Shrestha won all three matches here on Sunday. Shrestha, slated on group A, defeated Bilal Barsi 21-16, 21-15 in his first match and edged past Bishal Pradhan 21-10, 21-16 at the National Sports Council Covered Hall. He received walk over from Surya Thapa in his third draw of the day.
Likewise, Dhami beat Basant Bajracharya 21-18, 21-7 in group C. He overcame Sajan Krishna Tamrakar 21-16, 21-16 in the second match.
In other group A matches, Bishal Pradhan of Armed Police Force struggled past Sanjeeb Khadka of Nepal Police 21-11, 16-21, 21-15 and pulled a difficult 21-18, 18-21, 21-12 victory against Bilal Barsi. Khadka won the match against Surya Thapa as the latter left the match retired hurt.
Meanwhile, Indra Mahata of APF defeated Sahadev Khadka 25-23, 14-21, 21-17 and Suman Limbu 21-6, 21-15 but lost to Sudeep Sedhai 15-21, 19-21. Khadka beat Bishnu Katuwal 22-20, 21-17 and Sedhai 21-17, 21-18. Katuwal defeated Suman Limbu 21-12, 21-10 while Sedhai beat Indra Mahata.
Likewise, Irfan Ansari struggled past Basant Bajracharya 21-16, 13-21, 23-21 and Ratnajit Tamang thrashed Pankaj Chand 21-12, 21-14 and received walk over from Bhugol Gurung. Deepak Bohara lost to Chand 15-21, 6-21 but beat Suroj Maharjan 21-16, 16-21, 21-15.
In women´s section, Sabina Panthi won all three matches of the opening day. She pulled a 21-17, 15-21, 21-9 over Nangshal Devi Tamang, beat Shiksha Shrestha 21-18, 21-10 and received walk over from Samjhana Sharma. Nangshal Devi tamang edged past Shiksha Shrestha 21-14, 21-11. Nepal Army´s Sara Devi Tamang thrashed Samjhana Khaling of APF 21-13, 21-9 and beat Mina Shrestha 21-11, 21-10.
Khaling defeated Mina Shrestha 21-11, 21-17 in the next match. Shrestha also lost to Punam Gurung of Kaski 21-6, 21-6. Punam Gurung received walkover from Jal Maya Gurung of Nepal Police.
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