New Delhi: Ace Indian shuttle player, HS Prannoy entered the second round of the men’s singles at the Syed Modi International badminton tournament. Prannoy defeated Danylo Bosniuk of Ukraine in straight-game on Tuesday. Prannoy seeded 5 defeated Danylo Bosniuk by ’21-14, 21-18′ in just 36 minutes. Prannoy will next face compatriot Priyanshu Rajawat, who got a first round walkover from Rahul Yadav Chittaboina.
Meanwhile, India’s Sameer Verma retired hurt against Ireland’s Nhat Nguyen. Sameer was training 2-7 in the first game before he decided to concede the match due to a calf muscle injury, which he had sustained in October last year.
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Another Indian player, Subhankar Dey also conceded his match against compatriot Kartikey Gulshan Kumar due to an injury. Among women, Ashmita Chaliha gave a first round walkover to Malvika Bansod, while Aakarshi Kashyap defeated Mugdha Agrey and Anupama Upadhyaya defeated Rituparna Das.
Two-time Olympic medalist and top seed PV Sindhu will open her campaign against compatriot Tanya Hemanth on Wednesday, while London Games bronze medalist Saina Nehwal, seeded fourth, will face Czech Republic’s Tereza Švábíková in the first round.
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