HS Prannoy has it easy, Parupalli Kashyap follows suit to enter last-16
Taipei City, June 21 Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy and Parupalli Kashyap traveled into the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals of the Taipei Open Super 300 with straight-game wins over their individual rivals here today. World No. 9 Prannoy barely broke a sweat as he took fair 26 minutes to expedite neighborhood shuttler Lin Yu Hsien 21-11 21-10 within the opening round. The third-seeded Prannoy, who claimed the Malaysia Aces Super 300 title final month, will following take on Indonesia’s Tommy Sugiarto within the moment round. Former CWG gold medallist Kashyap moreover indented up a straightforward 21-15 21-16 over Germany’s Samuel Hsiao. He will take on nearby top pick Su Li Yang next. National winner Mithun Manjunath put up a awe inspiring battle some time recently going down to moment seed and nearby top choice Chou Tien Chen 18-21 21-14 16-21 in one hour and 11 minutes. Tanya Hemanth was the solitary Indian to win within the women’s singles as she beat Agnes Korosi of Hungary 21-7 21-17. But a intense moment circular is standing by the 19-year-old Indian as she is up against the World Championships and Olympics silver medallist Tai Tzu Ying, who is additionally the beat seed. In the blended copies, N Sikki Reddy and Rohan Kapoor beat compatriots Navaneeth Bokka and Priya Konjengbam 21-14 21-17 in an all-Indian tie. Sikki and Rohan will meet Chiu Hsiang Chieh and Lin Xiao Min within the pre-quarters. However, it was the conclusion of the street for S Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian, Kiran George, Meiraba Luwang Maisnam, Sathish Kumar Karunakaran, Ruthvika Shivani Gadde and Aakarshi Kashyap.
