French Open Badminton, India's Sameer Verma advanced to 16<sup>th</sup> round in the men's singles yesterday. Ranked world No. 21, Sameer Verma defeated South Korea's Lee Dong Keun 21-14, 21-12 in 55 minutes in the opening round match held in Paris. Sameer Verma will next face Indonesia's Shesar Hiren Rhustavito, who is ranked one place above the Indian.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, the mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and N Sikki Reddy were knocked out in the round of 32.Dhruv Kapila and N Sikki Reddy gave a tough fight but lost 21-19, 21-19 to Malaysian pair of Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying.</span><br />