2021 world championship silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth had a flying start at the Singapore Open 2023. However, Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and Indian No. 1 HS Prannoy were knocked out of the BWF Super 750 tournament in the first round on Tuesday. Prannoy and Sindhu had contrasting losses, with the former losing in straight games and the latter taking her opponent to the third and final game.
Srikanth beat Thailand’s Kantaphon Wangcharoen 21-15 21-19 in the opening round of men’s singles competition.
The former world number one will meet either Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto or Chinese Taipei’s Chia Hao Lee next.
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Up against world number 1 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan, defending champion Sindhu fought hard before going down 21-18 19-21 17-21 in a little over an hour. Sindhu had also made a first-round exit from Thailand Open last week.
Prannoy, who came into the tournament after claiming his maiden BWF title at Malaysia Masters, couldn’t match the young Kodai Naraoka, losing 15-21 19-21 to the third seeded Japanese in 56 minutes.
Doubles pair of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila, however, made a good start after claiming a 21-16 21-15 win over France’s Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar in their opening match.
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