Prannoy enters second round of Syed Modi badminton Sameer retires hurt
Lucknow Jan 18 PTI Indias HS Prannoy entered the second round of the mens singles competition at the Syed Modi International badminton tournament after registering a straight-game win over Ukraines Danylo Bosniuk here on Tuesday On a comeback trail the fifth seeded India took just 36 minutes to get the better of Bosniuk 21-14 21-18 in his opening clash A former top-10 player Prannoy who gave a good account of himself before being stopped by 20-year-old Lakshya Sen in the quarterfinals of the India Open last week will next meet compatriot Priyanshu Rajawat who got a first round walkover from Rahul Yadav Chittaboina However the tournament was over for fourth seed Sameer Verma after he retired hurt against Irelands 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 Subhankar Dey also conceded his match against compatriot Kartikey Gulshan Kumar due to an injury when he was trailing 2-9 in the opening game Among women Ashmita Chaliha gave a first round walkover to Malvika Bansod while Aakarshi Kashyap defeated Mugdha Agrey 21-13 21-14 and Anupama Upadhyaya eased past Rituparna Das Two-time Olympic medallist and top seed PV Sindhu will open her campaign against compatriot Tanya Hemanth on Wednesday while London Games bronze medallist Saina Nehwal seeded fourth will test her fitness when she takes on Czech Republics Tereza vbkov in the first round PTI SSC SSC AH AH AH
Lucknow Jan 18 PTI Indias HS Prannoy entered the second round of the mens singles competition at the Syed Modi International badminton tournament after registering a straight-game win over Ukraines Danylo Bosniuk here on Tuesday On a comeback trail the fifth seeded India took just 36 minutes to get the better of Bosniuk 21-14 21-18 in his opening clash A former top-10 player Prannoy who gave a good account of himself before being stopped by 20-year-old Lakshya Sen in the quarterfinals of the India Open last week will next meet compatriot Priyanshu Rajawat who got a first round walkover from Rahul Yadav Chittaboina However the tournament was over for fourth seed Sameer Verma after he retired hurt against Irelands 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 Subhankar Dey also conceded his match against compatriot Kartikey Gulshan Kumar due to an injury when he was trailing 2-9 in the opening game Among women Ashmita Chaliha gave a first round walkover to Malvika Bansod while Aakarshi Kashyap defeated Mugdha Agrey 21-13 21-14 and Anupama Upadhyaya eased past Rituparna Das Two-time Olympic medallist and top seed PV Sindhu will open her campaign against compatriot Tanya Hemanth on Wednesday while London Games bronze medallist Saina Nehwal seeded fourth will test her fitness when she takes on Czech Republics Tereza vbkov in the first round PTI SSC SSC AH AH AH
