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Saina advances; Chetan falls

BIRMINGHAM: Saina Nehwal managed to clear the first hurdle in women's singles but compatriot Chetan Anand crashed out of the All-England badminton championships here on Wednesday.

The women's doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Shruti Kurien also made an early exit, losing 16-21, 21-7, 10-21 to the Indonesian duo of Vita Marissa and Greysia Polii in 33 minutes.

Saina overcame early jitters to get the better of Anita Raj Kaur of Malaysia 20-22, 21-15, 21-19.

Chetan proved no match for the third-seeded Malaysian Lee Chong Wei and crashed to a 12-21, 4-21 defeat.

World champion Lin Dan led the Asian march as he negotiated a potentially tricky start against Muhammad Roslin Hashim of Malaysia with a 24-22, 16-21, 21-9.

All-England champion Peter Gade, who won the opening Super Series event in Malaysia in January, crashed out to Dutchman Dicky Palyama 15-21, 21-19, 21-19.

Important results (first round): Men: Lee Chong Wei bt Chetan Anand 21-12, 21-4; Dicky Palyama bt Peter Gade 15-21, 21-19, 21-19; Bao Chunlai bt Ronald Susilo 18-21, 21-15, 23-21; Lin Dan bt Mohd. Roslin Hashim 24-22, 16-21, 21-9; Chen Jin bt Andrew Smith 21-11, 21-13; Chen Yu bt Chan Yan Kit 21-10, 21-18, 8-21; Hafiz Hashim bt John Moody 26-24, 21-17.

Women: Saina Nehwal bt Anita Raj Kaur 20-22, 21-15, 21-19; Zhang Ning bt Sara Persson 21-14, 23-21; Wang Chen bt Yu Hirayama 15-21, 21-12, 21-12; Pi Hongyan bt Huang Chia-Chi 21-17, 21-15; Xie Xingfang bt Judith Meulendijks 21-14, 21-9; Xu Huaiwen bt Li Li 21-8, 21-9; Zhu Lin bt Susan Hughes 21-11, 21-14; Jiang Yanjiao bt Yao Jie 21-19, 18-21, 21-6.

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