In the Denmark Open Superseries Badminton tournament, HS Prannoy and Ajay Jayaram advance to second round, while Olympics Silver medalist PV Sindhu to play later tonight.In the Men's Singles event first round, shuttler Prannoy defeated Malaysian qualifier Wei Feng Chong, 21-13, 19-21, 22-20 while Ajay cruised to the next round beating Thailand's Boonsak Ponsana 21-15, 21-16. Sai Praneeth, however, made an exit with his first round loss. Meanwhile, lone Indian shuttler in the Women's Singles event, Sindhu will play against China's He Bingjiaoas tonight. The game will likely begin at 10:15 PM Indian Time. This will be the first tournament for 6th seeded Sindhu after Rio Olympics.In the men's doubles section it was curtains for the duo Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy in the first round.
News On AIR | October 19, 2016 8:42 PM
Denmark Open: Prannoy, Jayaram advance to second round, PV Sindhu to play tonight