14-year-old Indian shuttler Anwesha Gowda advanced to the last-16 of the tournament courtesy of defeating Pitchya Elysia Viravong of Australia at the State Sports Centre in Sydney.
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China’s Shi Yuqi cruised into the second round of Australian Open Badminton tournament in the men’s singles category after beating Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan 21-11, 21-18 on Wednesday. Shi will next face countryman Weng Hongyang , who got the better of New Zealand’s Rickky Cheng 21-11, 21-16 in the first round of the BWF Tour Super 300 event. Meanwhile, in the women’s singles section, young Indian shuttler Anwesha Gowda advanced to the last-16 of the tournament courtesy of defeating Pitchya Elysia Viravong of Australia at the State Sports Centre in Sydney.
Anwesha advanced to R16. 🔥
Day 2️⃣ results 👇#AustraliaOpenSuper300#IndiaontheRise#Badminton pic.twitter.com/uNwryacO1i
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) November 16, 2022
The 14-year-old, who is ranked 8th among junior players, had a standout season so far, winning four junior BWF championships and making it to the final of two tournaments as per the Olympic website. Lu Guangzu defeated Indonesia’s Tommy Sugiarto 21-18, 21-17 and will take on top-seeded Malaysian shuttler Lee Zii Jia in the second round. In the women’s singles opening round, Han Yue, who claimed the Hylo Open title earlier this month, secured a 9-21, 22-20, 21-5 victory over South Korea’s Kim Ga.
| Match Schedule |
| Lu Guang Zu vs Leonardo Rumbay |
| Nathan Tang vs Ng Tze Yong |
| Koki Watanabe vs Kodai Naraoka |
Women’s Singles Quarter-finals Schedule
| Match Schedule |
| An Se Young vs Pai Yu Po |
| P Chochuwong vs Goh Jin Wei |
| Han Yue vs Nozomi Okuhara |
| Gregoria Tunjung vs Saena Kawakami |
The 2022 Australian Open Badminton Championship will commence on November 15 and end on November 20.
Fans will be able to stream the matches via BWF TV YouTube channel. Meanwhile, there’s no confirmation on the live telecast of the tournament on any TV channel in India.
