Arvind Bhat, Anup Sridhar go down, Saina goes ahead

An impeccable Taufik Hidyat, who ranks seventh presently, played his best and defeated ninth-seeded Arvind Bhat 21-14, 21-11, in the pre-quarterfinals. The 13th seed Anup also lost the match to unseeded Tan Chun Seang of Malaysia 21-9, 19-21, 18-21..

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Badminton: Indian pair loses the Indian Open final

Jwala Gutta and Diju Valiyaveetil, the second seed Indian pair, lost 14-21, 17-21 to the third seed Indonesian pair of Flandy Limpele and Vita Marissa in the $120,000-dollar Indian Open at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, in Hyderabad..

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