Patumwan (Thailand), Jan. 30 -- India's Isharani Baruah advanced to the women's singles quarter-finals of the BWF Super 300 Thailand Masters after a hard-fought three-game win at the Nimibutr Stadium on Thursday.
According to Olympics.com, the 22-year-old Indian shuttler, ranked 48th in the world, battled for over an hour to overcome Chinese Taipei's Sung Shuo Yun, ranked 34th, 21-13, 14-21, 21-14, avenging her earlier loss to the same opponent at the 2023 Guwahati Masters.
The opening game was closely contested, with the scores level at 11-all before Isharani edged ahead at 14-13. She then raised the tempo, rattling off seven consecutive points to clinch the first game and seize early control.
Sung fought back in the second game, which ...