
The women's singles draw didn't feature a single Indian and the two who were there in the men's draw couldn't pull off wins despite fighting hard in their respective matches yesterday.
Olympian Anup Sridhar lost 13-21 21-15 20-22 in a 55-minute contest against Wan Ho Shon of Korea. Compatriot Chetan Anand fought too but eventually went down 21-12 15-21 18-21 to Kenichi Tago of Japan in 52 minutes.
Indians did no better in the doubles's events as sixth seeds Jwala Gutta and V Diju lost 19-21 21-17 18-21 against Japan's Hirokatsu Hashimoto and Mizuki Fujii.
There was more disappointment for Jwala as she and Ashwini Ponappa lost 15-21 21-18 9-21 to top seeds Eei Hui Chin and Pei Tty Wong of Malaysia in 40 minutes.
