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Prannoy got the better of Denmark's Anders Antonsen 21-12, 21-14 in 37 minutes. The Indian will face Chinese Taipei's Hsu Jen Hao for a place in the quarter-finals.
Sameer Verma also moved into the second round as he registered a 21-12 21-19 victory over Thailand's Khosit Phetpradab. Sameer will meet Bobby Orr Jersey Authentic Jersey Shi Yuqi of Japan on Thursday.
B. Sai Praneeth and Sourabh Verma, however, had to face defeats in the opening round. While Sourabh lost to five-time world champion Lin Dan of China 21-11, 15-21, 13-21, Praneeth went down 23-21, 17-21, 14-21 to South Korean Lee Dong Keun.
Meanwhile, young Satwik had a mixed day as he lost in the men's doubles and advanced in the mixed doubles.
Satwik-Ashwini pair staved off Thailand's Tinn Isriyanet and Pacharapun Chochuwong with a 21-17, 21-13 victory. The unseeded http://www.officialbostonbruins.com/Adidas-David-Backes-Jersey Indians will face a huge task of defeating Indonesian fourth seeds Praveen Jordan and Debby Susanto on Thursday.
Satwik then partnered Chirag Shetty to lose to Indonesian third seed Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 25-27, 15-21 in 38 minutes.
Ashwini too lost in her women's doubles category. She and N. Sikki Reddy ran into South Korean third seeds Chang Ye Na and Lee So Hee and the latter prevailed 21-17, 21-12 in 39 minutes.
The senior Indian pair of Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy also fell in the first round. The Indians lost to Chinese Taipei's eighth seeds Lee Jhe-Huei and Lee Yang 18-21, 15-21 in 31 minutes.
Olympic medallists PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal advanced to the second round of Japan Open Superseries on Wednesday with contrasting victories.
Sindhu battled past Japanese Minatsu Mitani 12-21, 21-15, 21-17 in an hour and three minutes to set-up a second-round clash against reigning world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan on Thursday.
The I-League will see a new team in the upcoming season with the All India Football Blake Comeau Youth Jersey Federation (AIFF) approving the bid of Kochi-based Sree Gokulam Group.
"It gives me great pleasure to welcome a new Kerala team from Sree Gokulam Group to the Hero I-League from the 2017-18 season," AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das said.
"I hope the club would be able to ignite the passion of Kerala football in Calicut where they will be playing from," he added.
I-League CEO Sunando Dhar was also happy with the inclusion.
"We would like to congratulate Sree Gokulam Group on winning the bid. It has been our endeavour to have corporate teams  into the Hero I-League and the team from Kerala will open a new market for the league," he said.
"It will be beneficial to both the Hero I-League as well as Indian football. And I'm sure the passionate football fans of Kerala will be delighted to have a team of their own," Dhar added.
Olympic medallists Sindhu and Okuhara share four wins apiece in career meetings and have recently developed an enthralling rivalry. While Okuhara got the better of Sindhu at the World Championships final in August in Glasgow, the Hyderabadi hit back at the Korea Open in Seoul last weekend.
Another intriguing duel on Thursday will be between London Olympic http://www.officialcoloradoavalanche.com/Adidas-Andreas-Martinsen-Jersey bronze medallist Saina Nehwal and 2016 Olympic champion Carolina Marin of Spain. Saina leads the head-to-head record against the Spaniard by 4-3.
Saina on Wednesday moved past Thai Pornpawee Chochuwong 21-17, 21-9 in 40 minutes, while two-time world champion Marin breezed past Chinese Chen Xiaoxin 21-11, 21-11.
Earlier, eighth-seed Srikanth fought off China's Tian Houwei 21-15, 12-21, 21-11 in an hour and four minutes. After this win, Srikanth, India's best bet in the men's singles category, will take on Chinese Hu Yun. |
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