Star Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal sailed into the second round of the Singapore Open with straight-game wins over their respective rivals in the women's singles event on Wednesday.
Title-contenders Saina Nehwal and B Sai Praneeth advanced to prequarter-finals of the Thailand Open after notching up straight-game wins in the women's and men's singles competition respectively.
Kashyap, a 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games gold medallist, defeated Japan's Yu Igarashi 15-21, 21-16, 22-20 in the final round of the qualification to seal his place in the main draw.
20-year-old Malvika Bansod, ranked 111th, took 34 minutes to register a straight games victory against former World No 1 Saina Nehwal.
The unseeded Indian duo had to toil hard for 58 minutes to win its round of 16 clash
Sindhu progressed to the quarterfinals with an easy straight-game win over Japan's Aya Ohori
Sen won his second round contest 21-17, 21-10, taking 72 minutes to complete the formality.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday.
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