Japan Open: Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy in last-16
In the Japan Open Super 750, Indian badminton players Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy made it to the pre-quarterfinals. However, Aakarshi Kashyap was eliminated in her first match against Akane Yamaguchi. The tournament is being held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium. In the men’s singles, Srikanth won against Chou Tien Chen from Taiwan, and Prannoy defeated Li Shi Feng from China to advance to the next round. Both will compete against each other in the next round. In women’s singles, Aakarshi lost to Japan’s Yamaguchi with a score of 17-21 17-21. In women’s doubles, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand had a match against the Japanese pair of Sayaka Hobara and Suizu. The Indians won the match after losing the first game. They won with scores of 11-21, 21-15, and 21-14, and advanced to the last-16 stage. In the mixed doubles, Rohan Kapoor and N Sikki Reddy could not continue their strong performance from the first game and were defeated by the Taiwanese pair Ye Hong Wei and Lee Chia Hsin with scores of 21-18, 9-21, and 18-21. Please rewrite this text in simpler words.
