Indian ace shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Parupalli Kashyap advanced to the pre-quarter-finals after notching up contrasting victories in the men’s singles competition of the $120,000 German Grand Pri
Indian ace shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Parupalli Kashyap advanced to the pre-quarter-finals after notching up contrasting victories in the men’s singles competition of the $120,000 German Grand Prix Gold in Mulheim an der Ruhr on Thursday.
World no. 10 Srikanth struggled past qualifier Erik Meijs of The Netherlands 15-21, 21-6, 21-16 in a 48 minute match.
The sixth seed will take on world no. 16 N.G. Ka Long Angus of Hong Kong, seeded 12th, in the next round.
Commonwealth Games champion Kashyap, on the other hand, hardly broke any sweat as he zoomed past Irish qualifier Joshua Magee 21-12, 21-11 in another match.
The 11th seeded Indian, who is making a comeback after recovering from a series of injuries, will face Korea’s Son Wan Ho, seeded eighth, next.
In the men’s doubles, Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy prevailed over England’s Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge 21-16, 19-21, 21-17.
