Yonex Sunrise Tourney : Meiraba reaches main draw second round
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 21 2018:
Ace shuttler, Maisnam Meiraba made it through to the main draw second round of the Yonex Sunrise All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament 2018 which is currently underway in Hyderabad under the aegis of Badminton Association of India.
Meiraba stormed into the second round of the tournament with a 21-18, 21-11 win over Daniel Farid (ranked 10) in the first round of the main draw that lasted about 40 minute today.
Meiraba who is ranked 9, defeated SR Vishwanath Mantha, Bhaskar Chakraborty, Vanshaj Luthra and Venkata Harsha Vardhan in the qualification rounds to book a place in the main draw.
Meiraba defeated SR Vishwanath 15-3, 15-2 in the first round on Tuesday before edging out Bhaskar 15-7, 15-8 in the second round.
Meiraba saw off Vanshaj Luthra with a 15-6, 1-3 win yesterday while he edged over Venkata Harsha Vardhan 15-4, 15-7 to qualify for the main draw.
The top performers in the tournament will be representing India in the 18th Asian Games to be held in Jakarta and Palembang in Indonesia.