Kashyap, Prannoy reach second round of World C’ship

Jakarta, Aug 10:
Indian shuttlers Parupalli Kashyap and H S Prannoy warmed up for bigger battles ahead with straight-game victories in the opening round of the prestigious World Badminton Championship here today.
Commonwealth Games champion Kashyap, seeded 10th, defeated Netherlands’ Erik Meijs 21-17 21-10 to set up a clash with Vietnam’s Nguyen Tien Minh in the men’s singles competition at the Gelora Bung Karno stadium.(PTI)