Prannoy bows out in first round, Tanisha-Ashwini go through

HS Prannoy during his Rd 1 tie v Chinese Taipei’s Su Li Yang yesterday. Pic/Getty Images

HS Prannoy and Priyanshu Rajawat went down fighting while Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa, who clinched the Guwahati Masters title last month, eased past Kavya Gupta and Radhika Sharma 21-11, 21-12 to advance to the second round.

Former national champion Anupama Upadhyaya also progressed to the second round in a mixed day for home shuttlers at the Indian Open Super 750 tournament here on Wednesday.

Priyanshu put up a valiant fight before succumbing 16-21, 22-20, 13-21 to World No.7 Kodai Naraoka of Japan in a battle that lasted an hour and 22 minutes. Meanwhile, Prannoy was defeated by Su Li Yang of Chinese Taipei 21-16, 18-21, 12-21 on the adjacent court.

In women's singles, Anupama defeated compatriot Rakshitha Sree 21-17, 21-18 to reach the second round.

Elsewhere, the Panda sisters, Rutuparna and Swetaparna, also advanced to the second round with a remarkable come-from-behind win, beating Thailand's Phattharin Aiamvareesrisakul and Sarisa Janpeng 7-21, 21-19, 21-14.

Earlier, Aakarshi Kashyap fell to Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong 17-21, 13-21.

Meanwhile, Malvika Bansod showed glimpses of her potential but fell short against World No.4 Han Yue of China.

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