Date:02/11/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/11/02/stories/2006110209582300.htm

Sport - Badminton

Kanetkar enters third round

HYDERABAD: Nikhil Kanetkar of India entered the third round of the Denmark Open badminton championship defeating Kasper Dum of Denmark 21-16, 22-20, according to information received here.

Former National champion and India's highest-ranked shuttler Chetan Anand entered the second round after a 21-9, 21-17 win against Erwin Kehlhoffner of France. However, P. Kashyap lost to Ayob Sairul Amar of Malaysia 11-21, 14-21 in the first round and later Ayob put it across Anand Pawar 16-21, 21-10, 21-16 in the second round.

India's National doubles champion pair of Jwala Gutta and Shruthi Kurien moved into the women's second round with an 18-21, 22-20, 21-16 win against Hayley Connor and Rachel Howard of England.