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BWF World Championships: Indian Shuttler HS Prannoy to face Daren Liew of Malaysia in second round of Men’s singles in Spain today

Indian Shuttler HS Prannoy will lock horns with Daren Liew of Malaysia in the second round of Men’s Singles at BWF World Championships at Huelva in Spain today. In Men’s Doubles, pair of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila will meet eleventh seeds duo of Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov of Russia today.

Women’s doubles pair of N Sikki Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa will take on 14th seeds Chinese team of Liu Xuan Xuan and Xia Yu Ting after their first-round opponents withdrew.

Yesterday, Indian shuttlers P.V. Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen advanced to the pre-quarterfinals after resounding victories in the second round of the tournament. Sindhu defeated Martina Repiska of Slovakia 21-7, 21-9 in Women’s Single. In the Men’s Singles, Srikanth upset Li Shi Feng of China 15-21, 21-18, 21-17 and Sen defeated Kenta Nishimoto of Japan, 22-20, 15-21, 21-18.

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