Macau Open Badminton: Tharun Mannepalli knocked out in semifinals
Tharun Mannepalli’s fairy-tale run at the Macau Open, a BWF World Tour Super 300 event, ended with a loss in the men’s singles semifinals on Saturday.
Malaysia’s Justin Hoh defeated the 23-year-old Tharun 19-21, 21-16, 21-16 in a match which lasted an hour and 21 minutes.
Later in the day, Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen will face Indonesia’s Alwi Farhan in the second men’s singles semifinal.
More to follow…