Sathish Karunakaran will clash with Christo Popov of France in his next round match. Kidambi Srikanth will take on Nhat Nguyen, whereas Shetty will clash with T.J. Popov of France
PV Sindhu was eliminated from the Malaysia Masters 2025 in the first round on Wednesday after losing against Nguyen Thuy Linh of Vietnam. Unnati Hooda, Malvika Bansod, and Aakarshi Kashyap also lost in their first-round matches, ending India's participation in the women's singles. (More Badminton News)
HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth, Sathish Karunakaran, and Ayush Shetty won their respective men's singles matches and entered the second round. Prannoy will face Yushi Tanaka in the second round match.
Karunakaran will clash with Christo Popov of France in his next round match. Kidambi Srikanth will take on Nhat Nguyen, whereas Shetty will clash with T.J. Popov of France.
The Indian pair of P Roy and KS Pratheek lost their men's doubles match in straight sets. Another pair of Hariharan Amsakarunan and R Kumar also lost their match.
In the women's doubles, R Ganesh and S Sikkandar lost their first-round match in straight sets. Another pair of Kavipriya Selvam and Simran Singhi also lost their match.
Two Indian pairs clashed in the first round - Vaishnavi Khadkekar and Alisha Khan Vs Prerana Alvekar and Mrunmayee Deshpande. Alvekar and Deshpande entered the second round, and now they will try for the quarterfinals.
The star mixed doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila won their first-round match comfortably and will clash with the French pair of J Maio and L Palermo. The other two pairs of mixed doubles finished their campaign in the first round itself.
Men's Singles
HS Prannoy Vs Yushi Tanaka
Sathish Karunakaran Vs Christo Popov
Kidambi Srikanth Vs Nhat Nguyen
Ayush Shetty Vs T.J. Popov
Women's Doubles
Prerana Alvekar, Mrunmayee Deshpande Vs Hsu Y-H, Lin J-Y
Mixed Doubles
Tanisha Crasto, Dhruv Kapila Vs J Maio and L Palermo
When will the Malaysia Masters 2025 Round of 16 matches be played?
The Malaysia Masters 2025 Round of 16 matches will be played on Thursday, May 22, 2025 at around 7:30 am IST (tentative timing, subject to change based on when the previous match ends) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Where will the Malaysia Masters 2025 Round of 16 matches be telecast and live-streamed?
The Malaysia Masters 2025 Round of 16 matches will be telecast on the Sports 18 TV channels in India. It will be live-streamed on the Hotstar app and website.
Elsewhere...
Hong Kong - NowTV
China - Yousports, HunanTV, Bai Shi TV, Best TV, CBSAT
Indonesia - Vidio, TVRI
Japan - TV Asahi, J Sports