JAKARTA: Indian shuttler HS Prannoy advanced to the second round of the men's singles competition with a straight-game win over local hope Anthony Sinisuka Ginting at the Indonesia Super Series Premier on Wednesday.The world No. 29 Prannoy saw off 20th ranked Anthony 21-13, 21-18 in a 43-minute battle. He will next face top seeded Malaysian Lee Chong Wei.After back-to-back titles at Singapore and Thailand, B Sai Praneeth bowed out in the opening round following a 14-21, 18-21 loss against second seeded Son Wan Ho of Korea in 40 minutes.The men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also suffered a 9-21, 19-21 loss against Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto.It was also curtains for Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy after the duo suffered a 21-19, 19-21, 13-21 loss to the Indonesia combo of Dian Fitriani and Nadya Melati.

Source: Times of India June 14, 2017 12:22 UTC