HS Prannoy, Sameer Verma and Saina Nehwal enter 2nd round of Indonesia Open

Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy, Sameer Verma and Saina Nehwal advanced to the second round of the Indonesia Open badminton event in Jakarta today. 

World No. 13 Prannoy beat eighth-ranked Lin Dan of China 21-15, 9-21, 21-14. Verma scraped past Rasmus Gemke of Denmark 21-9, 12-21, 22-20 in the other men's singles match. 

In women's singles, Saina Nehwal beat her Indonesian opponent Dinar Dyah 21-12, 21-12. 

However, it was curtains for women's doubles pair of Jakkampudi Meghana and Poorvisha S Ram. Other Indians in the fray, Sai Praneeth is scheduled to play later today.

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