Indian ace shuttler HS Prannoy produced a remarkable performance as he breezed past Malaysia's Joo Ven Soong to progress through to the second round of the China Masters here on Tuesday.
The seventh-seed bounced back from a slow start to secure a 19-21, 21-14, 21-18 triumph over his Malaysian opponent in the contest that lasted for 54 minutes.
Meanwhile, third-seed Kidambi Srikanth suffered a major setback as he got defeated 21-12, 21-17 by Lin Yu Hsien of Chinese Taipie.
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