Srikanth enters the pre-quarterfinals of the China Open



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As Indian Kidambi Srikanth has qualified for the pre-quarterfinals with an easy win, but HS Prannoy came out after a loss in a live match in the first round of the China World Tour Super Open tournament 750 of China Open

The fifth seed, Srikanth, ranked 9th, beat Frenchman Lucas Corvee 21-12 21-16 in 35 minutes to face Indonesian Tommy Sugiarto.

However, Prannoy lost 11-21 14-21 to Asian Games gold medalist Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in another opening match of the men's singles. 16-21 against Thailand's Chochuwong Pornpawee in a women's singles match.

In mixed doubles, Indian duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa fought well before losing 21-18 19-21. Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying.

On the way to his third victory against No. 42 Corvee World, Srikanth mastered his game by eliminating an initial deficit of 1-4 to lead 11-7 at the break. He then extended his hold on his rival to pocket the game comfortably.

In the second game, Corvee was combative for a while, moving side by side with Srikanth until 7-7. After that, the Indian took an advantage of 11-9 in the interval, then increased his lead to finally close the door to the French.

On Tuesday, Olympic silver medalist, PV Sindhu, entered the quarter-finals.

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