Singapore: Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap and HS Prannoy registered contrasting wins in the men's singles to enter the second round of the Singapore Open Super Series badminton tournament, here on Wednesday.
Kashyap, who won the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold meet in January this year, brushed aside South Korea's Lee Hyun Il 21-11, 21-13 to set up a match with fourth seed Son Wan Ho of South Korea, while Indonesia Masters champion, Prannoy, beat Hong Kong's Wong Wing Ki Vincent 21-15, 21-17 in another match.
Former world championship bronze medallist pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa also got the better of Korean combo of Go Ah Ra and Yoo Hae Won 21-12, 21-16 to reach the second round of women's doubles competition.
However, it was curtains for RMV Gurusaidutt and PC Thulasi after they suffered defeats in the opening round of the men's and women's singles, respectively.
(PTI)