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Patna : World N0 15 B Sai Praneeth, 27, India, and World No 35 Parupalli Kashyap, 33, India, entered the men’s singles 2nd round of Victor China Open, an HSBC BWF World Tour Super 1,000 Badminton tournament, at Changzhou, China, on September 18, 2019.
Praneeth beat World No 37 Suppanyu Avihingsanon, 29, Thailand, in a three-game thriller 21-19, 21-23, 21-14 in 72 minutes in first round at Olympic Sports Center Gynasium, Changzhou, China. Praneeth won 63 rallies in the match to 56 by Suppanyu. He won 6 consecutive points in the match to 4 by Suppanyu. Praneeth now leads Suppanyu 4-1 Head to Head.
Kashyap, who has won 3 career title, beat World No 38 Brice Leverdez, 33, France, 21-12, 21-15 in first round in 38 minutes. Kashyap won 42 rallies in the match to 27 by the French. He won 7 consecutive points in the match to 5 by Leverdez. Kashyap leads Leverdez 3-1 Head to Head.
The winner of the tournament will get 12,000 rankings points while the runner-up will get 10,200 points. The semi-finalists will get 8,400 points while the quarter-finalists will get 6,600 points.