Anupama Upadhyaya stuns veteran Beiwen Zhang at China Masters

Teen shuttler Anupama Upadhyaya stunned seasoned campaigner Beiwen Zhang of USA 21-17, 8-21, 22-20 in the women’s singles first round of the China Masters BWF Super 750 tournament in Shenzhen on Tuesday. Mixed doubles couple Sumeeth Reddy and Sikki Reddy downed Presley Smith and Jennie Gai of USA 23-21, 17-21, 21-17 in the first round.

However, Priyanshu Rajawat went down fighting against Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo of Indonesia 22-24, 21-13, 18-21 in the men’s singles first round. In women’s singles, Akarshi Kashyap lost against Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan 10-21, 18-21.

Nineteen-year-old Anupama produced the biggest upset of the day, knocking out world No.15 Zhang. The American is considered as a dangerous opponent who had defeated almost all the top players in the circuit.