B. Sai Praneeth sailed into the quarterfinals of the Thailand Open men’s Badminton singles event in Bangkok today. Sai Praneeth, who reached the semifinals of Japan Open last week, continued his good form and stormed into the last-eight round with a comfortable 21-18, 21-19 win over compatriot Shubhankar Dey.
Kidambi Srikanth, Parupalli Kashyap and H.S.Prannoy crashed out in the second round. In Women’s Singles, seventh seed Saina Nehwal who returned to action after nearly two months, squandered a game advantage to lose against unseeded Sayaka Takahashi of Japan in the second round. In the absence of P.V. Sindhu, who withdrew in the last minute from the event, Saina’s ouster marks the end of India’s campaign in Women’s Singles.