France’s Pi Hongyan deposed by Bulgaria’s Petya Nedelcheva in Round One of Singapore Badminton Open

By Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports.

Singapore Indoor Stadium, Wednesday, June 10, 2009 – Fifth seed Pi Hongyan from France was deposed by Bulgarian Petya Nedelcheva 2-0 (21-18, 21-11) in the first round of the Singapore Badminton Open.

It was a close first set as both players traded leads several times, but the former world number two struggled in the second set as she allowed Nedelcheva to pull a 17-6 lead at one point.

Nedelcheva will now meet Jiang Yanjiao from China in the next round. Jiang beat Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 2-0 (21-11 21-14).

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