B Sai Praneeth to lead Indian challenge for Asia Team meet
B Sai Praneeth will lead the men's squad of former World No.1 Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, Subhankar Dey and Lakshya Sen.
B Sai Praneeth will lead the men's squad of former World No.1 Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, Subhankar Dey and Lakshya Sen.
World number six Sindhu had a dream run at the World Championships in Basel, Switzerland, winning the title last year, but she made early exits in the rest of the season.
Srikanth won 21-12 21-11 in 36 minutes, whereas his next opponent Kashyap got a walkover from Frenchman Lucas Corvee.
Sindhu did not look in control from the start of the match and ended up losing the first game. She, however, showed signs of a comeback in the second game but Young proved too good for the Indian and clinched it to enter the third round.
Saina Nehwal lost the first game 15-21 and in the second game threw away a 20-16 lead at one stage to lose the decider 21-23.
Defending champion Marin had ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her right knee while competing in the Indonesian Masters final on January 26 and has since been sidelined from competition.
The Indian lost 18-21, 12-21 in a semifinal lasting 45 minutes.
In the Japan Open tournament, Sindhu has never been beaten by Aya Ohori and has emerged victorious on all the eight occasions.
Praneeth who failed to put up an impressive show in the recently concluded Indonesia Open after he lost to Wong Wing Ki Vincent, went on to beat his opponent Nishimoto 21-17, 21-13.
India ace P V Sindhu advanced to the quarterfinals with a straight-game win over Japan's Sayaka Sato but B Sai Praneeth crashed out of the French Open BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament here.
