Hong Kong: India’s ace shuttler PV Sindhu entered the second round of the Hong Kong Open badminton tournament on Wednesday (November 13).
Sindhu defeated South Korea's Kim Ga Eun 21-15, 21-16 to advance to the next round. The 24-year-old did not waste any time in brushing off her opponents' challenge in the first game and she wrapped it up under 18 minutes.
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Sindhu carried on with the winning momentum and she wrapped up the second game to record a win in straight games. Sindhu will now face Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand.
In the men's singles, HS Prannoy defeated China's Huang Yu Xiang 21-17, 21-17 to advance to the second round.
Earlier in the day, Saina Nehwal was knocked out of the Hong Kong Open after facing a defeat in the first round. Saina was defeated by China's Cai Yan Yan 13-21, 20-22.
The Chinese made an aggressive start to the match and she did not allow Nehwal to get into her groove. After losing the first game, Nehwal tried to make a comeback in the second game, but Cai was up to the task and she wrapped up the match quite comprehensively.
World number nine Saina has had a troubled run in this year as she has now faced an exit from a tournament in the first round five times.
In the men’s singles, Indian shuttler Sameer Verma was knocked out after losing to Taiwan's Wang Tzu Wei 11-21, 21-13, 8-21 in a first round match.
(With inputs from ANI)