Tharun Mannepalli Upsets Top Seed Lee Cheuk Yiu in Macau Open

Macau, Jul 31 (PTI) - India's Tharun Mannepalli delivered a stunning performance at the Macau Open, a BWF Super 300 event, by defeating top seed Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong to secure a place in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

Tharun, ranked world No. 47, showcased exceptional resilience to outmaneuver world No. 15 Lee, securing victory with a scoreline of 19-21, 21-14, 22-20 in a match extending over an hour.

The 23-year-old's impressive win marks his second quarterfinal appearance in a Super 300 tournament this year, having previously reached the last eight at the German Open in February. In his upcoming quarterfinal match, Tharun will take on China's world No. 87 Hu Zhe An.

Meanwhile, Ayush Shetty's run came to an end following an 18-21, 16-21 defeat to Malaysia's Justin Hoh.

Later today, Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen is set to compete against Indonesia's Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo.

In the women's singles category, India’s Rakshitha Ramraj faced a tough loss to Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan with scores of 21-14, 10-21, 11-21 in a 51-minute encounter.

In mixed doubles action, the fifth-seeded Indian pair Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto faced a tough challenge, losing to Malaysia's Jimmy Wong and Lai Pei Jing 21-19, 13-21, 18-21.

On the schedule later, the second-seeded men's doubles team of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will compete against Japan's Kakeru Kumagai and Hiroki Nishi.

Promising doubles duo Pruthvi Roy and K. Sai Pratheek are set to battle the fourth-seeded pair Junaidi Arif and Roy King Yap from Malaysia.

In women's doubles action, the Indian pair of Priya Konjengbam and Shruti Mishra will face the eighth-seeded Meilysa Puspitasari and Rachel Rose of Indonesia.

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