Seeds get bye into second round
All the seeded players in the men's and women's section got a bye into the second round of singles in the 66th National Badminton Championships being held in Lucknow.
In the men's section, four players each from Railways and
Maharashtra moved into the second round with easy victories in
their opening encounters.
In the women's section two players each from Andhra
Pradesh, Karnataka, Assam, Chandigarh and Gujarat moved ahead with posting easy wins.
Petroleum Sports Control Board's Chetan Anand is the top
seed among men and he is expected to face stiff challenge from
teammate Abhin Shaym Gupta and Railways' Sachin Ratti for the
top prize of one lakh rupees.
In womens' section, PSCB's Aparna Popat and P V V Laxmi
are the top two seeds.