Anirban shoots 12-under, McKibbin stays in front at Link Hong Kong Open
McKibbin had started the day with a two-shot lead over Uihlein after following up his course-record 60 with a five-under 65, his second consecutive bogey-free round.
McKibbin had started the day with a two-shot lead over Uihlein after following up his course-record 60 with a five-under 65, his second consecutive bogey-free round.
Northern Ireland’s Tom McKibbin added a five-under-par 65 to his opening round 60 for a two-shot lead in the Hong Kong Open on Friday.
The World No. 9 Indian pair will now take on China’s World No. 3 pairing of Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang, who toppled Taipei shuttlers Fang-Chih Lee and Fang-Jen Lee 21-19, 21-8.
The 19-year-old Shetty, a former World Junior Championships medalist, produced the biggest win of his young career, toppling Japanese ace Naraoka 21-19, 12-21, 21-14 in a tense pre-quarter final clash.
The 30-year-old Indian went down 21-15, 16-21, 19-21 in the round of 32.
Srikanth will be looking for a turnaround in the tournament as his struggle to emulate his form in 2017 continues.
Currently ranked 9 in the world rankings, Saina has now lost five of her last six tournaments in the opening round itself.
Hong Kong Open is one of the few high-profile sports events to go ahead in the city during five months of increasingly violent demonstrations.
Sourabh, seeded fourth in the qualifiers, first defeated Thailand's Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 21-15 21-19 before getting the better of Lucas Claerbout of France 21-19 21-19 in the final qualifying round.
Hong Kong has for months been rocked by increasingly violent protests, triggered by an extradition bill. The bill has now been withdrawn but the protests have continued.
