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Chetan, Aditi in quarterfinals

New Delhi: Ace Indian shuttler Chetan Anand moved into the quarterfinals of the Dutch Open badminton tournament in Amsterdam on Thursday even as Anand Pawar fell by the wayside.

Sixth-seeded Anand defeated unseeded Dyonisius H. Rumbaka of Indonesia 21-16, 19-21, 21-19. However, 16th-seeded Pawar lost 19-21, 20-22 to Indonesian third seed Andre K. Tedjono.

Meanwhile, Aditi Mutatkar took just 26 minutes to storm into the women’s quarterfinals, defeating Rachel van Cutsen 21-18, 21-10.

Other results: Men’s doubles (first round): Rupesh Kumar & Sanave Thomas bt Watson Briggs and Marcus Ellis 21-5, 21-19.

Mixed doubles (pre-quarterfinals): V. Diju & Jwala Gutta bt Wouter Claes & Nathalie Descamps 21-19, 21-23, 21-15. — PTI

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