November 14, 2017 9:03 PM

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S Rankireddy-Ashwini Ponnappa enter mixed doubles main draw of China Open

China Open Badminton Superseries Premier event began in Fuzhou today. The mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa qualified for the main draw after two fighting victories in the qualifying today.Ponnappa and Rankireddy got past Chinese Taipei's Lee Jhe-Huei and Wu Ti before edging out the Danish combine of Niclas Nohr and Sara Thygesen.The Indians face another Danish duo, Mathias Christiansen and Christinna Pedersen, in the first round of the main draw tomorrow.The leading Indian players, including Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu, will also be in action tomorrow.

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