In Badminton, Indian shuttlers, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy reached the second round of men’s singles in the Australian Open Super 500 badminton tournament at Sydney yesterday. Paris Olympics 2024 semi-finalist Lakshya defeated Chinese Taipei’s Su Li-yang by a 21-17, 21-13 scoreline to advance to the next round. Prannoy beat Indonesia’s Yohanes Saut Marcellyno 6-21, 21-12, 21-17. Former World No. 1 Srikanth booked his place in the round of 16 after defeating Chinese Taipei’s Lee Chia-hao 21-19, 19-21, 21-15.
Tharun overcame Denmark’s Magnus Johannesen 21-13, 17-21, 21-19 in a closely fought game. Ayush, on the other hand, thrashed Canada’s Sam Yuan 21-11, 21-15 scoreline. The game lasted just 33 minutes. SatChi, who won their men’s doubles opener on Tuesday, will face Chinese Taipei’s Su Ching-heng and Wu Guan-Xun in pre-quarterfinals.
