HYLO Open Super 500: Srikanth sails into second round, Verma gets walkover but Prannoy ousted

Sixth
seed
Srikanth
subdued
Watanabe
21-15
21-10
in
32
minutes.
However,
HS
Prannoy
made
a
first-round
exit
while
compatriot
Sourabh
Verma
advanced
to
the
pre-quarterfinals
after
receiving
a
walkover
in
the
tournament
that
was
formerly
known
as
SaarLorLux
Open.

Prannoy
went
down
21-16
17-21
7-21
to
lower-ranked
Irish
shuttler
Nhat
Nguyen
in
the
men’s
singles
match
that
lasted
57
minutes.
Verma,
on
the
other
hand,
received
a
walkover
in
his
first-round
match
against
Max
Weisskirchen
of
Germany.

The
reason
for
the
German’s
withdrawal
was
not
known.
Verma
will
face
the
winner
of
the
match
between
Canadian
Brian
Young
and
eight
seed
Kantaphon
Wangcharoen
of
Thailand
in
the
round
of
16.

Srikanth
showed
signs
of
returning
to
form
last
week
as
he
put
up
a
spirited
fight
against
two-time
world
champion
Kento
Momota
of
Japan
before
losing
in
the
French
Open
second
round.

Later
in
the
day,
Subhankar
Dey
locks
horns
with
Lee
Dong
Keun
of
South
Korea.
In
the
women’s
singles,
Aakarshi
Kashyap
will
play
Neslihan
Yigit
of
Turkey
in
her
opening
round
match.