India's young badminton players Ashmita Chaliha and Malvika Bansod suffered defeats in their first-round matches of the women's singles event at the Japan Open on Tuesday, as reported by PTI.
Ashmita, who faced the top-seeded Tai Tzu Ying from Chinese Taipei, lost in straight games with scores of 16-21, 12-21. Malvika, meanwhile, was defeated by Ukraine's Polina Buhrova in a close encounter losing 21-23, 19-21.
