Swiss Open: Sindhu, Prannoy reach pre-quarterfinals of tournament
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World No. 9 Prannoy notched up a 21-17 19-21 21-17 win over All England Championship finalist Shi Yu Qi of China in the first round of the men’s singles.
Basel. India’s star players PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy stormed into the pre-quarterfinals of the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament after winning their respective matches in the women’s and men’s singles here. World No. 9 Prannoy notched up a 21-17 19-21 21-17 win over All England Championship finalist Shi Yu Qi of China in the first round of the men’s singles.
Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medalist and seeded fourth here, got off to a flying start to defend her title, defeating Switzerland’s Janzira Stadelmann 21-9 21-16 in a one-sided first round women’s singles match. Prannoy will next face France’s Christo Popov, while Sindhu will face Indonesia’s 20-year-old daughter Kusuma Wardani, who was part of the gold-winning team at the 2022 Asia Team Championships.
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