New Zealand Open, upgraded to Grand Prix Gold again in 2016, after being downgraded to International Challenge in 2011 saw 7 Indians entering the Round 2 while 2nd seed Ajay Jayaram was knocked out. On Day 2, one team each in all doubles event will join the Men’s Singles player. Women’s Singles has no representation from India. The tournament dating back to 1990 has seen only one title for Indians so far when Rupesh Kumar and Sanave Thomas won 2009 Men’s Doubles event.
Indian Badminton Performance in 2017
Day 1 Results for India
Won
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4th seed HS Prannoy def Hiren (Indonesia) 21-14 21-16 in 36 minutes
7th seed Sourabh Verma def Nathan (New Zealand) 21-17 21-15 in 31 minutes
15th seed Kashyap def Rumbaka (Indonesia) 21-15 21-10 in 22 minutes
16th seed Siril Verma def Riyanto (Indonesia) 21-13 21-12 in 27 minutes
Neeraj Vashisht def Yunanto (Indonesia) 21-8 21-9 in 17 minutes
Pratul Joshi def Vong (New Zealand) 21-10 21-13 in 19 minutes
Sahil Sipani def Joshua (New Zealand) 21-10 21-10 in 22 minutes
Lost
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2nd seed Ajay Jayaram to Chia Hung Lu (Taipei) 21-19 21-13 in 31 minutes
Sachin Rawat
Siddharath Thakur
Arun Kumar Ashok Kumar
Day 2 Schedule for Indians
MS 2nd Round
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4th seed HS Prannoy vs Firman (Indonesia)
7th seed Sourabh Verma vs Wibowo (Indonesia)
15th seed Kashyap vs Oscar Guo (New Zealand)
16th seed Siril Verma vs Angga (Indonesia)
Neeraj Vashisht vs Anthony Joe (New Zealand)
Pratul Joshi vs top seed Tzu Wei Wang (Taipei)
Sahil Sipani vs 11th seed Hsien (Taipei)
Other Indians on Day 2
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XD Prajakta Sawant / Yogendran (Malaysia) vs Chinese pair
WD Prajakta Sawant / Sanyogita Ghorpade vs 4th seed Ayako/Yukiko (Japan)
MD Sahil Sipani / Jagadish Yadav vs Malaysian pair
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