Macau, Jul 31 (PTI) - In a thrilling upset at the Macau Open, India's Tharun Mannepalli took down top seed Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong to set up a quarterfinals clash, joining fellow Indian, Lakshya Sen, in the last eight. Tharun, world No. 47, showcased incredible resilience to outlast Lee, world No. 15, with scores of 19-21, 21-14, 22-20 in a marathon competition.
The 23-year-old who previously reached the quarterfinals at the German Open in February, now finds himself in his second Super 300 tournament quarters where he will take on world No. 87 Hu Zhe An from China. Meanwhile, Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen overcame a tough match against Indonesia’s Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo, winning 21-14, 14-21, 21-17 to earn his spot in the quarterfinals.
However, it was the end of the line for Ayush Shetty, who succumbed to a 18-21, 16-21 defeat at the hands of Malaysia’s Justin Hoh. In the women's singles category, Rakshitha Ramraj was beaten by Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan with scores of 21-14, 10-21, 11-21 in a 51-minute encounter.
In mixed doubles, the fifth-seeded Indian team of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto were defeated by Malaysia's Jimmy Wong and Lai Pei Jing, managing scores of 21-19, 13-21, 18-21. In men’s doubles play, Pruthvi Roy and K. Sai Pratheek made an exit after losing 18-21, 18-21 to fourth-seeded Junaidi Arif and Roy King Yap from Malaysia.
Later on, the prominent second-seeded men’s doubles team of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were set to face Japan's Kakeru Kumagai and Hiroki Nishi. In the women’s doubles matchups, Priya Konjengbam and Shruti Mishra were scheduled to compete against the eighth-seeded duo of Meilysa Puspitasari and Rachel Rose from Indonesia.
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