Gopi does the disappearing act

Other Indians had a field day and the ones to make an impression were the third seed Abhinn Shyam Gupta and Ajit Wijetilek. Gupta beat Maldivian Noosa Nashid, 15-3, 15-5 and Wijetilek was no less impressive while putting out Mohammed Rasel Kabir of Bangladesh 15-10, 15-11.

RESULTS

Men singles 1st round: Ahmed Riyas Mld w/o P Gopi Chand Ind; Palinda Halangoda SL w/o Arup Baidya Ind; Nikhil Kanetkar Ind bt S Janaka SL 15-5, 15-1; Yeoh Kay Bin Mas bt Divender Dhillon Ind 15-10, 15-7; Ajit Wijetilek Ind bt M Rasal Kabir Bgd 15-10, 15-11; Susant Saxena Ind bt Abdulla Shakeb Mld 15-6, 15-3; Anuj Gupta Ind bt M Mamabubudur Rab Bgd 15-10, 15-1; MayurGhatnekar Ind bt Ali Naser Abdulla Mld 15-8, 15-7; Parag Modi Ind bt Hassan Riyaz Mld 15-2, 15-4; Mangrish Palekar Ind bt M Fernando SL 15-7, 15-7; Sachin Ratti Ind bt S Kumarappuma SL 15-8, 15-1; Abhinn Shyam Gupta Ind bt Moosa Nashid Mld 15-3, 15-5; Srikant Bakshi Ind bt U D Kumar SL 15-3, 15-2; Chetan Anand Ind bt Mohammad Sharath Mld 15-1, 15-3; Lee T Suen Seng Mas w/o Ahmed Mohammad Mld.

Men8217;s doubles 1st round: Anirudh Rao-Anuj Gupta bt Mohabuburrab-M Rasel Kabi Bng 15-3, 15-1.