Markham: India's men's doubles pair of Achutaditya Rao Doddavarapu and Pochana Arjun suffered a first round exit from the Canada Open badminton tournament here after losing in straight games here.The Indian duo went down 9-21, 7-21 to fifth-seeded home pair Kevin Lee and Ty Alexander Lindeman in just 23 minutes in the opening round of the BWF Super 300 event on Tuesday night.India's campaign will gather pace on Wednesday with fourth seed Kidambi Srikanth opening his men's singles campaign against Malaysia's Paris Olympics bronze medallist Lee Zii Jia.Aakarshi Kashyap Devika Sihag, Anmol Kharb Tharun Mannepalli, Saneeth Dayanand and Tanya Hemanth will also begin their respective campaigns.
Achutaditya Rao-Pochana Arjun exit Canada Open after first-round loss
India's men's doubles challenge at the Canada Open ended prematurely as Achutaditya Rao Doddavarapu and Pochana Arjun were defeated in the first round. The duo lost in straight games to the fifth-seeded Canadian pair. The focus now shifts to Wednesday's matches, featuring top Indian contenders like Kidambi Srikanth and Aakarshi Kashyap, as the nation's campaign aims to gain momentum in the BWF Super 300 event.
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