Saarbrücken (Germany): Top Indian Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth sailed to the second round of men with a straight straight game victory over the Japanese chef’s Watanabe at Hylo Open Super 500 tournament on Wednesday.
The sixth seed Srikanth beat Watanabe 21-15, 21-10 in 32 minutes.
However, Prannoy HS made the first exit while compatriot Sourabh Verma advanced to the pre-quarter-finals after receiving a walkover in the tournament previously known as Saarlorlux.
Prannoy fell 21-16, 17-21, 7-21 to reduce lower than the Nhat Nguyen shuttler in the men’s singles match which lasted 57 minutes.
Verma, on the other hand, received a walkover in his first round match against Max Weisskirchen from Germany.
The reason German withdrawal is unknown.
Verma will face the winner of the match between Canada Brian Young and eight seeds Kantaphon Wangcharoen from Thailand in the 16th round .
Then on that day, Subhankar Dey locked the horn with Lee Dong Keun from South Korea.
In Single Women, Aakarshi Kashyap will play Nespi Yigit from Turkey in his opening round match.
Kidambi Srikanth Sailing to Hylo Open the Second Round
