Shuttler Sai progresses at Bitburger Open
Indian shuttler B. Sai Praneeth earned another straight games victory to enter the men's singles third round of the $120,000 Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold here.
The 16th seed needed only 46 minutes to beat Indonesia's Andre Kurniawan Tedjono 24-22, 21-17 in the second round played at the Saarlandhalle Saarbrucken to level their career record at 1-1 on Wednesday.
The Hyderabadi will next take on English fifth seed Rajiv Ouseph for a place in the quarter-finals. This will be their first match.