In the Hylo Open 2024 badminton tournament in Germany, India’s Keyura Mopati lost to Denmark’s Anna Siess Ryberg 21-8, 21-12 in the first round of women’s singles. In men’s singles, Collins Valentine Filimon, playing for Austria, defeated India’s Tharun Mannepalli 21-19, 21-19.

Earlier, India’s Malvika Bansod defeated Bulgaria’s Hristomira Popovska in straight games 21-6, 21-17 in the women’s singles first round yesterday. Another Indian female shuttler, Rakshitha Sree, emerged victorious over Yu Chen Hui of Chinese Taipei 21-13, 21-19 to reach the second round of women’s singles.