Date:21/11/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/11/21/stories/2008112163132000.htm

Sport - Badminton

Bhat enters quarterfinals

BANGALORE: Arvind Bhat entered the quarterfinals of the China Open Super Series badminton championship with a hard fought 18-21, 21-18, 21-15 victory over Petr Koukal of Czech Republic on Thursday. The tie lasted 61 minutes.

However, Saina Nehwal’s campaign ended after she and her Canadian partner Anna Rice went down 13-21, 11-21 to fourth-seeded Jung Eun HA and Min Jung Kim in the second round of the doubles. — Agencies