Tharun Mannepalli Shines at Vietnam Super 100 Tournament Amidst Mixed Results for India

Tharun Mannepalli emerged as the standout Indian player at the Vietnam Super 100 tournament, advancing to the singles quarterfinals. Despite commanding performances from Indian doubles pairs, several other players faced setbacks. India's campaign in the Hong Kong Super 500 tournament also concluded without notable success.

Tharun Mannepalli made a significant mark at the Vietnam Super 100 tournament, advancing to the singles quarterfinals. He secured a decisive win against Finland's Joakim Oldorff, scoring 21-7, 23-21, becoming the sole Indian player to progress in singles.

In mixed doubles, top-seeded duo Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath displayed strong coordination, overcoming Taiwan's Chen Cheng Kuan and Hung Yu-En 21-18, 21-11. The sixth-seeded pair, Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto, dominated their match against fellow Indians Bokka Navaneeth and Ritika Thaker with scores of 21-9, 21-7.

However, the tournament presented challenges for other Indian players. Bharat Raghav and Alap Mishra faced defeats in men's singles, alongside women's singles players Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj and Isharani Baruah. The women's doubles pair of Priya Konjengbam and Shruti Mishra and the men's doubles duo Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy and Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala also bowed out. In the Hong Kong Super 500, India's campaign ended as B. Sumeeth Reddy and N. Sikki Reddy lost to the eighth-seeded Malaysian team, marking the end of India's challenge.

(With inputs from agencies.)