In Badminton, former champion Sourabh Verma entered the second round of Chinese Taipei Open today. 

He defeated Japan's Kazumasa Sakaik 22-20, 21-13 in Men's Singles.  

The 26-year-old from Madhya Pradesh emerged as the only surviving Indian in the World Tour Super 300 tournament following the loss of women's singles player Riya Mookerjee and women's doubles pair of Aparna Balan and Prajakta Sawant in the opening round. 

Sourabh, who had won the Hyderabad Open last month, is likely to clash with top seed and local favourite Chou Tien Chen in the second round.