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Indias challenge ended at the Hong Kong Open after India players Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Pullela and Tanisha Crasto-Ashwini Ponnappa failed to advance to the next round on Thursday.
Jolly-Gopichand lost in a straight sets 8-21, 14-21 to Apriyani Rahayu and Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti of Indonesia. Crasto-Ponnappa lost to top seeds Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara of Japan 18-21, 7-21. Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen withdrew from the tournament before his match on Wednesday, handing his opponent, Chinese Taipei's Su Li Yang, a walkover. Sikki Reddy and Rohan Kapoor, meanwhile, lost to Singapores Hee Yong Kai Terry and Tan Wei Han Jessica 19- 21, 10-21 in the first round. Chinas Zhang Yi Man defeated Asian Games-bound Malvika Bansod 21-14, 21-12 in the first round of the womens singles main draw. Aakarshi Kashyap bowed out after losing to Yvonne Li of Germany 18-21, 10-21 on Wednesday. Krishna Prasad Garaga and Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala fell 14-21, 19-21 to South Koreas Ko Sung Hyun and Shin Baek Cheol in the opening round of men's doubles. (ANI)
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