Based on the win, world number 7 Sindhu avenged her first-round exit from the Indonesia Open Super 1000 last month when she was beaten in straight games by Bing Xiao.
Based on the win, world number 7 Sindhu avenged her first-round exit from the Indonesia Open Super 1000 last month when she was beaten in straight games by Bing Xiao.
Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu was forced to work harder by China’s He Bing Xiao before she emerged victorious in the opening round of the Malaysia Masters in Kuala Lumpur on 6 July.
Seventh seed Sindhu defeated Bing Xiao 21-13 17-21 21-15 to enter the second round.
Based on the win, world number 7 Sindhu avenged her first-round exit from the Indonesia Open Super 1000 last month when she was beaten in straight games by Bing Xiao. The Chinese still lead 10-9 from the head.
In men’s singles, B Sai Praneeth and Parupalli Kashyap advanced to the second round with opposite wins.
While Verma barely sweated it out against Kevin Corden, registering an easy 21-8, 21-9 win over Guatemala in less than half an hour, Kashyap came back from a one-game deficit to beat local favorite Tommy Sugiarto 16-21 21 – 16 21-16.
Verma will face Li Shi Feng in the pre-quarterfinals.
However, the road came to an end for Sameer Verma, who went down 21-10, 12-21, 14-21 to fourth-seeded Chinese Taipei shuttler Chou Tien Chen.
Later in the day, the women’s doubles pair of HS Prannoy, Saina Nehwal and N Sikki Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa will be in action.