
Unnati Hooda and Malvika Bansod exit Thailand Open
NEW DELHI [Maha Media]: Indian shuttlers Unnati Hooda and Malvika Bansod were ousted from the Thailand Open after suffering straight game defeats to higher-ranked shuttlers in the second round of the Super 500 tournament here on Thursday.
The 17-year-old Unnati, the 2022 Odisha Masters and 2023 Abu Dhabi Masters winner, proved no match for world number two top seed Pornpawee Chochuwong from Thailand, going down 14-21, 11-21 in just 39 minutes.
World number 23 Malvika, a runner-up at the 2024 Hylo Open, too found the going tough against former world champion and Thai veteran Ratchanok Intanon.