Day of mixed fortunes for Jin Wei


Early exit: Goh Jin Wei goes down to Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon 13-21, 11-21 in the first round of the Indian Open.

PETALING JAYA: Independent women’s singles shuttler Goh Jin Wei broke into the top 30 in the world yesterday but could not celebrate her rise when she went down to Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon in the first round of the Indian Open.

Jin Wei, who climbed four rungs from No. 33 to No. 29, could not match the 2013 world champion and lost out 13-21, 11-21 at the K.D. Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi.

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