Sai Praneeth hurt Delhi as he downed Tian Houwei 15-9, 15-8 in their Trump match. The defeat undid their gains from the mixed doubles match and they were back to ground zero.
Sai Praneeth, ranked 16, rattled the Chinese World No22, with a flurry of down the line smashes and eased to a straight games victory.
Delhi had gained their first success of the evening when Ashwini Ponappa and Vladimir Ivanov overcame te Hyderabad duo of Pia Zebadiah Bernadet and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 13-15, 15-10, 15-10.
Once they gained control, Ashwini and Ivanov did let the grip loosen and surged to victory by wrapping up the two games 15-10, 15-10.
Hyderabad were in a advantageous position as Carolina Marina was lined up next in theit Trump match. The World No4 has not lost a game in the entire league this season.
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