Saina tumbles out of Victor China Open, Tai Tzu enters 2nd round

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Patna : World No 8 in Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings Saina Nehwal, 29, India, a former World No 1, tumbled out of Victor China Open, an HSBC BWF World Tour Super 1,000 tournament, at Changzhou, China, losing to World No 18 Busanan Ongbamrungphan, 23, Thailand, in the first round on September 18, 2019.

Busanan beat 8th seed Saina in stfraight games 21-10, 21-17 in 44 minutes to enter 2nd round of the tournament. Busanan won 42 rallies in the match to 27 by Saina. She also won 7 consecutive points in the match to 4 by the Indian. Saina, however, still leads Busanan 3-2 Head to Head.

World No 4 Tai Tzu Ying, 25, Taiwan, the 2nd seed, beat World No 32 Soniia Cheah, 26, Malaysia, 21-9, 21-16 in 32 minutes in first round at Olympic Sports Center, Changzhou, China. A former World No 1 Tai Tzu, who has won 25 career titles, won 42 rallies in the match to 25 by  Soniia Cheah. She won 6 consecutive points in the match to 3 by Soniia. Reigning Asian Games Champion Tai Tau now leads Soniia 6-0 Head to Head.