Sudirman Cup world team badminton c’ships

Sri Lanka wins and loses

Sri Lanka had mixed fortunes in the Sudirman Cup world team badminton championships played at Guangzhou, China.
On the opening day Sri Lankan shuttlers got their country off to a flying start when they annihilated Mongolia 5-0. But on Tuesday they went down 4-1 to Portugal winning only the women’s doubles match paired off by Thilini Jayasinghe and Achini Ratnasiri.
Sri Lanka is placed third in Group 4 (subgroup 4B) 2 points behind Portugal and Lithuania. They meet fourth placed Iceland on Wednesday and Lithuania on Thursday to complete their group matches.
Results:
n Sri Lanka beat Mongolia 5-0.
Hasitha Chanaka bt E Olonbayar 17/21, 21/11, 21/10; Thilini Jayasinghe bt M Mendijargal 21/3, 21/5; Hasitha Chanaka/Rajitha Dahanayake bt D Battur/Z Munkhbaatar 21/6, 21/4; Thilini Jayasinghe/Achini Ratnasiri bt M Mendiargal/G Batchuhun 21/4, 21/8; Rajitha Dahanayake/Achini Ratnasiri bt E Olonbayar/G Batchuhun 21/10, 21/11.
n Portugal beat Sri Lanka 4-1.
Rajitha Dahanayake/Achini Ratnasiri lost to H Rodriguez/T Santos 11/21, 16/21; Hasitha Chanaka lost to P Martins 11/21, 11/21; Thilini Jayasinghe lost to T Santos 20/22, 15/21; Hasitha Chanaka/Rajitha Dahanayake lost to H Rodriguez/F Silva 9/21, 21/15, 12/21; Thilini Jayasinghe/Achini Ratnasiri bt H Pestana/A Moura 21/14, 21/18.