Sourabh Verma enters main draw of Hong Kong Open badminton

Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma entered the men's singles main draw of the Hong Kong Open after clinching straight-game wins in his two qualifying clashes here on Tuesday.

Sourabh, seeded fourth in the qualifiers, first defeated Thailand's Tanongsak
Saensomboonsuk 21-15 21-19 before getting the better of Lucas Claerbout of France
While the pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa will be up against