In a match that lasted 31 minutes, Praneeth defeated Mads Christophersen of Denmark 21-13, 21-14. In the second round, he takes on South Korean Hyeok Jin Jeon.
With distinct victories over their respective opponents on Wednesday. Indian shuttlers B Sai Praneeth and Kiran George advanced to the second round of the Thailand Open Super 300 badminton tournament.
In a match that lasted 31 minutes, Praneeth defeated Mads Christophersen of Denmark 21-13, 21-14. In the second round, he takes on South Korean Hyeok Jin Jeon.
On the other hand, Lee Chia Hao of Chinese Taipei posed a formidable challenge to George. But George prevailed 21-17, 19-21, and 23-21. In the second round, he faces Hong Kong’s third seed Cheuk Yiu Lee.
On the other hand, Mithun Manjunath, Priyanshu Rajawat, and Sameer Verma lost their first-round matches. Verma lost to sixth-seeded Chinese Shi Feng Li 14-21 16-21.
Rajawat lost to South Korean Kwang Hee Heo 21-14 19-21 25-27. Manjunath lost to fifth-seeded Kenta Nishimoto of Japan 18-21 12-21.
Ashmita Chaliha advanced to the second round of the women’s singles competition by defeating compatriot Anupama Upadhyaya 21-16, 21-19. There, she will play Denmark’s sixth seed Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt.
In the women’s doubles, sixth-seeded Sheng Shu and Shu Xian Zhang of China defeated Simran Singhi and Ritika Thaker 8-21, 10-21.
Rohan Kapoor and Sikki Reddy advanced to the second round of mixed doubles by defeating Ty Alexander Lindeman and Josephine Wu of Canada 21-11 21-16.
However, fourth-seeded Indonesians Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto and Lisa Ayu Kusumawati defeated B Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa 11-21 17-21.
Rohan Kapoor and Sikki Reddy advanced to the second round of mixed doubles by defeating Ty Alexander Lindeman and Josephine Wu of Canada 21-11 21-16.
However, fourth-seeded Indonesians Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto and Lisa Ayu Kusumawati defeated B Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa 11-21 17-21.
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