Press Trust of India
Malang (Indonesia), Dec 2: Indian shuttlers had a good day in office Wednesday at the Indonesia Masters as four of them, including PV Sindhu and K Srikanth, reached the second round of the USD 120,000 Grand Prix Gold tournament here.
Top seed Sindhu, who clinched the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold last week, opened her campaign on a positive note, defeating Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska 21-16, 19-21, 21-12 in a women’s singles match. In spite of starting well, she lost her plot a bit in the second game to lose it. However, she came back strongly to wrap up the match. She will next face local girl, Wulan Cahya Utami Sukoputri at the Gedung Graha Cakrawala Stadium here Thursday.
In men’s singles, top seed Srikanth spanked Indonesia’s Wibowo Setyaldi Putra 21-6, 21-12, while eighth seed RMV Gurusaidutt beat another Indonesian Muhammad Ahdial Octa Khairulloh 21-10 21-3 in another match.
Third seed HS Prannoy, who had won the Indonesia Masters title last year when it was hosted by Jakabaring Sport City, Palembang, saw off Indonesia’s Panji Ahmad Maulana 21-16 21-16. He will next face another Indonesian, Saputra Vicky Angga, while Gurusaidutt will face the winner of the match between Indonesia’s Shesar Hiren Rhustavito and Singapore’s Kean Yew Loh.
Prannoy will fight it out against Chinese Shi Yuqi in his next encounter.