Malaysian Masters 2016: Sindhu Starts Indian Campaign with her Second Title

Indians started the 2016 international campaign with success as PV Sindhu won the Malaysian Masters Grand Prix Gold title with straight-game win. This is her second title in this tournament as she won her first in 2013. Srikanth lost in the semifinal, while Jayaram reached the quarters. Indian women doubles team and 5 singles player made early exit in Victor Far East ‎Malaysian Masters‬ Gold Prix (Jan 19-24).

Indian Participation in 2016

Final

WS: Sindhu def Kirtsty Gilmour (Scotland) 21-15 21-9 in 32 minutes..
MS: Lee Chong Wei (1) def Zainuddin (Malaysia) 21-18 21-11 in 42 minutes.
WD: Matsutomo/Takahashi (1) def Tang/Tang (6) 21-18 22-20 in 42 minutes.
MD: Fernaldi/Sukamuljo (Indonesia) def Kien Keat Koo/Boon Heong (Malaysia) 18-21 21-13 21-18 in 54 minutes.
XD: Zheng Siwei/Li Yinhui (China) def Tan/Lai (Malaysia) 21-14 21-19 in 34 minutes.

Semifinal

3rd seed Sindhu upsets top seed Ji Hyun Sung (Korea) 21-19 12-21 21-10 to enter the final.
2nd seed Srikanth lost to unseeded Iskandar (Malaysia) 27-25 21-9.

Quarterfinals

Sindhu def Fanetri 21-10 21-10
Srikanth def Yuxiang 21-15 21-14
Jayaram lost to Lee Chong Wei (1) 21-16 21-16 in 35 minutes.

3rd Round

2nd seed Srikanth def 16th seed Boonsak Ponsana (Thailand) 21-17 21-10 in 33 minutes
3rd seed Sindhu def Kaori (Japan) 21-13 13-21 21-14 in 1 hour 3 minutes
10th seed Jayaram won 11-21 21-8 22-20 vs Zulfadli (Malaysia) in 55 minutes.
Jwala/Ashwini lost 21-14 21-17 to unseeded Japanese pair in 37 minutes.

2nd round

Ajay Jayaram def Petr Koukal (Czech) 21-17 21-17 in 36 minutes.
Srikanth def Christie Jonatan (Indonesia) 21-16 21-15 in 35 minutes.
Sindhu def Sabrina Jaquet (Switzerland) 21-17 21-16 in 33 minutes.
Jwala Gutta/Ashwini Ponnappa def Chow/Lee Meng (Malaysia) 21-14 14-21 25-23 in 54 minutes.
LOST
Subhankar Dey lost to Xue SOng (China) 16-21 21-11 21-19 in 54 minutes.
Sameer Verma lost to Goh Soon Huat (Malaysia) 7-21 21-13 21-16 in 54 minutes.
Sai Praneeth lost to Tommy Sugiarto (3) 21-14 10-21 21-18 in 57 minutes.

1st Round

Ajay Jayaram def Ueda Takuma (Japan) 21-19 21-11 in 31 minutes.
Subhankar Dey def Wangcharoen (Thailand) 21-19 21-16 in 39 minutes.
Sameer Verma def 12th seed Sasaki Sho (Japan) 21-18 21-18 in 34 minutes.
Srikanth def Wei Feng Chong (Malaysia) 21-17 21-11 in 35 minutes.
Sai Praneeth def Misfahul (Malaysia) 21-13 21-15 in 26 minutes.

Qualification Lost

Salil Rane in Men’s Singles
K Nandagopal//Shlok Ramchandran in Men’s Doubles