The Indian fought back after being a game down to shock the former World No 1 15-21, 21-12, 21-17 in a 52-minute first round encounter. u00a0World No 55 Praneeth now faces current World No 1 Lee Chong Wei in the pre-quarter-finals today. <img alt="B Sai Praneeth" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/jun/B-Sai-Praneeth.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 473px;" /> B Sai Praneeth Meanwhile, Ajay Jayaram and RMV Gurusaidutt entered the men&rsquo;s singles second round while India&rsquo;s top-ranked shuttler Parupalli Kashyap crashed out. World No 28 Jayaram beat No 71 Riyanto Subagja of Indonesia 22-20, 8-21, 21-12 in the first round. He meets local favourite and fourth seed Sony Dwi Kuncoro in the round of 16. Gurusaidutt, ranked 25th, defeated Indonesian qualifier Andre Kurniawan Tedjono 22-20, 21-16. World No 10 Kashyap was given a 7-21, 8-21 hiding by Japan&rsquo;s Sho Sasaki. It was Sasaki&rsquo;s second win over Kashyap in as many meetings.u00a0Saina Nehwal, who is eyeing her fourth title here, faces World No 24 Sayaka Takahashi in the second round today.u00a0

20-year-old B Sai Praneeth took the Indonesian Super Series Premier tournament by storm yesterday after beating former world champion Taufik Hidayat to storm into the pre-quarter-finals.

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