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India's HS Prannoy entered the second round of the men's singles competition at the Syed Modi International badminton tournament after registering a straight-game win over Ukraine's Danylo Bosniuk in Lucknow on Tuesday. (More Badminton News)
On a comeback trail, the fifth seeded Indian took just 36 minutes to get the better of Bosniuk 21-14 21-18 in h🧸is opening clash.
A former top-10 player, Prannoy, who gave a good account of himself before being st🍷opped by 20-year-old Lakshya Sen in the quarterfinals of the India Open last week, will next meet compatriot Priyanshu Rajawa🧸t, who got a first round walkover from Rahul Yadav Chittaboina.
However, the tournament💮 was ꦚover for fourth seed Sameer Verma after he retired hurt against Ireland's Nhat Nguyen.
Sameer was trailing 2-7 in the first game before he decided to concede the match due to a calf muscle injury, which he had🍸 sustained in October last yearꦏ.
Subhankar Dey also conceded his match ag💙ainst compatriot Kartikey Gulshan Kumar du🧜e to an injury when he was trailing 2-9 in the opening game.
Among women, Ashmita Chaliha gave a first round walkover to Malvika Bansod,🔥 while Aakarshi Kashyap defeated Mugdha Agrey 21-13 21-14 and Anupama Upadhyaya eased past Rituparna Das.
Two-time Olympic medalliဣst and top seed PV Sindhu will open her campaign against compatriot Tanya Hemanth on Wedওnesday, while London Games bronze medallist Saina Nehwal, seeded fourth, will test her fitness when she takes on Czech Republic's Tereza Švábíková in the first round.
