Saina Nehwal storms in pre-quarter-finals of World Championships

Updated on: 11 August,2011 09:07 AM IST |
IANS |

India's Saina Nehwal defeated Chloe Magee of Ireland 21-10, 21-7 to move into the third round of World Badminton Championships here yesterday

India's Saina Nehwal defeated Chloe Magee of Ireland 21-10, 21-7 to move into the third round of World Badminton Championships here yesterday.

The sixth seeded Indian, who got a bye in the first round, took 26 minutes to go past Chloe.

She will next take on 14th seed Pui Yin Yip of Chinese Taipei, who got the better of Li Michelle of Canada 23-21, 17-21, 21-17. Saina, whose best performance at the World's is a quarter-final appearance, has beaten the Taipei player twice in three meetings.

In mixed doubles, Jwala Gutta and V. Diju, seeded 16th, also moved into the third round, beating Malaysian Jien Guo Ong and Sook Chin Chong 21-11, 21-15.

They will next face England's fifth seeded Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen.

In men's singles, Ajay Jayaram, who is playing in his first World Championships, beat Vladimir Ivanov of Russia

21-19, 21-17. He will play the winner of the match between China's Jin Chen and Netherlands' Dicky Palyama.

Kashyap exits
Parupalli Kashyap, however, lost to seventh seeded Tien Minh Nguyen of Vietnam 22-24, 21-17, 20-22 in a marathon one hour and 21 minute second round encounter.