Prannoy, Satwik-Chirag Enter Second Round Of China Masters

Shenzhen: World Championships bronze medallists HS Prannoy and men’s doubles pair Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy sailed into the second round of the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament after registering straight games wins here on Tuesday.

Prannoy defeated Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei 21-18, 22-20 in 50 minutes. The Taipei shuttler had defeated Prannoy last week in the second round of the Kumamoto Masters Japan.

The Indian was off to a slow start, trailing 6-9 in the opening game and went into the break with 11-10 lead. He then opened up a four-point lead at 17-13 and saw off the challenge at the later stage of the first game.