While Srikanth staved off a stiff challenge from World No. 71 France’s Christo Popov 21-18, 15-21, 21-16 in an hour and 15 minutes, former World No. 10 Prannoy saw off Malaysia’s Liew Daren 22-20, 21-19 in the opening round
Kidambi Srikanth
Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy notched up contrasting wins to make a positive start to their men’s singles campaign at the Indonesia Masters Super 750 badminton tournament here on Wednesday.
While Srikanth staved off a stiff challenge from World No. 71 France’s Christo Popov 21-18, 15-21, 21-16 in an hour and 15 minutes, former World No. 10 Prannoy saw off Malaysia’s Liew Daren 22-20, 21-19 in the opening round.
Former World No. 1 Srikanthwill face Indonesia’s sixth seed Jonatan Christie next. Prannoy will be pitted against Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark. In mixed doubles, Dhruv Kapila and N Sikki Reddy registered 21-11, 22-20 win over second seeds and World No. 5 Indonesian duo of Praveen Jordan and Melati Daeva Oktavianti.
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