Defending champ Sourabh bows out, other top shuttlers advance
Sourabh, who got a first-round bye, was defeated 21-18 17-21 15-21 by a hitherto unknown Shreyansh Jaiswal from Chattisgarh in the men's singles competition at the Sher-e-Kashmir Indoor complex.
London Olympics quarterfinalist P Kashyap, Ajay Jayaram, Sai Praneeth, Anand Pawar, Arvind Bhat, Chetan Anand and Anup Sridhar also reached the third round in men's singles, among others.
Defending champion in women's singles, P V Sindhu, advanced to the third round after winning 21-10 21-3 against Juhi Dewangan.
Arundhati Pantawane, Neha Pandit, Mohita Sahdev, Tanvi Lad (9), Trupti Murgunde, PC Thulasi and Sayali Gokhale also reached the next stage in women's singles.
World number 33 Sourabh, who played for Petroleum Sports Promotion Board in the team event, was leading the match after winning the first game but 17-year-old Jaiswal raised his game to create pressure on his fancied rival.
The 19-year-old Sourabh crumbled under pressure to allow Shreyansh to come back into the match. MORE