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Thursday, Jun 5, 2025
H S Prannoy, who had knocked out Kidambi Srikanth in the opening round, lost to Rasmus Gemke of Denmark 9-21, 15-21.
HS Prannoy defeated compatriot Kidambi Srikanth, while Sameer Verma went down to Anders Antonsen.
World champion P V Sindhu exited the USD 400,000 Hong Kong Open in the pre-quarterfinals but Kidambi Srikanth made the quarters for the first time in seven months after claiming a thrilling win in men's singles.
Top Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth, B Sai Praneeth and H S Prannoy advanced to the second round of the men's singles event in the Syed Modi International Badminton tournament here on Wednesday.
Indian shuttler H S Prannoy stunned London Olympics gold medallist and multiple-time world champion Lin Dan in a hard-fought match to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the World Championships here on Tuesday.
India also got a favourable result in the women's doubles with Meghana Jakkampudi and S Poorvisha Ram getting past the Guatemala pairing of Diana Corleto Soto and Nikte Alejandra Sotomayor to enter the second round.
World No 19 Praneeth took just 42 minutes to dispatch sixth seeded Anthony of Indonesia 21-19, 21-13.
The other Indians in fray, seventh seed Kidambi Srikanth and 10th seed Sameer Verma, play their first round on Monday.
B Sai Praneeth and Parupalli Kashyap also advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Tour Super 500 event after contrasting wins in the men's singles competition.
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