Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal entered the second round of Asia Badminton Championship at Qingdao in China yesterday. She defeated China's Kaori Imabeppu, 21-9, 21-12 in women's singles. Saina will take on China's Xiao Jia Chen today. World number 16, Indian pair of V Diju and Jwala Gutta notched up a 21-16, 21-18 win over the Indonesian combo of Riky Widianto and Puspita Richi Dili in the mixed doubles competition. Women's doubles pair of Pradnya Gadre and Prajakta Sawant also reached the second round with a 21-13, 14-21, 21-16 victory over Kai Hsin Chiang and Pei-Ling Tsai of Chinese Taipei. Another mixed doubles pair of Akshay Dewalkar and Pradnya Gadre notched up a hard-fought 21-16, 13-21, 21-18 triumph over Ki Jung Kim and Kyung Eun Jung of Korea